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Pet retailers and care franchises have opened stores or announced expansion plans across several markets, combining product sales with grooming, daycare and other services. Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo reported 3,000 stores across its European network, while other plans include ZooRoyal openings through 2027 and a five-site Skiptown agreement for the Austin area.
Pet retailers and care businesses are adding stores and service locations across Europe, Asia, Australia and North America, with recent openings alongside plans that run through 2027. The moves extend physical access to pet products and services such as grooming, daycare and self-service washing, though several announced sites have yet to open.
Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo opened an urban store in Paris that it says is its 500th location in France and brings its European network to 3,000 stores. The retailer said it added more than 60 outlets in France in 2025, and that the group added 195 stores overall that year. It plans to establish more than 150 sites in 2026. The Paris opening followed the launch of its urban store concept in Germany on 20 August.
ZooRoyal, part of REWE Group, announced eight planned specialty stores in Germany: one in Halle before the end of 2026 and seven in 2027. It is also expanding pet supply sections inside grocery and DIY stores. ZooRoyal reports 89 shop-in-shop sections, including 69 in grocery stores and 20 in toom locations, and plans to extend the format across most REWE Center stores and gradually to almost all toom stores.
In the United States, dog care franchise Skiptown signed an agreement for five sites in the greater Austin area. Its first location is expected in fall 2027, with four more planned. Other recent moves include four Heads Up For Tails stores in India, two Petstock openings in Australia, new Pet Supplies Plus branches in Florida and Georgia, a Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming store in New Jersey and another planned in Maryland, and new Hollywood Feed stores in Texas and Louisiana.
Stores Add More Pet Care Services
The expansion combines retail with services that bring customers into stores for more than product purchases. The new Petstock locations, for example, offer grooming, puppy school, DIY dog washing, adoption and aquarium water testing. Pet Supplies Plus lists grooming, self-service washing, curbside pickup and same-day delivery among its offerings, while Heads Up For Tails combines retail with spa services.
For customers, the openings may increase access to local care and shopping options. For operators, the range of formats—from urban stores and supermarket sections to multi-service locations—shows how companies are extending their reach through different kinds of physical presence. The announcements do not establish how the new sites will perform or whether planned openings will proceed on schedule.
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Expansion Across Several Markets
The companies named in the report have different starting footprints and expansion strategies. Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo is expanding an established European network, while ZooRoyal is building on a German rollout that followed a test of four pilot stores in the Hamburg area. Its supermarket and DIY sections extend the brand into existing retail locations as well as standalone stores.
Heads Up For Tails said it operates more than 100 stores in India and Singapore and has more than 70 spas across 18 cities. Founder Rashi Narang said the company aims to reach at least 250 stores by the end of 2027. Petstock’s two new sites bring its reported Australia and New Zealand footprint to more than 250 locations. These are company-reported figures and targets; the announcements do not provide a shared measure for comparing the operators’ networks.
Planned Sites Still Await Openings
Several locations remain plans rather than operating stores. ZooRoyal’s seven 2027 openings and Skiptown’s five-site Austin agreement depend on future development; the source does not give confirmed opening dates for all of those sites. Skiptown’s first Austin location is expected in fall 2027, but the timing of the four additional sites is not specified beyond the operators’ aim to add a location about every 18 months after the first launch.
The announcements also provide no common data on investment, store-level sales, customer demand or profitability. The companies’ expansion targets and descriptions of their services should not be read as evidence that every proposed location has opened or will meet its stated schedule.
Openings Scheduled Through 2027
ZooRoyal’s Halle store is scheduled to open by the end of 2026, followed by its seven other announced German stores in 2027. Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo says it plans to establish more than 150 sites during 2026. Skiptown expects its first Austin-area site in fall 2027, with additional locations intended to follow. Further updates on construction, opening dates and store operations will show how many announced plans become active locations.
Key Questions
Which companies are expanding their store networks?
The report names Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo, ZooRoyal, Skiptown, Heads Up For Tails, Petstock, Pet Supplies Plus, Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming and Hollywood Feed.
How many stores does Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo report?
The company says the Paris opening brings its European network to 3,000 stores and its French total to 500.
When are ZooRoyal’s new German stores expected to open?
ZooRoyal scheduled one store in Halle before the end of 2026 and seven more across Germany in 2027.
When is Skiptown expected to enter the Austin area?
Skiptown’s first site is expected to launch in fall 2027. Four additional sites are planned, but the announcement does not give dates for each one.
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