All Pets at Home articles – Page 20
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News
Private equity bidders offer £800m for Pets at Home
Four private equity firms have each submitted offers of more than £800m for specialist retailer Pets at Home.
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Opinion
The duck’s nuts
The two-year-old Pets at Home store in New Malden shows how retailers that know their business are comfortable with evolving a format, refining it and constantly looking to improve what’s already there.
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Pets at Home anticipates bumper Christmas
The pet specialist retailer is anticipating a bumper Christmas, hoping shoppers will take advantage of its “best ever Christmas range”.
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Opinion
IPO hopes hang on Christmas
The Christmas selling season got off to its now traditional start this week: Debenhams held a Sale.
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Opinion
Floats need proper preparation
A float is not an end in itself but a new beginning, which brings with it a variety of unaccustomed challenges, disciplines and temptations.
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News
Potential Pets at Home IPO whets City appetite
Pets at Home’s possible float next year is likely to generate strong interest from the City, according to analysts.
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Pets at Home assesses IPO potential
Specialist retailer Pets at Home has moved closer to a flotation with the appointment of JP Morgan Cazenove as joint sponsor, joint bookrunner and joint global coordinator.
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Opinion
Second time lucky for New Look flotation?
New Look is heading the pack of private equity backed retailers considering a return to the market next year.
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News
Retail suffers as gloom outweighs IPO hopes
General retail stocks headed south and underperformed the market, despite rising speculation that a raft of IPOs - including a £1.7bn flotation of fast fashion group New Look - looks likely in the new year.
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Pets at Home launches first TV ad campaign to raise its profile
Pets at Home is to embark on its first national TV ad campaign as it seeks to raise awareness of the brand.
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Pets at Home hires for e-push
Pets at Home has appointed Matthew Stead to the new position of director of multichannel as the retailer strengthens its etail.
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Pets at Home data mining to bolster loss prevention
Pets at Home has embarked on the implementation of a data mining system to aid its loss prevention team.
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Pets at Home uses data mining to bolster loss prevention
Pets at Home has embarked on the implementation of a data mining system to aid its loss prevention team.
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Analysis
Is a wave of retail floats imminent?
The prospect of retail IPOs is rising, but the shaky economy and recent cash calls could make talk of floats so much hot air. By George MacDonald
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Opinion
A kick in the ballots
Some of the biggest retailers have been forced on the defensive in the face of shareholder uprisings unparalleled in more than a decade.
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Opinion
Doggy bag for Pets at Home
News that private equity firm Bridgepoint is mulling the flotation of its Pets at Home chain, which it bought for £230m in 2004, should come as no surprise as it has now done most of what could reasonably be done with the stores in a short time.The refinancing subsequent to ...
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Interview
An interview with Pets at Home boss Matt Davies
As top dog at Pets at Home, Matt Davies’ passion for the business has helped slash staff turnover and drive profits in the past year. Nicola Harrison meets him
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News
Pets at Home outlines ambitious growth target after sales jump
Pets at Home is ramping up its expansion plans as it seeks to increase its share of the pet market.
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Pets at Home profits rocket 29 per cent
Pets at Home has revealed a profit hike of 29 per cent in the 52 weeks to March 26, 2009 but said it is cautious about the year ahead.Pre-tax profit before exceptional items and goodwill amortisation rocketed 29.3 per cent to £40m.Like for like sales jumped 7.5 while total sales ...