Pets Corner set to close PamPurredPets store
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Pets Corner will close its PamPurredPets shop in Cheltenham on Saturday as the family-run business focusses its attention solely on an existing Pets Corner store located five minutes drive away.
Charlotte Sturmey, Marketing Manager for Pets Corner, said: "Last year PamPurredPets and Pets Corner joined forces which gave us a PamPurredPets and a Pets Corner, less than a 5 minute drive from each other in Cheltenham. We have done our best to keep both open, unfortunately the rent and rates are too high to be able to justify trading from both locations.
"The Pets Corner, located at the Waitrose Complex, Honeybourne Way, has plenty of free parking and a fabulous range of great quality products that the PamPurredPets customers are used too, as well as some fabulous new ones."
PamPurredPets was bought last year for £6million, in a takeover which made family-run Pets Corner the second biggest pet retailer in the UK, next to Pets at Home.
Customers of PamPurredPets in Market Place, Winchcombe Street, first learned about its close from the staff members. A customer sign later stated: "We are sad to be leaving but please enjoy 50% off accessories and 20% off in store."
Pets Corner said it is doing its best to relocate three members of staff to alternative branches.
"Sadly a few other PamPurredPets stores have been in a similar position to the Cheltenham store and have had to close," added Charlotte.
"Integrating PamPurredPets into Pets Corner has been a challenge. There was a slightly rocky start, however, the stores are going from strength to strength and responding well to their re-fit and/or rebranding."
A total of 11 PamPurredPets stores have gone through a rolling refit and rebranding programme that includes that includes improving and upgrading them.
"It’s now over a year since the change and we are happy to say that it feels like a family again – just a much bigger one," said Charlotte.
Above: The Pets Corner store in Cheltenham.
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