New data from Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group, reveal that retailers increased their share of the 10.8 bn euros category by 18 per cent (3.6 bn euros) during 2022 across Europe’s six largest markets France…
Financial year 2022
Record sales at Lagerhaus
The Lagerhaus sales division of the Austrian cooperative Raiffeisen Ware Austria (RWA) generated record sales of 373 million euros in the 2022 financial …
October figures
Inflation in the USA declines
Consumer prices in the USA rose by 3.2 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. This has been announced by the US Department of Labor…
European expansion goes on
Fressnapf Group acquires Jumper
The Fressnapf Group continues its European expansion with the acquisition of Jumper Groep. Europe's market leader in the pet industry acquires the …
62 000 storage spaces
Flamingo Pet Products moves into new premises
The Belgian wholesale company Flamingo Pet Products is moving to a new property. The new building in Olen, near the previous company …
Steep development of Jollyes
Awards, nominations and new openings
UK specialist retail chain Jollyes has been named Retail Chain of the Year by the Pet Industry Federation and was subsequently shortlisted for …
training programme
Tiendanimal and Royal Canin go into schools
The Spanish pet shop chain Tiendanimal is launching a new version of the Tiendanimal Educa training programme in collaboration with …
Customer survey in Europe
Christmas business dictated by price
Ongoing inflation and high prices are shaping the buying behaviour of European shoppers. This is the verdict of a customer survey by retail …
Switzerland
New Curli website
The Swiss dog harness specialist Curli has relaunched its website. As a reason for this move, the company cites ever more instant communication by smartphone as …
High growth in Q3 2023
Hill’s net sales up
The pet food producer Hill’s Pet Nutrition, a subsidiary company of Colgate Palmolive, increased its net sales by 21.5 per cent to 1.06 bn dollars and its …