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No. 1 in Bulgaria

With 13 pet stores as well as offering a range of other services,
Zoo Center is one of the largest specialist retail chains in Bul-
garia. Now it is looking to expand beyond the borders of the
capital Sofia.

Zoo Center started out in 1995 Bulgaria. “Every few years we flooding the city of Sofia with Zoo
with a small pet shop occupying opened a new branch. And in Center stores. There were even
just 50 m². The shop was situ- 2010, not only did we open our three new openings in one year.
ated in the centre of Sofia and fourth branch, but with around The current year, 2022, will see
was launched at a time when 500 m² we also opened the larg- a total of 13 retail stores as well
pet keeping was far from being est pet shop in Bulgaria to date,” as six veterinary clinics, a pet spa
as advanced and professionalised reports business partner Georgi hotel with a rehabilitation centre
as it is today. Stamenov, not entirely without and two warehouses to supply
Demand quickly exceeded pride. the stores. One of the warehouses
the expectations of the compa- is located outside Sofia in Stara
ny’s founders and Zoo Center Concentration on Sofia Zagora, halfway between the
All stores opened to date are soon became the first and also From then on, the company re- capital and the Black Sea. Not
located in the capital Sofia. the largest pet shop chain in ally stepped on the gas, literally without reason, of course, as

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