David Palacios Rubio

The platform complements direct relationships with major suppliers while giving smaller and local brands another route to pet parents across Europe.

As Europe enforces stricter recyclability and recycled-content requirements, the industry needs to balance cradle-to-cradle principles with safety, shelf life and operational demands.

The Indian retailer is expanding beyond products as services reach 65% of revenues and it scales up health and veterinary offerings.

The retailer brings 144 stores under shared leadership, strengthening cross-border cooperation across purchasing, marketing and e-commerce.

The Spanish pet retailer is targeting services with the aim of achieving more than 10% of its revenue via veterinary care, grooming, insurance and subscription models by 2030.

Falling parcel volumes from Asia and rising costs could accelerate the shift towards regionally based fulfillment and distribution models.

The European pet retailer added 53 stores alongside increases in like-for-like sales and profitability.

The Czech group plans to combine the German firm’s D2C position with its manufacturing and R&D capabilities to drive growth.

The German company expects demand-driven growth to replace pricing as the main contributor to future pet food sales.

The British retailer saw revenue growth accelerate despite changes to its loyalty membership base.