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In This Issue
Challenging year ahead for the pet industry
Great opportunities exist for forward-looking businesses
Microchipping will be a hot topic in 2013
Educate and motivate your sales teams
Manufacturers need to keep innovating
Premium pet food products will continue to grow
Greater emphasis being placed on pet health care
Rocky road for the pet trade
Pet shops need to diversify
Pet departments in garden centres offer huge potential
Investment is key to the future
Owners and pets told to get fit
Pet Product & People News
New Anti-Slip Training Pads from Animal Instincts


Anti-Slip Training Pads are the latest addition to the Animal Instincts range of pet accessories, available exclusively from Pedigree Wholesale...
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Peckish advert hits TV screens


Westland’s quirky TV ad for Peckish bird food will reach millions of consumers this month as it is screened across ITV, Channel 5 and Sky...
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New Pet Care Manager at Gardman


Nicola Beet has been appointed Category Manager for Pet Care at Gardman...
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New Catit Design Home products for cats


Hagen has launched an attractive yet functional array of innovative cat products for contemporary times under its Catit Design Home brand...
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Challenging year ahead for the pet industry
We asked leading pet industry figures to give us their predictions for 2013. Follow the links to see the results of their crystal ball gazing...
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Great opportunities exist for forward-looking businesses
Nigel Baker, the new chief executive of the Pet Care Trade Association and the Pet Care Trust, believes there are many opportunities for pet businesses to reach out to more customers...
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Microchipping will be a hot topic in 2013


The microchipping of pets will be a hot topic in 2013, according to the UK's largest lost-and-found pet database...
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Educate and motivate your sales teams
 
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Suppliers and manufacturers need to continue to educate and motivate their sales people to cope with the challenges of increasing competition in every sector. That's the view of recruitment specialist Lynda Ward...
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Manufacturers need to keep innovating


To give the pet trade a boost in 2013 manufacturers and suppliers need to keep bringing out new and innovative products, according to Steve Brown, managing director of Pedigree Wholesale...
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Premium pet food products will continue to grow
 
Producing and selling pet food of the highest quality means that the product values must shine through at every level, believes Peter Parkinson, Marketing Director of Town & Country Petfoods...
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Greater emphasis being placed on pet health care


Pet shop owner Piers Smart predicts more pet owners will be placing greater emphasis on the health and care of their animals in 2013...
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