The German market for pet supplies grew by 2.3 per cent to € 3,080 mio last year
No. 1 in Stockholm
With 12 000 products and a retail area of 1 200 m² spread over three floors, plus its own vet, Bromma Zoomarknad is a familiar leading light in the Swedish pet …
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 …
Country reprt Germany: Principal companies at a glance
Major challenge for the pet product sector
Bird flu has caused a lot of confusion amongst pet owners in the whole of Europe. Nearly everywhere pet product retailers have sold more …
Innovation is important
A Swiss powerhouse
Qualipet AG, which is soon to have 50 stores, is the undisputed market leader in the Swiss pet supplies business. The company intends to maintain its strong …
Kiriel to adopt a more dynamic approach
Kiriel, a franchise company belonging to the French Lisa organisation, intends to adopt a more dynamic market approach in future that takes …
A market undergoing structural change
With annual growth rates of nearly 10 per cent, the pet product market in Spain is one of the most dynamic in Europe. Reports of prospective …
Everything will be different in future
In a country in which most pet shops are still owner-managed and have a retail area ranging from 100 to 250 m², the advent of the first pet …
Update on koi and goldfish exports to the EU
Supplies of koi and goldfish from Thailand have been subject to strict controls for some time. As usual, these restrictions have been …
Heading for the stock exchange
With 31 member stores and annual sales of around € 20 mio, the Arken franchise chain is an important player in the Swedish pet product market
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Making the running in Barcelona
Mister Guau Center is regarded as an advertisement among pet stores in Barcelona. Jaime Rodriguez is running three stores in Barcelona at present – …
Tubifex fish health warning
One of the traditional live foods sold for the rearing and maintenance of aquarium fish has recently been studied in closer detail than ever before and …