British consumers spent £2.9 billion on their pets last year, according to MintelOcado has sold its fledgling pet to a dog and cat accessories retailer as it prioritises its grocery business. The sale of Fetch is despite a boom in demand for pet accessories during the pandemic as people bought pets as companions. Paws Holdings, which runs Pet-Supermarket.co.uk and Petmeds, chaired by Graham Coxell, has bought Fetch. SponsoredThe former chairman of Rowan Dartington, the wealth management business, left the financial services sector and turned his attention to animals, buying a 34 per cent stake in the group. British consumers spent £2.9 billion on their pets last year, according to Mintel, while 26

Source: The Times January 07, 2021 06:00 UTC