Jollyes is set to open its final two stores of the year – numbers 97 and 98 – on Friday, November 24, in Hull and Reading

Each of the flagship stores will employ a team of 12 to support it and feature a raw food shop-in-shop, Jolly Groomer and a Community Pet Clinic.

The Reading store, at Unit 1B, Reading Gateway, Imperial Way, Reading, RG2 0TD will be managed by Emily Palethorpe. She has joined Jollyes after manager roles at Tesco and Vision Express.

The Hull store at Unit 4B Kingswood Retail Park, Althorp Road, Hull, HU7 3DA will be managed by Ross Hall, who moved to the UK from Australia 17 years ago and has spent his whole career in the UK working in, and managing pet stores.

The opening of the two new stores in Reading and Hull will mean Jollyes has opened 31 stores in just two years.