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Main pets chain proclaims 4 new flagship shops opening in March 2026 – full checklist

Chain mentioned the funding varieties a part of its ongoing technique to increase and modernise its nationwide community

Pets at Dwelling has introduced growth plans (Picture: Getty)

Pets at House is opening 4 new shops this month because it continues increasing its veterinary and petcare retail community. The retailer is including openings in Giltbrook (Nottingham), Stocksbridge (Sheffield), Kew (London) and Glossop (Derbyshire), strengthening its regional veterinary capability and in-store companies.

The rollout started this week with two new petcare centres, launching yesterday. The Kew website will span 9,911 sq ft and give attention to retail companies, together with a pet village, aquatics centre and specialist petcare recommendation.

In the meantime, the Glossop location will open as a relocated and expanded 7,663 sq ft petcare centre providing veterinary companies, 24-hour emergency help, an aquatics centre and an adoption centre.

Pets at Dwelling openings March 2026

  • Pets at Dwelling retailer in Stocksbridge – opened March 13
  • Pets at Dwelling retailer in Kew, South West London – opened March 13
  • Pets at Dwelling retailer in Glossop, Derbyshire- opened March 13
  • Pets at Dwelling retailer in Giltbrook -opening March 26 2026

Pets at Dwelling mentioned the funding varieties a part of its ongoing technique to increase and modernise its nationwide community of petcare centres. The retailer at the moment operates round 460 shops and works with greater than 450 Vets for Pets practices throughout the UK, with greater than half of the domestically owned veterinary companies positioned inside Pets at Dwelling websites.

Anja Madsen, chief working officer at Pets at Dwelling, mentioned the brand new openings replicate the retailer’s give attention to enhancing in-store experiences whereas increasing veterinary companies.

“Continued funding in our bodily property is central to our retail technique and to strengthening our wider petcare ecosystem,” she mentioned.

“By modernising our shops and increasing into new areas, we’re enhancing the in-person expertise that so lots of our clients worth, from tailor-made recommendation to handy, built-in companies.”

She added that the corporate goals to create a extra up to date retail setting that helps clients all through the lifecycle of their pets.

Richard Dening-Smitherman, managing director of Vets for Pets, mentioned the openings spotlight the advantages of the model’s three way partnership mannequin.

“Our distinctive three way partnership mannequin continues to set Vets for Pets aside, giving companions the liberty to run their very own follow whereas benefiting from the dimensions, funding and infrastructure of the UK’s main petcare enterprise,” he mentioned.

By finding veterinary practices inside Pets at Dwelling shops, the corporate mentioned it might probably supply a totally built-in petcare expertise together with preventative healthcare, specialist scientific companies and retail merchandise.

The growth comes as Pets at Dwelling works to stabilise its retail division following weaker outcomes earlier within the monetary yr.

From late March to 9 October, the retailer reported statutory income of £778.3m, down 1.3 per cent, whereas statutory revenue earlier than tax fell 29 per cent to £36.2m.

Underlying revenue earlier than tax dropped 33.5 per cent, pushed largely by a pointy decline in profitability inside the retail enterprise.

Interim government chair Ian Burke mentioned retail efficiency had “fallen nicely under expectations” and confirmed the launch of a turnaround plan centered on 4 priorities: product, value, execution and price.

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Whereas the retail division struggled, the veterinary arm continued to carry out strongly, with shopper income rising 6.7 per cent and underlying revenue earlier than tax growing 8.3 per cent to £44.9m.

Pets at Dwelling mentioned the most recent funding in new shops and veterinary practices displays rising demand for accessible veterinary care, preventative well being companies and specialist petcare recommendation amongst UK pet homeowners.

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