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Award-winning product, Pawsecco Wine For Dogs and Cats from Woof & Brew, is proving to be a big hit with giftware retailers attending the massive Spring Fair exhibition at the NEC Birmingham this week...

Garden centre puts on the greatest festive display for pets

A garden centre in Wales has been named as having the Greatest Festive Pets Team for its outstanding display of Christmas pet products and services...

Barclays Bank branch turned into pet store

A former Barclay Bank in Gloucester has been turned into a pet store. Angell Pets has moved from its Southgate Street premises in the city to the bank building in Hucclecote...

Stunning pet photos win 'pawsome' prizes

Top winners in Arden Grange Pet Food’s four-month long photo competition include Merlin, a beautiful Maine Coon cat, and a stunning image of playful dogs, Harvey and Maddie, splashing around in mud...

Brits will spend £210million on pets this Valentine’s Day

Half of us will ditch our date and spend our hard-earned cash on our beloved pets this Valentine’s Day, according to research released this week...

Besotted Brits prefer pets over partners

It seems animal loving Brits (more than a third) prefer their pets over their partners according to new research. A study of 2,000 besotted cat and dog owners shows more than half often prefer spending time with their pet – because they don’t nag, never talk back and are always in a good mood...

Retailers can enjoy category growth with a natural approach to supplements

Premium natural supplements company, Lintbells, says there are some important trends happening right now that might make retailers consider a new approach to supplements..

Stay in front of customers…and competitors

Recruitment specialist Lynda Ward says established companies within the pet trade are gearing up their sales forces due to increasing numbers of new brands entering the market...

Supreme Petfoods targets more success

Supreme Petfoods is looking forward to continued success in 2018 after winning four top industry awards in 2017. The company, which launched popular products Selective Naturals treats and Selective Grain Free during the year, has also been celebrating after both brands attracted not just awards but fantastic sales too...

King British launches ‘Fuel your Catfish Crew’ campaign

King British has launched a consumer campaign called ‘Fuel your Catfish Crew’ to highlight the fact that specialist fish need specialist food...

Search is on for the UK’s fattest pets
PDSA launches fat fighting club

A couch-potato lifestyle and excessive food consumption is fuelling a four-legged obesity crisis, warns PDSA vets. To help tackle the problem, the charity is searching for the UK’s chubbiest cats, dogs and rabbits, as it launches its annual pet slimming contest: PDSA Pet Fit Club.

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Government consider pet shop puppy sale ban

A ban on puppy sales by pet shops and other third-party dealers in England is being considered by the government...

BVDA requests immediate removal of logo from 'offending' pet products

The British Veterinary Dental Association (BVDA) has revealed that a business has been selling a number of pet products and books, with the BVDA logo on the labelling without authorisation...

Pet bouquets – a new trend sweeping the nation

Recent research conducted by online florist Eflorist into behaviour around Valentine's Day gifting revealed an increase of bouquets being delivered from pets to people and even people to pets...

Spring puppy focus from James Wellbeloved

At this time of year many pet loving families look to share their homes with a new puppy so James Wellbeloved is putting some initiatives in place to share details of its Puppy/Junior range...

Climbing-inspired gear from Ruffwear

Ruffwear, the performance dog gear brand, has launched a new range of climbing-inspired products for adventurous canines and their human companions...

Nest boxes – mader to protect the nesting bird

Johnston & Jeff Nest Boxes are designed and made and finished by hand by the company in its own woodshop in Yorkshire. They are all are made to protect the nesting bird as much as possible - from the elements and from predators...

Agria wins Best Pet Insurance Provider award

Agria Pet Insurance has won Best Pet Insurance Provider in the Moneynet Awards 2018...

National Business Manager at VetSpec

Combing his passion for gundog training and trials, with his extensive knowledge of canine nutrition, Richard King is bringing a wealth of experience to the team at VetSpec as National Business Manager...

The best of the previous Pet Trade Xtra

The top-read stories from last week's Pet Trade Xtra can be seen below, if you missed them...

Raw dog food brand appears on Dragons' Den and accepts £60k investment offer

Directors of Devizes based raw dog food brand, Poppy's Picnic, played their very own game of thrones on BBC Dragons' Den on Sunday... and won as they accepted an offer of £60k for 15% of the business...

Former owners of Just for Pets took heavy financial hit, accounts reveal

Accounts recently published by Wynnstay, the former owners of Just for Pets, reveal that the company took a heavy financial hit after it put the pet business into administration last year...

Meet the pet food firm ‘owned by the animals’

The founder of pet food firm Almo Nature is transferring all the assets of the business to a foundation aimed at protecting cats and dogs...

Strong seminar line-up at PATS Sandown

PATS Sandown has secured a strong line-up of speakers for two days of seminars designed to give pet retailers ahead-of-the-game ideas on new lines, new approaches and new profit potential...