The UK pet store chain Pets at Home has issued a trading statement for the 12-week period to 4 January. This reveals that customer revenue increased by 6.0 per cent from last year and by 15.4 per cent on a two-year basi…
E-commerce 2023 in Germany
Pet supplies not spared the downward trend
The greater spending restraint shown by consumers in Germany was reflected once again in 2023 in significantly lower total sales in the …
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Arcaplanet opens new stores
Leading Italian pet store chain Arcaplanet has extended its presence in Veneto, Lombardy and Apulia with new branches in Cittadella, Villorba, Spinea, …
Charting a successful course
Das Futterhaus Austria is 15 years old
Das Futterhaus Austria will celebrate 15 years in business in 2024. The retailer’s success story began back in 1987 with the opening of its …
Jonas Schultheiss
Zooplus appoints new chief marketing officer
Zooplus, Europe’s leading online platform for pet supplies, has announced the appointment of Jonas Schultheiss as chief marketing o…
286 mio euros
Robust sales growth at Galaxus Germany
The German subsidiary of Switzerland’s biggest online retailer Digitec Galaxus, which also deals in pet products, increased its platform …
Four pilot stores in Hamburg
Das Futterhaus continues to develop its store concept
German pet supplies retailer Das Futterhaus has developed its store concept further, with new features that are already on …
Inflation
Uptick in euro zone inflation
Inflation accelerated once more in the euro zone at the end of last year for the first time since September. In December, consumer prices were 2.9 per…
Finland
Further expansion of Musti Group
Musti Group, the Finnish retailer, has published its figures for the 4th quarter of 2023. These show that the group’s net revenue was 110.4 mio …
France
Maxi Zoo opens eleven new stores
Between October and December last year, the French retail group Maxi Zoo opened eleven new stores across the country.Branches opened on 18 and 25 …
Hungary
Alpha Zoo delivers within the hour
Hungarian online retailer Alpha Zoo is now using the delivery service Wolt Drive to supply its customers in some towns and regions.“This enables …
All the best
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
The editorial team of the PET worldwide trade magazine wishes all of our readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
US pet supplies trade
Rich Tannenbaum joins Pet Supermarket as CEO
Pet Supermarket, a leading specialty pet supply retailer with over 225 locations across the US Southeast, welcomes Rich Tannenbaum as …
UK’s Bestway Awards
Feedem awarded Pet Retailer of the Year
Bestway Wholesale, the biggest independent wholesaler of pet products, food and drinks in the UK, revealed the winners of the Bestway Awards…
Austria
Lagerhaus opens a new warehouse
Das Lagerhaus Wiener Becken has built a new warehouse at Kottingbrunn. On a site covering 1 080 m2 in the marquee warehouse and 340 m2 under …