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Growing in step with

one another

The German top three pet supplies retailers have reported solid
growth in sales for the first six months of the year. Zooplus will

soon be acquired by a private equity investor, thereby strength-
ening its competitive position.

The sales rally that began in year: “For the year as a whole, which the corporate group has
2020, year of the coronavirus, we will probably add over 500 a presence yielded 624 mio eu-
continued in the pet sector in the mio euros in sales and are likely ros in sales. Compared with the
first half of 2021. Leading retailer to pass the 3-bn-euro barrier for
Fressnapf even reports having overall turnover for the first time,” “FOR THE yEaR aS a wHOlE,
the most successful first six forecasts Fressnapf founder and wE wIll PROBaBly
months in the company’s history. proprietor Torsten Toeller. aDD OVER 500 MIO EuROS
Compared with the same period IN SalES.”
last year, sales to the end of June Online sales: + 64% Torsten Toeller (Fressnapf)
increased by 273 mio euros, or Gross sales up to the end of June
21.2 per cent. The company is in totalled 1.48 bn euros. Germany
no doubt that this success story accounted for 857 mio of this, previous year, online sales in-
will continue to the end of the while the ten other countries in creased by almost 64 per cent,
aided not least by two new on-
line shops launched in Belgium
and Italy this year.
In the year to date, Fressnapf’s
exclusive brands brought in 626
mio euros. This is equivalent
to growth of more than 16 per
cent compared with the previ-
ous year. Sales of accessories
have increased so far by 22 per
cent, while pet food has posted
a 20 per cent rise in sales. The
dog and cat categories are lead-
ing sales growth with increases
Photo: Fressnapf/Yvonne Ploenes of nearly 20 per cent in each

case. On existing store area, the
Fressnapf Group grew by almost
19 per cent overall in the first

creased by 13.3 per cent, equat-
Company proprietor Torsten Toeller expects Fressnapf to pass the 3-bn-euro barrier for total turnover for the first half of the year. Transactions in-
time this year. ing to nearly 50 mio customers

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