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A pet store, which has been on the same site near Enfield for over half-a-century, has gone up for sale on property website Zoopla. The Jollyes building has been listed as retail premises...

Retail group drops 3,000 prices in all 100-plus stores

Award-winning pet superstore Jollyes has reduced the prices of over 3,000 products in its 100-plus stores. The moves covers two thirds of all the 4,500 core items the retailer carries in a typical store...

Leading trade exhibitions PATS and BETA International to run side by side at NEC

Retailers and buyers are being given an unparalleled opportunity to source all the latest pet, aquatics and equestrian product launches under one roof as leading trade exhibitions PATS and BETA International co-locate to the NEC Birmingham in September 2025...

Pets at Home experiences ‘weak footfall’ in festive period

Retail giant Pets at Home experienced a challenging period in the run up to Christmas with particularly weak footfall from October...

Wilsons receives £1m investment to accelerate growth

Scottish-based Wilsons Pet Food has received £1 million of investment from The Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS), managed by Maven Capital Partners, delivered by the British Business Bank...

Pets & Friends now offers deliveries in 30 minutes or less

Family-owned Pets & Friends is now offering thousands of pet products delivered in 30 minutes or less via Just Eat...

Natures Menu launches new Raw Freeze Dried Treats range

Natures Menu has launched a new range of Raw Freeze Dried Treats and Rewards and expanded its existing range of Complete & Balanced Raw Freeze Dried Dinners – giving dogs a natural source of nutrition and flavour across every key consumption moment...

Supreme celebrates success of ‘Scan, Enter, Win’

Supreme Petfoods is celebrating the success of its ‘Scan, Enter, Win’ campaign, an innovative new on-pack promotion designed to engage and reward valued customers while boosting brand visibility in store...

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Fettle appoints Tory Jeeves as UK Sales Manager to drive expansion

Fettle, a leading provider of 100% natural wholefood pet supplements, has appointed Tory Jeeves as UK Sales Manager...

ManyPets hires new CMO to drive customer growth

Award-winning pet insurance brand ManyPets has appointed Shane Larkin as Chief Marketing Officer. Following a shift in strategy, led by Group CEO Luisa Barile, Shane has been brought in to grow ManyPets’ market share...

Sold-out Zoomark 2025 expands into 10th Hall

The 2025 edition of Zoomark, taking place at BolognaFiere from 5th to 7th May, has already reached full capacity, prompting organisers to expand the exhibition layout...

Pets at Home launches Valentine’s Day range

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Pets at Home has unveiled its most adorable collection yet. From heart-patterned paw jumpers to love-themed treats, this collection is ‘purr-fect’ for showing your furry friend how much you care...

Independent retailers voice concerns over new deposit return scheme

A leading retail body has warned that the new Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), announced this week by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, could inadvertently disadvantage smaller high street retailers when it launches in October 2027...

The best of last edition of Pet Trade Xtra

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

Pet retailer expands own-brand product range thanks to £100k funding

A popular pet retailer will use a cash injection of £100,000 from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund to expand the company’s growing range of own-brand products, including desirable dachshund coats…

Pet store group has big plans for further growth

Pioneering pet retailer PetPlace, which has stores in Llangefni, Ruthin, Mold and Gledrid, Oswestry, and a HQ in Kinmel Bay, has lined up an impressive calendar of events as it prepares for further growth in 2025...

JR Pet Products acquired by German company

German company AlphaPet Ventures has added to its growing portfolio of brands with the acquisition of UK business JR Pet Products. It already owns Arden Grange, Wolfsblut, Wildes Land and Herrmann’s Manufaktur.

The Nutriment Company buys another UK firm

The Nutriment Company (TNC) has made its second acquisition of 2025, buying Your Pet Nutrition, a UK-based leader in veterinarian-developed pet supplements...