More than 200 Countrywide staff have lost their jobs.Administrators said the redundancies were “unavoidable” as they began closing stores. A total of 208 people have been…

Pets at Home has confirmed its intention to pull out of plans for a new store on Quora Retail Park in Skegness, despite recruiting and training…

After a successful shopper pilot exercise in late 2016, AMTRA has announced that it will run a new mystery shopper programme in 2018. Stephen Dawson, AMTRA’s…

Wynnstay has acquired the business and assets of eight stores from Countrywide’s network of country outlets for a total initial consideration of £800,000, payable in cash…

Countrywide Farmers, which has 48 stores and more than 700 staff, has gone into administration. Administrators KPMG has stated that no “initial redundancies” have been made.…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Mole Valley’s purchase of the retail arm of Countrywide Farmers could push up prices or lower quality…

Pets at Home has launched a series of workshops for children this half term at stores across the UK. The company said that parents are being…

Pets at Home said group sales grew by 9.6 per cent to £223.3 million, with merchandise revenue up nine per cent to £193.4m, and services revenue…

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is set to take on the £430 million healthy and hypoallergenic pet food market with the launch this month of its Hypoallergenic Range. The…

Pets at Home has announced that its Santa Paws appeal raised £1,476,668 for abandoned pets in the UK. The appeal, which is run annually by the…