The years of rich pickings in the Swiss pet product sector are over. But compared with neighbouring states, annual growth of around 3 per cent is still comfortable
Freshwater stingray under the spotlight
Two years ago, the Brazilian environmental agency, Ibama, submitted a document on freshwater stingrays at the 2004 meeting of the Cites …
The sector continues to grow
The pet sector offers huge potential for growth worldwide. By 2009 the overall market could grow from € 44 bn currently to as much as € 51 bn
Inexorable rise of the shopping centre
The 100 biggest shopping centres in Austria occupy an area equivalent to 200 football pitches. A further 800 000 m² of malls is also envisage…
New association for the pet supplies sector
A new international trade association based in the UK presented itself at Interzoo: PetQuip aims to promote international trade in the …
Sri Lanka's export problems continue
The Association of Live Tropical Fish Exporters of Sri Lanka reported that its members had lost around 75 mio rupees (approximately € 1.31…
The market is not yet exhausted
More and more dog owners are attaching importance to optimum nutrition for their four-legged friends. Suppliers of premium products and healthy …
Pet supplies sector in a state of euphoria
Lean times
The Austrian pet supplies market is only growing slowly, but competition is increasing
Coming up to Frankfurt
There's now a new key event for the international pet supplies business. This year the first International Pet Conference is taking place, featuring top …
The competition in Europe is growing
Pet superstores, DIY stores and garden centres are the winners, small speciality shops the losers: the structure of the European pet product …
Asian invader in the UK
It only grows to around 10cm, but what it lacks in size, Pseudorasbora parva more than makes up for in the level of alarm it is currently causing throughout…
Expansion is accelerated
The DIY store and garden centre operator Baumax is planning to increase its turnover to € 2 bn by 2010. The Austrian company has set its sights high, …
Daring plans for expansion
The Dutch speciality pet retail chain Pet’s Place is launching a multi-media campaign of dimensions hitherto unrivalled in the sector
Reptile expedition to Madagascar
Leonhard Schaudi, the proprietor of the German wholesale company Exoterra, embarked on an expedition to Madagascar to find panther chameleons with …