Retailers

CASCO Pet expands into veterinary sector

Pet retail company CASCO Pet has expanded into the veterinary sector with a new range of clinical housing. The company…

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Pet shop owner threatened with legal action after feeding wild birds

Antrim pet shop owners Stephen and Jeannie Hanna have been warned that they will face a £60 fine and possible…

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Tetra launches competition to retailers

Tetra has launched a competition, open to all retailers, that rewards consumers who purchase any product from the Tetra pond…

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March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years

Footfall in March decreased by six percent, compared with the positive rate of 1.3 percent seen in March 2017. There…

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Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report

Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part…

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Retailers ‘need to invest in visualisation technology’ to boost online sales

Almost half of shoppers would spend more online if there was technology that helped them visualise and understand how products…

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Outbreak at pet centre leaves three workers needing hospital treatment

A suspected parasitic disease has left three pet centre employees requiring hospital treatment. Staff at Pet Mania, based in Stockton,…

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UK retail sees second worst month on record for in-store sales

Like-for-like (LFL) in-store sales were down by 10.1% in the month of March, making it the second worst figures on…

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New advice to prevent palytoxin poisoning released

OATA has joined forces with key public health officials to produce guidance to help marine aquarium hobbyists who keep corals…

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‘Beast from the East’ chills retail sales

Year-on-year sales volumes declined for the first time since October 2017, according to CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. Additionally,…

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