With sales of approx. 2.3 bn £ (3.4 bn €) the UK market for pet products may currently be the biggest in Europe
Marginal increase in the previous year
The German pet market experienced an increase of 1.2 per cent to € 2.981 billion compared to the previous year, despite the difficult …
Leading the way in Sofia
The Bulgarian pet product market is characterized by rapid develop-ment, and only companies that are innovative and prepared to take risks will be able to …
A strong showing in the plant sector
With 47 stores in Holland and a further three in Belgium, the Dutch retail cooperative is a major player among European garden centres. Here …
Fressnapf heads for France
Following the takeover of the City-Zoo chain, German franchise operator Fressnapf has now entered the French market. There’s enormous potential, …
Strategies for the pet sector
"Strategies for the future of the pet product market in Germany" will be the theme of the 1st Pet Conference on 9 and 10 November in Wiesbaden. The …
New wave of concentration in the pet product trade
The pet product retail business is gradually undergoing a transition that the industrial arm of the sector completed some time ago
Interzoo – the place to pick up ideas
Visitors who keep their eyes open when doing the rounds of the exhibition halls and who are not afraid to try something new could take a…
The Kika network
A retail business boasting 19 branches, wholesaler, direct importer and even pet food manufacturer – Kika has a dominant role in the Lithuanian pet product …
Competing successfully with the chains
Independent pet product traders wanting to make headway in the French market need to come up with some good ideas. Pascal Koch, proprietor of…
Pet product market continues to grow
Small caged animals and garden ponds were the fastest-growing segments of the French pet product market in 2002. However, the aquarium segment …
A competent player in the market
Ivan Antonov is regarded as a pioneer of the pet product sector in Bulgaria. When he established his company in the port of Varna in 1993, it …
Expansion continues
With 39 stores, Qualipet AG remains the market leader in the speciality pet product sector in Switzerland, in spite of growing competition
Over 3 000 m² in Berlin
With over 110 speciality stores, the franchise and chain store company “Das Futterhaus“ is one of Germany’s leading specialised retail groups. …
Expansion in Bulgaria
Felina Ltd., run by Georgi and Irina Papazov, has been importing products from the German company Vitakraft into Bulgaria since 1998