Vivariums: Interesting companies at a glance

Distribution7-8/2007

Pondering greater expansion abroad

Germany's leading garden centre operator Dehner recently opened its 100th store in Langenhagen, near Hannover. Although the company is intending …

Distribution5-6/2007

Tracking success in eastern Europe

The Austrian DIY store operator increased its sales by 6 per cent last year to € 1.16 bn, thus extending its market leadership in the DIY …

Distribution5-6/2007

"Demand is growing considerably throughout Europe"

The range of shampoos, eye drops, ear treatments and natural products for pest control is growing rapidly, and the demand for …

Distribution5-6/2007

Ciao Bologna!

Distribution5-6/2007

Above-average growth in the market for accessories

The pet supplies market in Germany grew by a further 2.2 per cent last year to € 3.148 bn, according to the latest figures …

Distribution5-6/2007

Bold enough to try a new approach

In Zurich’s Sihlcity – probably Europe’s most modern shopping centre, built on the site of a former paper factory – the pet supplies chain …

Distribution5-6/2007

International trends in the garden and pet markets

Around 100 British suppliers of garden, leisure and pet products, retail groups and export advisers were present at an …

Distribution5-6/2007

UK presses ahead with KHV notification

The KHV disease manages to confound experts who continue to strive to find the best ways of not just diagnosing the disease, but of preventin…

Distribution5-6/2007

Surprising koi growth trials

New studies carried out in India on the feeding of young koi yield surprising results

Distribution3-4/2007

The staples of a successful water garden department

Thanks to the unprecedented interest in home/landscaping makeovers, pet retailers are primed for success. They have an …

Distribution3-4/2007

KHV is a European problem

The summer of 2006 was marked by outbreaks of the Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) in nearly all European countries. The EU approved a directive making the virus a …

Distribution3-4/2007

There’s no business like pond business

Distribution3-4/2007

European experts raise industry concerns

Around 100 European aquatic industry delegates gathered recently in Coventry/England, for the latest conference organised by the UK’s …

Distribution3-4/2007