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Pets at Home is back in business

The retailer's health and hygiene products are back in demand, helping drive improvement in underlying first-quarter growth
August 10, 2016

There's some good news over at Pets at Home (PETS). The company has reported its health and hygiene division has returned to growth, helping first-quarter like-for-like sales grow 2.7 per cent overall. As usual there was strong demand for the group's advanced nutrition products, as well as the vet and grooming services laid on at most of the stores.

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It's the first set of quarterly results for new chief executive Ian Kellet, who took over from Nick Wood following his surprise departure in March.