Pets at Home

Huge congratulations to charity Hero Paws, who are this year’s winners of the Soldiering On Awards Animal Partnership Award, which is proudly sponsored by Pets at Home. Hero paws - Life AFTER service was founded by former military dog handlers Jaime, Sam and Amber to provide training and financial support to retired service dogs like Fedor, pictured. They were nominated for the Animal Partnership Award, which honours the unique relationships and companionship between the military community and their animals, alongside Service Dogs UK and Pawseidon. Jaime, who collected the award on behalf of the team, said: “A massive thank you to everyone who supported us through this roller-coaster adventure. Congratulations to the Hero Paws family; this is all down to you and all you achieve every day for the greater good of our amazing forces and services dogs. And thank you to Pets at Home for sponsoring this award and recognising all these amazing Animal Partnership nominees. What a truly hard decision that must have been.” #PetsatHome

Customers are realizing business value with Copilot and agents, transforming work across industries in the UK. Discover how UK-based businesses Unilever, Clifford Chance, and Pets at Home are deploying agents to change the game in marketing, law, and fraud detection. https://msft.it/6002WDzdO

We've partnered with Microsoft to help us on our journey to build the world's best pet care platform.   Today, our Chief Information Officer, William Hewish, and Head of AI Transformation and Enterprise Architecture, Simon Ellis, headed to the Microsoft AI Tour in London.   William took part in a fireside chat with Microsoft's Charles Lamanna, where they discussed our AI strategy and how we're planning to use Copilot Studio to support and empower colleagues across our organisation.   Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gPFWAiW7   #PetsatHome

Our Chief Consumer Officer, Kathryn Imrie, recently caught up with Retail Week to give them a tour of our freshly groomed pet care centre in Brentford.   Recently re-opened after an extensive renovation, we increased its size to become a comprehensive one-stop destination for all your pet care needs. The centre also features a state-of-the-art veterinary practice and grooming salon.   Find out more here:  https://lnkd.in/eJQ-5amA #PetsatHome

We’re proud to share that our very own Madeline Shaw has been named one of Marketing Week's Top 100 Most Effective Marketers for 2024!    This incredible achievement is testament to the collective hard work and creativity of our whole Marketing Team here at Pets.    Here's to even more success as we continue to make a difference for pets and the people who love them. https://lnkd.in/e6S29UKC #PetsatHome

Earlier this month, Richard Dening-Smitherman, our new Managing Director of the Vet Group (Vets for Pets), joined the Pets Executive Team to lead the Vet business, supported by the Vet Leadership Team and the Practice Owner Joint Venture Council.   Richard has enjoyed getting to know the business and immersing himself in our unique practice ownership model, as well as meeting some of our esteemed practice owners.   We caught up with Richard to find out what he’s most looking forward to. #PetsatHome

Today is International Day of Charity, which is the perfect day to announce the results of the Pets Foundation and Blue Cross UK Summer Appeal! We are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming support we have received and would like to say a massive thank you to our colleagues, customers, and suppliers who backed this year’s summer fundraiser. Thanks to everyone's kindness and hard work, we are delighted to announce that we have donated all 60,000 pet food parcels, which can feed 79,200 pets for a day, and raised a staggering £475,300. Your donations have made a real difference to pets and people in communities facing challenging times nationwide. It has also prevented many people from having to choose between feeding themselves or their pets or surrendering their pets for rehoming. The Pets Foundation is committed to making a lasting impact, and the funds raised and parcels donated mean that this project can continue to help keep pets and people together in local communities. #PetsatHome 

Yesterday, we welcomed our new Managing Director of the Vet Group (Vets for Pets), Richard Dening-Smitherman. Richard will join the Pets’ Executive Team and will lead the Vet business supported by the Vet Leadership Team and the Practice Owner Joint Venture Council.  Richard brings with him a wealth of leadership experience across large national and international organisations, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of BURGER KING UK – one of the world’s largest food franchise businesses. Prior to this, Richard was Chief Executive Officer at Nando's in the Middle East - leading the expansion of franchise opportunities across the region. He has also held leadership roles at Waitrose and at Intraject, a healthcare technology company, where he led the production development of a new automated needle-free technology. Commenting on Richard’s appointment, Chief Executive Officer, Lyssa McGowan, said: “Richard has fantastic experience delivering success with some of the biggest brands in franchise based organisations, which will be invaluable in this new role to protect and nurture our unique joint venture model and to continue the development of our vet business.”   Richard said: "I am truly delighted to be joining the Pets family as Managing Director of the Vet Group. Pets is an amazing business with a passionate and caring team that is truly creating a better world for pets and the people who love them. As someone who also loves their pets, I have personally experienced this. Our Vet Group is a world class clinical team, and I am excited to meet everyone and support our business success as we continue building the world’s best pet care platform together.” #PetsatHome

Our Chief Executive Officer, Lyssa McGowan, recently sat down with The Times journalist, Isabella Fish, as part of their ‘Lunch with the CEO’ series. Lyssa provided an insightful peek into her role as CEO at Pets, as well as our transformation into a ‘unified pet care platform’, combining retail, grooming and veterinary services through our new app. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eW24Se5S #PetsatHome

As much as we would love to have Ale and Hugh move in, we've already had some serious snoring complaints from the Guinea Pigs... 💤   But while they pack their bags, Grub Club Pets is here to stay and is already creating quite the buzz.   Packed full of bug fuelled protein and prebiotics, these crunchy, munchy treats are not only paw-some for any pooches but have a positive impact on the environment. 💚