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Pet shop hopes TV exposure will help to make it profitable
Pooch & Mutt wins £10,000 worth of products from Microsoft
AmPet to showcase top products from America and Australia at PATS
PetQuip fixes it for overseas buyers to meet UK suppliers
Bucktons to launch new Superior Plus pigeon range to trade at PATS Sandown
Lily's Kitchen unveils Senior recipe range
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Verm-X packaging rebrand for global market
Albinati gets green light for to fly pets into UK
Johnston & Jeff revamps bird food packaging
Terrifying knife raid on Preston pet shop
Police hunt Pets at Home thief
Envirosmart Products strengthens management team
Birds died of shock during pet shop robbery
The Pet Charity aims to represent pet owners through Scotland's exotic pet reviw
Pet shop owner found guilty of three animal welfare offences
Bearded Dragon to celebrate St David’s Day at Squire’s Garden Centre
BETA Business Awards celebrate industry winners
Award-winning stands on show at BETA International
Date set for illegal Chelmsford pet shop trial
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Pet shop hopes TV exposure will help to make it profitable


The men behind pet shop Creature Company are hoping their appearance on BBC2's hit programme 'The Fixer' will help to drive customers into their Wimbledon store and make it a profitable business.

Owner Sebastian Latour and partner Carl Houghton, who is general manager of the store, filmed the programme presented by Alex Polizzi last year, but it wasn't screened in the UK until this month.

"We had a lot of people in the shop on the day after the programme was aired on BBC2," said Carl. "Business has certainly picked up and we're hoping we've turned a corner.

"But it would be wrong to base our future business on what's happened since the programme was shown. The next six months are crucial when all the hype has died down and people have forgotton that we appeared on 'The Fixer'. But we are optimistic."

Carl had mixed feelings about the programme, and particularly how he was portrayed.

"I didn't come across too well and as a result I received a lot of stick on social media," added Carl. "But I've had a lot of support too, which has been great.

“Alex certainly helped us with the ‘look’ of the shop, But we have been left a little bit on our own when it comes to marketing. We have our own ideas, however, on how we can keep attracting people into the store."

Carl is looking forward to attending PATS Sandown on March 17-18, and seeing all the new products being launched on to the market.

"Last year we went to PATS with the production crew and spent most of the time filming. This year it will be great to meet pet suppliers and chat to them about stocking their products."
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