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Pets at Home ditches plan to open new shop in Skegness despite recruiting and training staff
Functional, sustainable and stylish: Product trends for pets at Interzoo 2018
International interest in UK pet products soars
New FELIWAY marketing pack to help owners ‘spot signs of stress’ in cats
Hurtta Casual Padded Collars now available from Pedigree Wholesale
New Tropical Shampoo range from Mikki
UK pet product suppliers to meet buyers from Germany, Poland and Baltic States
Podium Pet Products to supply Spanish distributor Petuky
Innovative mookie generates new category of petcare product
Poppy’s Picnic wins the Business Start-Up Award
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Burglar given suspended sentence over £3,000 theft from pet shop
IAMS shares the scoop on how to host a pet-friendly BBQ
Fluval Bug Bites set to be a real game-changer
Catit Play launches NEW 3-in-1 Circuit Toys
Shires Equestrian sponsors New Product Gallery for a sixth year
Interzoo launches sustainability initiative
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Amazon launches Wag, its own line of pet products
Sainsbury’s recalls range of pet food pouches
Nestlé Purina PetCare acquires majority share in personalised pet nutrition business Tails.com
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Amazon launches Wag, its own line of pet products
 

Amazon  has launched its own brand of pet products, called Wag, adding to the internet retailer's expansive list of private-label brands, which has grown to include diapers, clothing and even mid-century furniture.

The Wag brand debuted with dry dog food, with other pet products to be added later. Like some other Amazon private-label brands, Wag products are available to purchase only by Amazon Prime subscribers, who pay an annual fee to free two-day shipping and other benefits, such as access to music, movies and TV shows.

The Wag.com previously resided in Amazon's Quidsi business, which included such specialty retail sites as Diapers.com, Soap.com, BeatyBar.com, Yoyo.com and Casa.com. Amazon bought Quidsi in 2011 for $545 million, but shut it down last year after struggling to make it profitable for seven years.

Amazon launched its first private-label brands in 2009, and now sells items from more than 70 lines, including jewelry, kitchen and health products.

The brand has been in testing for several weeks with members of Amazon's Vine program, which invites trusted reviewers on Amazon to post opinions about new and prerelease products.

The launch of Wag was first reported by Bloomberg.

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