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SUPERZOO 2025 – Super Charge Your Business!
/in Pet Trade Shows/by John GibbonsNew Products and Exhibitors are even more important and OEM/Private Label continues to grow!
Retail Channel $ Update – April Monthly & May Advance
/in Pet Market Distribution Channels/by John GibbonsRetail $ rose from April to a new May record but the YOY sales change vs 2024 was much worse!
INFLATION’S IMPACT ON RETAIL SALES GROWTH – May 2025
/in Pet Market Distribution Channels/by John GibbonsMay was worse than April, but the Ytd numbers are better than Y/E 2024 for both Total & Relevant Retail!
Petflation 2025 – May Update: Moves Up to +2.2% vs Last Year
/in Pet Market Segments/by John GibbonsPetflation rose to 2.2% from 1.9%, but is still 8.0% below the CPI and 29% below its 97>24 average rate!
INFLATION’S IMPACT ON RETAIL SALES GROWTH – APRIL 2025
/in Pet Market Distribution Channels/by John GibbonsFebruary was bad but March & April brought improvement for most channels!
Retail Channel $ Update – March Monthly & April Advance
/in Pet Market Distribution Channels/by John Gibbons4 of 5 Big Groups & 6 of 11 channels had above average lifts vs April 24 – The recovery continues!
Petflation 2025 – April Update: Jumps Up to +1.9% vs Last Year
/in Pet Market Segments/by John GibbonsPetflation rose from 1.3% to 1.9%, but it’s still -17% below the 2018>21 average rate.
INFLATION CAUSES SLOWED RETAIL GROWTH
/in Pet Market Distribution Channels/by John GibbonsInflation is only 0.6% for Relevant Retail but Ytd sales vs 24 are only +2.6%, -44% below average!
Retail Channel $ Update – February Monthly & March Advance
/in Pet Market Distribution Channels/by John GibbonsAfter pausing in February, the recovery restarted in March but progress is still slow.
Petflation 2025 – March Update: Plummets to +1.3% vs Last Year
/in Pet Market Segments/by John GibbonsPetflation vs 2024 fell from +2.4% to +1.3%, but much of the drop was due to a big price lift in 24.