One of the UK’s largest online pet stores based in Stratford-upon-Avon has tripled its workforce to cope with a rising demand from animal owners across the UK during Covid-19.PetShop.co.uk stocks...
One of the UK’s largest online pet stores based in Stratford-upon-Avon has tripled its workforce to cope with a rising demand from animal owners across the UK during Covid-19.
PetShop.co.uk stocks over 10,000 products including top brands from its 40,000 sq ft premises at the Precision Business Park in Masons Road.
The Government’s lockdown advice in the Coronavirus pandemic has led to a 300 per cent increase in sales mainly from cat and dog owners buying food and having it delivered to their door.
Adam Taylor, who co-founded the business with his wife, Lexi, in 2010, said they had had to adapt their working practices quickly to cope with demand.
PetShop.co.uk has invested £164,000 as part of a £400,000 grant from the RPDE Growth Programme which identifies businesses with growth potential who can improve productivity and create full-time jobs.
The company has also received £35,000 from Warwickshire County Council’s Growth Fund after adding £125,000 itself to focus on future-proofing the business and investing in software systems.
The Warwickshire County Council Growth Fund was launched to provide capital grants to small businesses in Warwickshire with growth plans to help to reduce any barriers which may prevent their expansion. For further information about the growth fund, click here