On an upward trend

Hobby Flora Zoo, the employers’ federation in the pet product sector in Poland, has won a lot of respect for its lobbying activities. And there is no lack …

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Expansion in the right proportions

With nine large-format stores, City-Zoo is one of the leading specialist retail chains in France. To expand further, managing director Matthieu …

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Specialist trade growing faster than food retailing

The market for pet products in France grew by 4.56 per cent to 2.977 bn euro in 2001, according to a current study by Promojardin

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Providing the world with tropical fish

Aquarium Lima, the Peruvian tropical fish exporter, is aiming to strengthen its position in the European market. The dynamic company is …

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Garden ponds in vogue across Europe

In England, Germany and the Benelux countries, the number of garden pond owners has risen steadily in recent years; in Southern and Eastern …

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Present in five coutries

A growing number of German DIY chains are being attracted abroad. Many of them have large pet departments. Hornbach is a prime example

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Flagship in France

Truffaut has now opened what it claims to be the biggest garden centre in France, situated to the south of Paris and boasting an overall sales area of 12 700 m²

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Jumper: Up to 100 stores in Holland

The cooperation agreement concluded eighteen months ago between the Dutch company Jumper and Europe’s largest specialist retail chain, …

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Growing competition in the pet trade

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The retail chains will know we’re here”

The Tomaschofsky brothers have now arrived with a 3 600 m² pet store, including a retail area of 2 200 m², in Brunn am Gebirge, …

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Trade is becoming increasingly international

The gradually increasing similarity between the habits of individual populations offers industry the opportunity to market its products…

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Superb shopping experience for the whole family

Truffaut is operating very successfully in the UK too. The French garden centre chain operator is financing Garden & Leisure, a …

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Cooperation in the Arab market

One year ago Petland, partner of the German pet supplier Karlie Heimtierbedarf, opened a large pet shop with a retail area of 550 m² in Dubai, …

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Moving closer to becoming an international player

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Holland and now Hungary and Denmark: the expansion of German specialist chain F…

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