Retailer PetPlace has announced plans to organise a series of special events to help propel growth in 2025.
The North Wales store group, which has branches in Llangefni, Ruthin, Mold and Gledrid, Oswestry, and a HQ in Kinmel Bay, hosted a number of successful events in 2024 including workshops and demonstration sessions with brands such as Carnilove, Kong, Tribal, and Acana, a series of fundraising days in aid of charities including Hope House Hospice, Greyhound Rescues, and wildlife and LGBTQ+ organisations, and a Pride in the Park celebration in Abergele.
Reflecting on a “challenging year” for the industry, managing director Sion Pritchard said the award-winning company performed well and plans to provide loyal customers with even more incentives and activities from this month onwards.
Sion said: “There are big plans to improve our offering for the thousands of pets and their owners who visit us each week, and to play an even bigger part in the community.
“Following the success of our event programme in 2024 we have even more in the pipeline and will make further announcements in the near future.”
He continued: “Events encouraging pet owners and suppliers to network and socialise were a big hit at a time when mental health and wellbeing are increasingly topical issues.
“Our amazing team are so dedicated and worked hard during what was a challenging year for the retail sector. We are thankful to them and to existing and new suppliers for their continued support and are excited to all work together to make 2025 a success.”
He added: “Myself, (fellow director) Paul and our amazing teams will continue to raise the bar not only for the pet sector but retail, embracing technology and innovation with our customers and their pets at the heart of everything we do.
“Thanks again to everyone who helped us to continue growing as a responsible, sustainable business, we wish you all happiness and prosperity for the year ahead.”
