Pets at Home
This coverage examines Pets at Home’s operations and strategy within the UK retail sector, highlighting store performance, veterinary services, product offerings, and customer engagement initiatives. Reporting focuses on management decisions, financial results, and market positioning, providing insights for retail executives, managers, and professionals tracking trends in pet care and specialist retailing.
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May- 2024 -29 MayHigh Street
Pets at Home PBT drops 3.2%
Pets at Home has revealed that its underlying profit-before-tax dropped 3.2% year-on-year to £132m for the year ended 28 March 2024. The company said it expected this drop as a result of short-term availability issues as it transitioned to its new distribution centre and weaker performance of discretionary accessories. This…
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Apr- 2024 -11 AprilNews
Dobbies appoints new strategy and business development director
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Rajesh Gupta as strategy and business development director. Gupta qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and has 20 years of experience in retail working in strategy, business development and customer roles with…
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Mar- 2024 -26 MarchNews
Today’s news in brief-26/3/24
Asos reported an 18% decline in sales during the first half of fiscal year 2024, yet maintained its profit guidance. Despite the sales dip, Asos showcased strong free cash flow performance, reaching £20m, its best since FY17. CEO José Antonio Ramos Calamonte highlighted the company’s progress in implementing its ‘Drive…
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26 MarchHigh Street
Pets at Home expects FY PBT to hit £132m
Pets at Home has revealed that it expects its full-year profit before tax to be £132m, in line with its previous guidance. This comes as the company stated that its Q4 trends across its retail and vet arms have been broadly in line with expectations. It now successfully launched its…
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Jan- 2024 -30 JanuaryNews
Today’s news in brief- 30/1/24
Online marketplace Secret Sales has appointed Anthony Farrow as its new Chief Technology Officer. Farrow, with 23 years of experience working with global fashion brands, will focus on advancing AI and emerging technologies to enhance the platform’s efficiency. His role involves implementing serverless architecture, refining search capabilities, and integrating AI-driven…
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30 JanuaryHigh Street
Pets at Home lowers guidance despite Q3 revenue jump
Pets at Home has lowered its underlying profit before tax guidance to around £132m despite the fact its group revenue rose to £362.4m for the 12 weeks ended 4 January 2024, a 4.2% increase on last year. The pet retailer also revealed its consumer revenue rose 6.0% last year and…
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Nov- 2023 -28 NovemberHigh Street
Pets at Home maintains guidance despite fall in H1 profits
Pets at Home has maintained its profit guidance despite seeing underlying pre-tax profits slump 19.3% to £47.8m during the first half of the year ended 12 October. The retailer attributed the fall in profits to the costs associated with the relaunch of its brand and transition of stores to the…
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Aug- 2023 -3 AugustHigh Street
Pets at Home revenues jump 7.9% to £436m
Pets at Home has announced that its group revenue rose 7.9% to £436.8m for the 16 weeks ended 20 July 2023. The company’s consumer revenues rose 10.2% to £568.2m supported by both volume and value growth. Its vet group revenue was up 16.3%, with a like-for-like increase of 16.6%, increasingly…
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Jul- 2023 -25 JulyNews
Dobbies appoints new CEO
Dobbies Garden Centres has announced the appointment of David Robinson as its new chief executive officer. Robinson joins the business from Pets at Home where he was chief operating officer, playing a key role in the business’ success story over the last four years. He has previously worked at Home…
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Jun- 2023 -22 JuneNews
Matalan makes two senior executive appointments
Matalan has announced the appointment of Phil Hackney as chief supply chain operations officer and Katherine Davis as chief retail officer. These new senior executives will report directly into Jo Whitfield as CEO. The roles have been created to support Matalan’s transformation, unlocking improvements to the customer journey as the…
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