Wrexham dog owners’ walk and talk
Just before Christmas we asked our pet-owning members to take the lead as we set out to review our pet product range.
We heard from almost 400 members online, but the opportunity also provided us with a great excuse to get out to walk and talk with some of our members and their four-legged friends. I was delighted to welcome 17 dogs and their owners to the store I manage in Marford, from where we set off on a walk through our beautiful local countryside to talk about how they used the Co-op for their pet product buying.
It was great to hear, straight from the dog’s mouth, how members were using the store – what they liked about the range and what their priorities for a future range might be. Members were pleased to have a local opportunity to feed into the business’ national plans on a subject close to their hearts.
They also loved the chance to meet up, chat and socialise their dogs. So much so that it’s now become a monthly gathering!
Here’s what we learned from our ‘walk and talk’ and the online survey feedback:
- Price, convenience and quality are King when it comes to pet-owners’ buying decisions
- Pet preferences are also very important – ‘pets liking the product’ being the second most mentioned reason by members who purchased from the Co-op frequently or occasionally. Conversely, ‘not stocking preferred products’ was given as main reason for not shopping with us
- 78% of members would consider buying Co-op own brand pet products, with quality, price, member reward and convenience being the drivers
- Wider range, higher quality and keener pricing were the things that members wanted to see most from a future pet food range
- Of these, higher quality products were considered the most important factor
- Some suggested that developing healthier Co-op pet treats would encourage them to choose Co-op
Don’t forget there are lots more ways for you to Join in with your Co-op just log into your account for more details.
Craig Emery,
Store Manager, Marford Hill
My dog like Co-op dry dog food very much, but why don’t stores like Highcliffe, and other branches nearby stock the 3kg bags? I have to travel to Corfe Mullen now New Milton is shut to get reasonable quantities.
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Brilliant. Will there be a dog walk in bristol?
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Hi Anita! If you speak to your local store manager, they may be able to help arrange a dog walk. ^SB
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Hi..Thankyou for replying.i will get in touch with our local store manager .
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This would be fantastic in the Isle of Man 🙂 I’m also Admin of a pet focused page with 7k members and these events go down so well 🙂
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Excellent! Pop in and have a chat to your local store, I’m sure they would like to get involved. ^SB
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I only got forwarded to this page because of pizza toppings. Thanks again CO-OP for some brilliant links from your emails.
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Fabulous idea, id love that in my area in kinghorn fife
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