Strong growth in the small animals segment, a discernible shift from moist to dry food for dogs and cats and a slight decline in fishkeeping: the Dutch pet product market is not very different from that of neighbouring …
Netherlands: The most important wholesalers
“At least one new country a year”
Over 3 100 guests celebrated the 15th birthday of Europe’s biggest speciality pet product retailer Fressnapf at its logistics centre in Krefeld. …
Specialised private label manufacturer
N. Mol, the manufacturer and distributor of leather and nylon leashes, collars, harnesses and pet accessories, cites quality and service as t…
Experts in all things aquatic
John Allan Aquariums is one of the leading aquarium companies in the UK. The company manufactures its own aquariums, represents well-known aquatic …
Shopping malls offer a host of advantages
Gunwor Dannborg and Cecilia Dannborg-Wilson run two pet stores in Gothenburg. For the mother/daughter team, shopping malls have proved to …
Japan sets import restrictions on ornamental fishes
Japan has sometimes been criticised in past years for not having sufficiently strict import controls on ornamental and other …
The price war intensifies
Garden centres and speciality pet stores are two of the most important distribution channels for pet products in the Netherlands. But the supermarkets are…
Getting ahead down under
Set up by a Polish immigrant, Masterpet is now regarded as the largest distributor and wholesaler throughout New Zealand and Australia
The UK market is still growing
Glee, the UK trade show in Birmingham, comes around once again in mid-September. In view of the fact that there is no staging this year of the w…
Trend towards regional chains gradually growing
A slow but steady spread of large-format distribution channels is taking place in the Italian speciality pet product trade. But …
Gouramis under the spotlight
A student at Sydney University recently carried out a research project which - to quote a report from official Australian government sources - has …
Steady trend towards premium products
The UK pet product market grew by 4 per cent to £ 2 357 mio (approx. € 3 392 mio) in 2004. This trend is fuelled above all by the …
Lingering after-effects
The tsunami has left such serious damage in its wake that many of the reefs on which the marine ornamental aquatic industry depends could take many more …
Standards for a sustainable marine aquarium trade
The Marine Aquarium Council, established in 1998, promotes responsible trading in marine species. In 2001 the organisation drew up…