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Pets At Home - Pet retailer benefits from growth in higher margin services

August 2015

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One niche that seems impervious to recessions is spending on pets and the market in the UK is expected to grow from £4.6bn in 2007 to a massive £6.7bn in 2017 as the trend to “humanise,” or treat one’s dog or cat like a member of the family, has seen animal lovers splash out on quality diets, beauty treatments, exercise regimes and even designer outfits. The opportunity to commercialise this trend is vast but the only company that has begun to put together a “one-stop-shop” is fully-listed Pets At Home, the UK’s largest specialist pet retailer with 400 stores. While its core plan is to grow by 20-25 new stores each year, management are really earning their spurs by rolling out value added s ...

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