In This Issue
Wild bird care sales soar as competition hots up
Price reductions on more than 50 Gardman wild bird care products
Solus joins forces with Marriages
New identity for Nature's Feast
New Pets at Home store on multi-million pound retail site
Pooch & Mutt launches treats in Finland and Sweden
Pets prove to be a child's best friend
Communication is the key to all successful businesses
Sleeping in a kennel to raise awareness of abandoned puppies
Pet retailers urged to enter new industry awards
Ultimate luxury holidays for dogs
Fish tank thief returned to shop to buy goldfish
Family pet wins training award...and beats cancer
The man from Del Monte says focus on pet food
New Trade Marketing Manager for FURminator and 8in1
TickLess arrives in the UK
11,000-mile journey to 'rescue' adopted cat
Pet specialist on GIMA Awards judging panel
Pet dog is groomed to look like YODA from Star Wars
People in the South prefer cats to dogs
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Wild bird care sales soar as competition hots up


Leading suppliers of wild bird care products are stepping up their activity in the marketplace as the latest sales data reveals it has been a lucrative sector so far this year...
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Price reductions on more than 50 Gardman wild bird care products
Gardman is to reduce prices on more than 50 key wild bird care products for the new season starting in August...
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Solus joins forces with Marriages
Solus Garden & Leisure has struck a new exclusive partnership agreement with Lincolnshire-based Marriages Specialist Foods to supply quality sourced wild bird feed for its ChapelWood brand, including Conservation Grade Seed Mixes.
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New identity for Nature's Feast

Nature’s Feast, one of the UK’s leading and most established brands in the wild bird care market, has unveiled a new look for the 2013/2014 season.

And parent company Westland Horticulture is putting an extensive PR and advertising campaign behind the relaunch this summer...
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New Pets at Home store on multi-million pound retail site


Work to transform a derelict Bromsgrove site into a multi-million pound retail park, which would include a new Pets at Home store, is underway...
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Pooch & Mutt launches treats in Finland and Sweden
PetQuip 'Meet the Buyer' event leads to deal with overseas retail chain


Pooch & Mutt is launching their range of ethical, natural dog treats in Sweden and Finland through the chain Musti Ja Mirri...
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Pets prove to be a child's best friend


A new study by Mars Petcare reveals that the bond between youngsters and their pets is stronger than ever, with 80% of children believing their animal to be a member of the family...
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Communication is the key to all successful businesses
 
Pet retailers can grow the amount of footfall in their shops if they communicate better with potential customers, according to Tetra's trade marketing manager Dan Lowndes (pictured)...
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Sleeping in a kennel to raise awareness of abandoned puppies


Animal lover Sean Le Vegan has volunteered to sleep in a dog kennel for 35 days in an attempt to persuade people to give an abandoned puppy a home....
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Pet retailers urged to enter new industry awards
 
Pet retailers are being urged to enter their shops in a new industry awards event organised by the PetQuip trade association...
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Ultimate luxury holidays for dogs


The ultimate holiday for dogs – a luxury fortnight on the North Somerset coast costing a reported £47,000 per pet – has been launched...
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