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ITV is investing in pet health and wellness company PitPat and adding the company to its Media for Equity portfolio in its second investment of 2023...

Pet firm doubles sales after trade barrier removed

Pet supplements firm VetPlus has revealed that its sales in the Indian region have more than doubled following action from the Department of Business and Trade...

Lily’s Kitchen recalls products over plastic fears

Lily’s Kitchen is recalling batches of its Fishy Fish Pie and Chicken and Turkey Casserole because they may contain pieces of plastic...

See inside the new DOG by Just for Pets store

Award-winning retail group Just for Pets has officially opened its first pet store for dogs in Cirencester, Gloucestershire...

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Jollyes set to open its 90th store in the UK

Nationwide pet retailer Jollyes will open its first Warrington store – its 90th in the UK – on Saturday (May 27). The store will be officially opened by alpacas Ted and Chewy...

Revamped Isle of Wight pet store gets ready to re-open

Jollyes will re-open its store in Newport on the Isle of Wight this Bank Holiday weekend after a major makeover. The store is one of the first in the UK to have a frozen raw food ‘shop-in-shop’...

Kennelpak introduces new range of tough dog toys

Pet specialist Kennelpak has launched its newest dog toy, DOGGI. This virtually indestructible dog toy is specifically designed for dogs who love to catch and carry...

Growing pet food firm adds wet food recipes to range

Up-and-coming pet food business Vale Pet Foods has added a new range of wet food recipes to its product selection...

TV personality launches pet collection in Poundland

TV personality and entrepreneur Jess Wright, who appeared in ‘The Only Way is Essex’, has launched her debut pet collection. The range will be exclusively stocked in Poundland stores...

PetQuip launches new technical export help service

PetQuip members will be able to utilise a valuable new service on renewal of their annual membership subscriptions...

Arden Grange launches new dog training treats

Arden Grange is expanding its line-up of super premium dog treats to include its first-ever soft snacks...

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Popular pet shop set to close in July

A popular pet shop in Beccles, Norfolk, has announced it is closing down at the end of July due to retirement...

PetQuip appoints new Trade Federation Manager

Susan Fairley has been appointed to the new role of Trade Federation Manager across Gardenex, PetQuip and the Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) following the retirement of Pat Flynn...

Mars Pet Nutrition appoints new global vice president

Helen Warren-Piper has been named Global Vice President, Strategic Initiatives for Mars Pet Nutrition. Helen was formerly the company’s Chief Growth Officer for Europe and prior to that was General Manager of the UK Pet Nutrition business...

TropiClean and Kong agree dental health collaboration

TropiClean has teamed up with Kong to bring pet parents the ultimate dental health solution...

A sizzling Summer selection

Pedigree Wholesale has pulled together a list of its Top 5 picks for summer...

New Pawise lines for Summer

New to the Pawise portfolio at Pedigree Wholesale is a full collection of summer cooling lines, including a floating Unicorn dog toy...

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 unveils revamped superstore

Hundreds of customers and special guests attended the grand opening of a much-anticipated pet store as PetPlace unveiled its revamped 25,000 sq ft Llangefni site at the weekend...

Raw dog food brand stocked in Sainsbury's stores

Paleo Ridge raw dog food is now available to purchase in 10 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK. The supermarket chain will stock a selection of the popular Paleo Plus, Classic and Essentials ranges, all available in 500g packs...

UK dog bakery launches DIY dog ice cream mix

‘Just add water and freeze’ is the slogan of aninnovative product developed by Life Of Riley Bakery Ltd – a dairy and grain free, 100% natural and nutritionist approved DIY dog ice cream mix...