Newsletter - Pet Trade Xtra

Award-winning product, Pawsecco Wine For Dogs and Cats from Woof & Brew, has been a massive hit with pet owners this year, and is now set to become a Christmas bestseller...

Will Pets at Home put more stores into Tesco outlets?

News that Pets at Home had opened a store within a Tesco Extra in Durham raised concerns among independent retailers that it could be the first of many throughout the country. But Pet Trade Xtra has learned that the pet retailer will evaluate the performance of the Durham trial before launching similar stores elsewhere in the UK...

Pet retailer unveils its online Christmas advert

Pets at Home has unveiled its online Christmas advert. The festive advert sees pets, who all belong to staff members, up to mischief in a store overnight...

Natures Menu opens doors to new multimillion pound site

Natures Menu has officially opened the doors of its new multimillion pound factory in Snetterton, Norfolk. Over 200 staff are now employed at state of the art facility...

Bestpets Pro Dog Grooming goes on the road

Bestpets attended the trade show that ran alongside the British Dog Grooming Championships, which took place at Warwickshire Exhibition Centre recently...

Pure Pet Food launches freeze-dried complete cat food

Pure Pet Food, the West Yorkshire based company well known for making human grade dog food, has now launched an innovative range of freeze-dried, complete food for cats...

Support pets’ joints with Beaphar Joint Care Range

Beaphar is encouraging pet owners to make their #JointResolution this winter, inspiring them to look after their pets’ joints in the same way they look after their own...

Ceva launches new FELIWAY and ADAPTIL Christmas pack

Ceva Animal Health has launched a FELIWAY and ADAPTIL Christmas marketing pack to help highlight festive stress factors amongst pet owners, focusing on the difference between how owners and pets perceive festivities...

Paw-sitive trial for IAMS Proactive Health

IAMS Proactive Health embarked on a trialling campaign to find out what cats and their owners really thought about the food. The results showed that of the 2,000 cat owners involved, 95% would happily recommend the brand to a fellow pet parent, and nine out of 10 said their cats liked or loved IAMS...

OATA welcomes new faces to its Board of Directors

The aquatic industry trade body has welcomed three new directors to its Board, following its annual general meeting held in November...

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For All Dogkind awarded ethical accreditation

For All DogKind has been awarded Ethical Accreditation by ethical company organisation, The Good Shopping Guide...

Spud the Boxer named the UK’s first ‘Pet Detective’

Tails are wagging across the UK as Spud is crowned ADT’s first-ever Pet Detective, after a nationwide recruitment drive...

Tetra expands popular problem-solving aquarium range

Tetra has expanded its popular problem-solving range for aquariums with its Phosphate Minus and pH/KH Minus solutions...

CSJ urges owners to keep pets safe with treats

CSJ is urging pet owners to be extra vigilant over Christmas and New Year. Owner Ceri Rundle says: “No one wants a poorly pet or a vet bill over the holidays so owners need to be extra careful to keep products such as chocolate or grapes and raisins well out of reach.”

FURminator launches interchangeable grooming tool

Thanks to FURflex – the latest innovation in pet grooming from FURminator – multiple pet households can now purchase one comprehensive grooming tool that will suit the individual needs of all pets...

Lords & Labradors launches dog breed themed homewares

Lords & Labradors has launched a new Homewares Collection consisting of five breed variations – ‘Fabulous Frenchies’, ‘Loveable Labradors’, Perfect Pugs’, ‘Silly Sausages’ and ‘Cuddlesome Cockapoos’...

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...

Pets at Home opens up store inside Tesco Extra

Pets at Home has opened a store within a Tesco Extra in Durham, and the news has already raised concern among independent pet retailers...

Britain’s most dog-friendly pub revealed

The Fox and Hounds Theale has earned the title of Dog-friendly Pub Award 2017, in a nationwide competition organised by leading online dog-sitting platform, DogBuddy.com...

How pet shop owner overcame disability to win Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Despite suffering from Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis, 28-year-old Lauren Pavey, launched a successful dog grooming and pet shop in Eltham, London, and her efforts have been rewarded with a Young Entrepreneur of the Year. And she hopes her success will help to inspire other disabled people to branch out into the business world...

Global recognition for pet food company’s ethical stance

Pet food company Lily’s Kitchen has been recognised by a global organisation for its continued commitment to ethical behaviour, responsible corporate governance and employee integrity...