In This Issue
Australian firm acquires UK pet business Billy+Margot
Revealed: the secrets of success of the UK's Pet Retailer of the Year
Shop fitting is crucial to a store's success
PATS Telford breaks 2,000-visitor mark…AGAIN!
Picture round-up from the pet extravanganza
Telford our 'biggest and best yet', say award winners Beco Pets
Torus Bowl proves to be a winner for Dog Rocks UK
Pet Rebellion's novel way to showcase car mats
Exciting ranges from Bucktons and Nature's Feast
Free bubbly to pet business who joined PIF at PATS
Vividarium scoops pet industry’s top accolade
Bessie and Boo set to launch Guide Dogs fundraising week
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New Look's former CFO joins ranks of Pets At Home
PATS Telford 2016 New Product Award winners
PetQuip Award winners
Ultimate Goldfinch Mix scoops award
Ozzy's on-screen death set to devastate Coronation Street fans
Lifetime Achievement Award for Bruce Fogle
Innovative new dog bowl earns TV Supervet praise
NAF's sparkling trade fair sponsorship
See how the experts have 'A Way with Dogs'
Noel Edmonds says he hasn't lost the plot over pet website
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Australian firm acquires UK pet business Billy+Margot
V.I.P Petfoods Pty Ltd, trading as Real Pet Food Company (RPFC) in Australia, announced it has acquired the UK business Billy + Margot from its current parent company, The Company of Animals.



Billy + Margot was set up by Marie Jones, who entered the Dragons' Den and won investment from Deborah Meaden.
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Revealed: the secrets of success of the UK's Pet Retailer of the Year


Tails 'n' Whiskers pet store in Oakham, Rutland, has only been open for three-and-a-half years but this week it was crowned UK Pet Retailer of the Year at the PetQuip Awards. Owner Tony Sharpe, who runs a second store called Pets Korner in nearby Stamford, reveals how independent pet retailers can achieve success in today's challenging times...
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Shop fitting is crucial to a store's success
 
Award-winning pet store Tails 'n' Whiskers was helped on its way thanks to some fantastic shop fitting from Hertford Shelving. Here the company's Steve Lodge explains how a store's layout and appearance can make a huge difference between success and failure....
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PATS Telford breaks 2,000-visitor mark…AGAIN!


The number of visitors attending the two-day PATS Telford show has broken the 2,000 mark for the second time in the exhibition’s eight-year history...
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Picture round-up from the pet extravanganza
There was so much to see and do over the two days of the PATS Telford exhibition. If you weren't lucky enough to make it, here's a picture round-up from Telford...



Marriages launched a new parrot food and had a pirate theme on their stand.
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Telford our 'biggest and best yet', say award winners Beco Pets


PATS Telford was Beco Pets' "biggest and best yet" expo, according to the two founders of the company, sales director George Bramble and design director Toby Massey...
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Torus Bowl proves to be a winner for Dog Rocks UK

The Torus Bowl has been an outstanding sales success for Dog Rocks UK Distribution Ltd, a feat recognised at the PetQuip Awards with the crown of Pet Product Innovation of the Year. We spoke to the company's PR & Marketing Executive, Archit Chopra...
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Pet Rebellion's novel way to showcase car mats


Pet Rebellion came up with a great way to showcase their range of pet mats for cars at PATS Telford...park a 4x4 vehicle inside the Telford International Centres...
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Exciting ranges from Bucktons and Nature's Feast
 
The Bucktons and Nature’s Feast brands have unveiled an exciting range of new products and merchandising solutions...
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Free bubbly to pet business who joined PIF at PATS


The Pet Industry Federation offered new members a free bottle of bubbly, if they joined on the PIF stand at PATS Telford...
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Vividarium scoops pet industry’s top accolade
 
Vividarium, an East Yorkshire based pet product firm, had reason to celebrate last weekend when their innovative new tortoise enclosure took the coveted Best New Small-Animal Product Award  at PATS Telford...
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Bessie and Boo set to launch Guide Dogs fundraising week


Bessie and Boo, nominated for PIF's Pet Retail Chain of the Year, is to launch Just for Pets' huge fundraising week for Guide Dogs...
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