Dept. Pet

articles about the pet category

  1. Retail Ecosystem

How to Approach Large Retail Buyers

Most emerging brands believe a myth that holds them back for years: “I can’t get into major retail stores because I don’t know the right people.” While having a Rolodex full of contacts helps, it is not the only way to get your product on shelves. Retail buyers are not gatekeepers hiding behind an iron […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

TikTok Shop Pet Supplies Report: Category Growth, Subcategory Trends, and Top Brand Performance

Download our report to understand how Pet Supplies is scaling on TikTok Shop and how subcategory trends and brand dynamics are evolving. Uncover where growth is accelerating across the category. Pet Supplies is rapidly emerging as a high-growth category on TikTok Shop, with strong momentum building throughout 2025 and into early 2026. Growth is being […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Frasers Group’s fashion and lifestyle brand Frasers launches AI powered online shopping assistant

Frasers Group has launched Ask Frasers, an AI online shopping assistant across the Frasers website, a fashion and lifestyle brand formerly known as House of Fraser. Since implementing the tool, it says that conversion rates have increased by up to 25% compared to traditional search experiences. Powered by Algolia’s agentic technology, it calls on external […]
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  1. Data & Insights

When You Know, You Know

There’s a phrase people use when something moves from suspicion to certainty. When you know, you know. It usually applies to people. To moments. To that quiet click of recognition when the thing you couldn’t quite name suddenly has a name. But knowing is stranger than we give it credit for…  Twins separated at birth […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Hampshire shoplifter handed 44 weeks in jail

A man has been jailed for almost a year for shoplifting and breaching a criminal behaviour order (CBO) in Aldershot. Pet food, ice cream, chocolate, butter and washing products worth £287 were stolen Co-op on Lower Farnham Road between 17 and 22 March. Police made… This story continues at Hampshire shoplifter handed 44 weeks in […]
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  1. Retail Ecosystem

Home Care Redefined with The Clorox Company’s Oksana Sobol

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Oksana Sobol, Vice President of Insights & Decision Intelligence at The Clorox Company,  Follow Oksana on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oksanasobol/ Follow The Clorox Company online at: https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/ Download the white paper on “Home Care Redefined” here: https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/home-care-redefined/ Oksana answers these questions: The report shows emotional outcomes from […]
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  1. CPG: Beverage

CCEP lowers price of its large bottle PMPs

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has lowered the price point of its price-mark-packs (PMPS) across its large PET Coca-Cola bottles available in the independent convenience outlets. The initiative sees reduced PMPs rolled out for a limited period of time across selected 1.75l and 2l bottles from… This story continues at CCEP lowers price of its large […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The End of the Endless Aisle: The Paradox of Choice in Ecommerce

For years, ecommerce has succeeded on an assumption that the more a marketplace offers, the more users are to spend. Digital shelves seem to be infinite, unlike physical ones, and this “endless aisle” was long seen as a competitive advantage. Now, shoppers spend more time browsing, comparing, filtering— and increasingly leave without buying anything. According […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Heineken raids Mars to brings in Romain Apert as company’s new Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Heineken has appointed Romain Apert as Chief Digital & Technology Officer, and member of the executive team. Apert, currently Chief Information Officer Petcare at Mars, will succeed Ronald den Elzen, who is departing after a 31 year run with the company. Dolf van den Brink, Chairman of the Executive Board/CEO, comments: “I am delighted to […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Drug Channels News Roundup, February 2026: Mark Cuban on FTC-ESI, What Patients Really Want, QALYs vs. MFN, 340B’s Site of Care Shift, and New Faces at DCI

Despite the recent storm, winter—or at least February—is almost over. Before we thaw out, here’s a brisk tour of the forces reshaping the drug channel. In this issue: Mark Cuban’s $0.02 on the FTC-ESI settlement What patients want from health insurance Why the QALY paradox could block MFN How 340B drives hospital vertical integration Plus: […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

FaceTime with the Content Guy:  A Dog’s Life

I believe we all want to be seen as who we think we are, as we see ourselves – not just as we’re seen by the outside world.  That’s because we all have a robust interior life. Maybe even fantasy life. Not just humans.  Also, dogs.  Today, I want to tell you about Parker, a […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Over £70,000 worth of illegal tobacco and vapes seized from Walsall shops

On Monday 9 February, Walsall Trading Standards, West Midlands Police and a specialist dog team searched six retail premises and seized more than 65,000 cigarettes, 13kg of hand-rolling tobacco and 700 disposable vapes. All six premises were chosen on the basis of intelligence received by… This story continues at Over £70,000 worth of illegal tobacco […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Worth Reading:  Calculating AI’s Impact On The Job Market

The Atlantic has an excellent story assessing the likely impact of artificial intelligence on the nation’s job market – both employers and employees. An excerpt: “This is a technology that can digest a hundred reports before you’ve finished your coffee, draft and analyze documents faster than teams of paralegals, compose music indistinguishable from the genius […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Two day crackdown uncovers illegal tobacco, vapes and unsafe toys at Portsmouth stores

A major two‑day enforcement operation has uncovered illegal tobacco, illicit vapes and unsafe products at several shops across Portsmouth, alongside the discovery of dangerous living conditions above one business. Portsmouth City Council Trading Standards officers worked with Portsmouth Police, a specialist tobacco detection dog and a… This story continues at Two day crackdown uncovers illegal tobacco, […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Dry Dog Food Performance at Tractor Supply and Private Label Switching Patterns

Download our latest report to explore dry dog food performance and shopper leakage patterns in 2025. Recent purchasing data shows gradual shifts within the dry dog food category as shoppers continue to distribute spend across mass, specialty, and club retailers. While overall market shares remained relatively stable, changes in where shoppers purchased and how spend […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

PetSmart Celebrates the Unconditional Love of Pet Parents on Valentine’s Day

PetSmart will host free in-store Valentine’s Day parties at its stores for pet parents and their dogs, cats and small animals this Feb. 14 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. In addition to a Valentine’s Day collection, the events will include yummy giveaways, custom Valentine’s Day cards and adorable photo ops with the help of […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Kirkland Signature Fuels Costco’s Dog Food Share Gains 

Download our latest report to explore how Costco gained dog food market share, driven by Kirkland Signature across Dog Food. Shopper behavior within dog food shifted meaningfully in 2025 as Costco emerged as one of the fastest share gainers in the category. This report examines how Costco captured share across Dog Food, the role of […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on AI’s Next Breakthroughs, What Counts As AGI, And Google’s AI Glasses Bet

AI is evolving fast, but AI researchers still have substantive work ahead of them. Figuring out how to get AI to learn continuously, for instance, is a problem that “has not been cracked yet,” Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis told me last week. Tackling that problem, along with building better memory and finding more efficient […]
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  1. Department & Category

A Century-Old American Icon Meets Industrial Scale

  Smithfield Foods has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Nathan’s Famous in an all-cash transaction valuing the iconic hot dog company at about $450 million. Smithfield will pay roughly $102 per share for all outstanding stock, bringing Nathan’s firmly into its portfolio as a wholly owned subsidiary. Closing is expected in the […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon News:  Tariff-Related Price Hikes, New Big Box Store, & More

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… Amazon news, on a number of fronts… •  CNBC reports that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in an interview with the network, said that “President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are starting to be reflected in the price of some items, as sellers weigh how to absorb the shock […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Walmart ramps up focus on AI and drones: this week’s biggest retail technology stories

It’s Friday, the weekend is almost upon us, so let’s kick back and reflect on another eventful week for the retail tech space. Here’s your briefing on the most important stories from the past few days, including Pacsun, Papa Johns, Google Cloud, JD Sports Fashion, commercetools, Zalando, Amazon, osapiens, and Otto Group. 1. Walmart and […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Pet Retailers Vie for Loyalty with Virtual Vet Services, Pet-Inclusive Air Travel

The nation’s two largest pet retailers are expanding their services as they compete for pet owners’ loyalty. PetSmart has rolled out a virtual veterinary support program with Vetster to select U.S. stores, giving associates real-time access to licensed veterinarians to help support the thousands of pets in their care every day. Rival Petco has partnered […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Bark receives take-private offer

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The online pet retailer has faced falling sales and non-compliance warnings from the New York Stock Exchange in recent years. Published Jan. 15, 2026 By Howard Ruben Bark is “considering all available options to regain compliance with NYSE’s continued listing standards, including, but not limited to, a reverse stock split subject to […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Smarter and Faster: How Gen AI Is Already Changing In-Store Retail Operations

You walk into a large home improvement store looking for a washer assembly to fix your kitchen faucet (and, let’s be honest, a few tips from the staff on how to not mess up the installation). But when you get there, it takes 10 minutes to track down an employee. And the one you find […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

The Grocerant Gold Rush — How Chain Restaurants Are Fighting for Share of Stomach This Holiday Season

  The grocerant era—where restaurant-quality meals are sold everywhere food is sold—is no longer emerging. It is here, reshaping traffic patterns, loyalty loops, and consumer occasions in real time according to Steven Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® . In 2025, U.S. consumers purchase 34% of prepared meals outside traditional restaurants, according […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Pet Supplies Plus releases first mobile app

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The app offers rewards access, push notifications and biometric login capabilities, as the retailer tries to create a more intuitive shopping experience. Published Dec. 11, 2025 By Tatiana Walk-Morris Pet Supplies Plus and Wag N’ Wash completed a separation from the Franchise Group this week. Courtesy of Pet Supplies Plus “}]] 
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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