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Interzoo Academy launched US market for “other pets” booming

On 31 August, the programme responsible for international The number of US households mental fish, reptiles and birds in-
of the Interzoo Academy, as it is sales at Zoomark International, keeping a pet other than a cat or creased by 18.5 per cent in 2020
called, was launched. It regards it and Dr Rowena Arzt, head of the dog has increased by 10.8 per compared with the previous year.
as its mission to highlight trends, fairs division for Interzoo organ- cent in the last five years to 12.2 This exceeds even the figures for
challenges and market develop- iser WZF and head of the Inter-
ments in the pet supplies business zoo Academy, will report on the
in its online posts. situation in the two countries
The first post was a contribu- since the coronavirus pandemic
tion by market research company broke out and describe its effect
Euromonitor International about on living with pets.
developments in the Chinese pet From 28 September the re-
supplies market. Miranda Zhou sults of the WZF’s second sus-
describes the changes in the pet tainability study, produced in
population during the pandemic cooperation with the Antwerp
and focuses on product trends Management School (AMS),
in food and accessories for dogs were to be presented. Another
and cats. market analysis by Euromonitor
On 14 September, a web International of the pet market
seminar was scheduled that in Western Europe then follows
looks at the influence of the pan- at the start of October. In the Sales in the reptile segment increased significantly in the USA last year.
demic on the Italian and Ger- new year, a corporate coach will
man pet market. Pascale Son- speak about digitalisation and per cent. This is revealed by a the overall market, which grew by
ico, show office manager and its consequences. study from the market research 15.8 per cent in the same period.
company Packaged Facts. Only According to the study, as of
the bird segment constitutes an June 2021 only 4 per cent of pet
exception to this trend. owners had spent less than be-
The rise was especially fore on their pet in the previous
marked during the pandemic. twelve months. 33 per cent had
The market for products for orna- spent more, however.

Italy: strong growth in non-food

Photo: WZF_Schmidt The Italian online industry maga- This emerged from a survey con-
zine Pet B2B has reported an in-
ducted by Pet B2B of six of the
crease of 43.4 per cent in sales
leading pet supplies companies
Advertisement in Italy.
One of the reasons for the
New headquarters for Pet Place .de big jump in sales was the store
.de
... natural healthy! closures occurring the previous
UK-based retail business Pet Ruthin, Mold, Llangefni and Chirk, spring due to the coronavirus. In
Place, which recently celebrated has moved into Tir Llwyd Enter- particular, the segments of cat
its 50th anniversary, has opened prise Park in Kinmel Bay and will of pet accessories by pet product toilets (+127 per cent), cat toys
new headquarters following a be based at a 1 000 m² office and retailers for the second quarter of (+120 per cent) and transport
pandemic sales boom. The com- warehouse facility. this year, as compared with the boxes (+100 per cent) exhibit the
pany, which has stores in Abergele, same period in the previous year. strongest growth rates.

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