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on the partners’ behalf following Nature Impuls and Only Nature. virus,” he comments. This has despite faltering global supply
an online order. To ensure a high- Drawing on its extensive expe- had a serious impact on aquat- chains, delphin amazonia is proud
profile online presence of its sta- rience of the private-label busi- ics and the reptile business in to be able to offer a delivery quota
tionary retail partners, Delphin ness, Delphin Amazonia also particular. In the medium term he of 98 per cent. the company attrib-
Amazonia also takes care of the assists its retail partners in de- expects the pet product trade to utes this to a good network and its
marketing and advertising of the veloping their own product lines. grow stably even in tough times. modern logistics infrastructure.
Internet shop. Retailers benefit “When it comes to pets as mem-
from this handling process, as it Two catalogues bers of the family, most people the substantial expansion of its
enables them to concentrate on The substantial expansion of its economise as a final step,” says wholesale range in the dog and
their core business. wholesale range in the dog and Schmid with confidence. n cat segment has prompted the
cat segment has prompted the company as swiss leader in pet
Delivery quota of company as Swiss leader in pet requisites to produce two separate
98 per cent requisites to produce two sepa- catalogues, divided into pet food
Despite faltering global supply rate catalogues, divided into pet and pet accessories, alongside the
chains, Thomas Schmid is proud food and pet accessories, along- bird, small animal and aquatics
to be able to offer a delivery quota side the bird, small animal and catalogue.
of 98 per cent. The new CEO attrib- aquatics catalogue. The new edi-
utes this to the good network and tions of the two catalogues are to
modern logistics infrastructure be reprinted in the autumn, and
of the company, which makes it are naturally also available online
possible for Delphin Amazonia to for retail partners.
offer its trading partners optimal
conditions with regard to storage, Schmid is concerned about
order-picking, distribution and re- the buying restraint that he sees
serve warehouse space. at present in much of the Swiss
population, which is gradually
One of the wholesaler’s spreading to pet stores also.
strengths continues to be a large “Many Swiss people took
portfolio of private labels com- holidays this summer and
prising around 4 000 articles, consequently have less
which are now sold throughout money to spend on their
the world. These include brands hobby of pet-owning
such as swisspet, Swissdog, than in the last two
Amazonas, Catsy, Seven Lines, years of the corona-
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