Woolworth has inked a deal to choose up about 150 Absolute Pets shops.
Woolworths has fired its first salvo within the pet wars with rival Shoprite, with its announcement on Tuesday that it plans to take management of Absolute Pets and its footprint of greater than 150 shops.
The acquisition of an preliminary almost 94% stake within the 18-year-old firm is extensively seen as a transfer to take the battle to SA’s largest retailer, Shoprite, which itself is aggressively rolling out its standalone PetStore Science shops throughout the nation.
Woolworths has beforehand hinted at outcomes displays that it was seeking to broaden extra considerably into the profitable multibillion-rand petfood and equipment area with out giving a lot element. Weeks earlier than this announcement, Woolworths additionally unveiled its WPetInsure, a complete cat and canine insurance coverage providing it debuted in mid-August.
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