Pets at Home to invest over £3m in four new UK locations

Pets At Home is investing over £3m into four new locations across the UK.

The retailer is opening stores in Nottingham, Sheffield, Kew (London), and Glossop in Derbyshire, adding 20,000 sq ft of space to its estate.

The Kew and Glossop stores have already opened, the former spanning 9,911 sq ft and focusing on retail services and specialist petcare advice, whilst the Glossop location has opened as a relocated and expanded 7,663 sq ft petcare centre.

Later this month, Pets at Home will open two new Vets for Pets practices in Sheffield and Nottingham, with the sites spanning 1,410 sq ft and 1,913 sq ft, respectively.

The retailer said the investment forms part of its ongoing strategy to expand and modernise its network of petcare centres.

Anja Madsen, chief operating officer at Pets at Home, said: “Continued investment in our physical estate is central to our retail strategy and to strengthening our wider petcare ecosystem.

“By modernising our stores and expanding into new locations, we are enhancing the in-person experience that so many of our customers value, from tailored advice to convenient, integrated services.”

Richard Dening-Smitherman, managing director of Vets for Pets, added: “Our unique joint venture model continues to set Vets for Pets apart, giving partners the freedom to run their own practice while benefiting from the scale, investment and infrastructure of the UK’s leading petcare business.”