The December 2025 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, features and comments, including:
- TURNAROUND TACTICS: Pets at Home takes steps to address retail underperformance.
- ADDING TO THE PORTFOLIO: Two more pet care brands sign up with The Petfellas.
- PERFECT PLEDGES: PIF Awards audience pledges thousand to support Ukraine relief efforts.
- MORE STORES IN STORE: Jollyes new chief executive on the retailer’s rapid store opening programme.
- LOOKING FORWARD: AI and personalisation are on the agenda for the future, pet food manufacturers are told.
- YOUR NAME UP IN LIGHTS: Innovative store presentation and a close relationship with suppliers help a Lancashire pet shop become an award winner.
- SHOPPING AROUND: Our mystery shopping team visit stores in Somerset.
- SMALL PETS AND BIRDS: New products for small pets, plus advice on wild bird feeding and guinea pig welfare.
- AQUATICS: A round-up of news from the aquatic sector.
- PRODUCT NEWS: New products and supplier initiatives that have caught our eye this month.
- WEIRD & WONDERFUL: A selection of unusual and off-the-wall stories from the animal kingdom.
- BEHIND THE COUNTER: More tales of the day-to-day life of an independent retailer.
