In This Issue
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Dog Rocks announce Partnership Programme with a tempting range of benefits
Record number of new products will be unveiled
Top class seminar programme offers invaluable retail advice
Busy time for pet suppliers at premier shows and exhibitions
‘An English Garden Party’ is a big success for Lily's Kitchen
VARIO lead system proves popular for flexi at Crufts
Billy+Margot launches super premium wet dog food
Great response to Natural Pet Treats
Success story continues for Natures Menu
Pet Munchies launches with new Chicken Dumbbells at PATS
Clean Sheets from Animology create huge interest
New look and new products for Precious Pets London
Exclusive freezer deals from Natural Instinct at PATS Sandown
Feelwells creates a new Grain Free Training Treat
New £1 Treat Pocket Packs from Pooch & Mutt
PetQuip Awards to be held during PATS Harrogate in September
Ricky the poodle is Crufts 2014 Best In Show champion
Molly voted UK's top dog hero at Crufts
Petlog presents microchip scanners to Kennel Club breed rescues
Rescue dogs model for Ancol's new trade catalogue
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Top 25 stories of 2013
Click on the headlines below to read the most read stories from Pet Trade Xtra 2013

1. Profitable Lincolnshire pet store is closing down
2. Finalists of new industry awards revealed
3. Telford pet shop closes down on the spot
4. Bespoke pet furniture firm seeks retail outlets
5. The Giant Pet Store in Norfolk goes into administration
6. RRPs should be protected, says pet shop
7. Poundstretcher expands its pet business
8. Leading vet responds to claims by dog behaviourist
9. Taking on the giants of the pet food industry
10. Small Irish firm is a big player in the dog treat market
11. Award-winning Just for Pets aims to open more stores
12. Pressure from retail giants and the internet force pet shop to close down
13. Hundreds of UK pet shops selling inadequate hutches
14. Secrets of success of an award-winning pet store
15. Sales grow for ‘natural pet store’ that refuses to stock food from major suppliers
16. Vets should share some of the blame for falling pet welfare standards
17. Dog Rocks stop supplying Amazon Retail
18. Seahorse Atlantic and Soopa share winning formula
19. Pet GPS device sets its sights on Europe
20. Pure Pet Food is an instant hit
21. Pet retailers react to Crown's distribution move
22. Divided opinion among some retailers
23. Lancashire pet shop to close down at the end of the month
24. Dragon's Den star backs Southampton pet firm
25. Mars Petcare looks to close Peterborough factory

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Visitors to PATS Sandown in March will experience the biggest show in the event’s six-year history, with a record number of exhibitors, new products and features sure to make it a memorable and profitable day out.

Thousands of products are being showcased by more than 160 companies on a total of 143 stands at PATS Sandown, and there are 27 exhibitors appearing at the event for the first time.

All stand space sold out months before the show, and visitors to Sandown Park Exhibition Centre in Esher, Surrey, on Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, can expect a warm welcome from exhibitors eager to showcase their products to retailers and overseas distributors.

Organiser Annie Dyke said a lot of time and effort has gone in to making sure the visitor experience is better than ever this year.

“We’re always listening to exhibitors, retailers and buyers to find out how we can make PATS even better, and visitors this year will notice a few changes to the show.

“For instance, we have extended the amount of seating areas to include the Sandown View visitors’ lounge with a magnificent view across the racecourse and to London in the distance – we’ve done this so that people can relax in comfort or have a meeting.

“There will also be a wider range of food available from all the various outlets as well as a free cup of tea or coffee, and a breakfast voucher worth £3.50 for those arriving before 10am.

“These subtle changes have been made so that visitors can concentrate fully on the main business of the day – seeing top-class products from the biggest range of suppliers and manufacturers…all under one roof.”

As well as meeting up with a long list of PATS regulars, visitors will be greeted by a host of new faces and new products. A growing number of companies are choosing to exhibit for the first time as they see PATS as the perfect opportunity to announce their plans for the year ahead.

The New Product Showcase is a great way for visitors to see and touch the new products they will be stocking. In previous years more than 200 new items have been entered into the Showcase so it is the best place to view potential bestsellers. All items entered by manufacturers will be put forward for the New Product Awards judged by a panel of pet retailers.

The PATS Grooming Workshops will feature state-of-the-art grooming demonstrations in association with Groom Team England, and will be located in the Horsewalk Bar in the Surrey Hall.

And a free-to-attend series of seminars will cover topics including the long and the short of small furries, how pet stores can thrive in the internet age, getting more online visitors, pay offs and penalties in the dog-human relationship, and understanding your shoppers. There is also a chance to earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for those people attending a special seminar by animal healthcare specialists Merial. The CPD points will go towards the ongoing development of Suitably Qualified People (SQP) working in the pet industry. Places for the Merial seminar need to be booked in advance - click here to book - and are on a first-come-first-served basis, while visitors can simply turn up for all the other talks.

Other PATS features aimed include free entry, free catalogue and free parking, and visitors are now being urged to register online at www.patshow.co.uk.

A full and up-to-date list of exhibitors is available on the website together with information on how to reach both venues, hotels in each area and regularly updated show news. The PATS hotline is +44 (0)1892 862848.

Exhibitors at PATS Sandown include: Accapi, Arden Grange, Barking and Meowing Heads, Beaphar, Bern Pet Foods, Bestpets, Burns Pet Nutrition, Connolly’s Red Mills, Danish Design, Dorwest Herbs, Eurostitch, Flexi, Gor Pets, Group 55 (Animology), Hemmo and Co, Hills Pet Nutrition, HG Gladwell, KONG, Mars Petcare, Mr Johnson’s, Natures Menu, Pedigree Wholesale, Pooch and Mutt, Trixie, Vitakraft Burton Dene, Vital Pet Products and Wagg Foods.

PATS Sandown newcomers include: Happy Pet, Ferplast, Veggie Pooch, Forthglade, PMS International, Pet Dream House and Scholtus.

Opening times

  • Tuesday 18th March: 9.00am-5.00pm
  • Wednesday 19th March: 9.00am-4.00pm
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