Author: Angela Beevers

GENERAL NEWS OF THE LAND April 15, 2024 | by Angela Beevers A Southampton pet food retailer has teamed up with dog toy brand Kong to raise funds for local dog shelters through a ‘stuff-a-thon’ event. The Healthy Pet Store invited families to its shop in Totton to ‘Stuff a Kong’ with dog-friendly fillings for donation to dogs across the region. Healthy Pet Store team members will be on hand to help volunteers fill enrichment toys with fruit, vegetables, cheese, meat, fish and dog food. Once frozen, the stuffed Kongs were donated to St Francis Animal Shelter, Second Chance Animal…

GENERAL NEWS OF THE LAND 28 February, 2024 | by Angela Beevers Private equity firm TDR Capital has acquired a majority stake in pet retailer Jollyes. Expected to complete by the end of April, the deal will allow Jollyes to accelerate new store opening plans and will also result in Andy Bond, chairman of the Pepco Group and former chief executive of Asda, becoming its non-executive chairman . Jollyes chief executive Joe Wykes said: “Jollyes has grown rapidly over the past two years, with our people providing pet parents with a level of expertise and service that is hard to…