limited company industry retail founded haywards heath united kingdom 1968 founder mark and sandra richmond headquarters crawley west sussex united kingdom area served united kingdom key people dean richmond steven charman iain dougal products pet supplies number of employees approx . 600 website petscorner.co.uk pets corner uk ltd is a united kingdom based pet retail store chain . its main area of business is selling specialist pet foods accessories and treatments predominantly for dogs and cats but also for small animals reptiles birds wildlife and tropical and cold water fish . the company s headquarters is in crawley west sussex united kingdom . it has 112 stores across the uk . in april 2016 the company acquired competitor retailer pampurredpets adding an additional 51 stores to its existing portfolio making it the second largest pet retailer in the uk by store numbers and ebitda . citation needed history edit pets corner began in 1968 when mark and sandra richmond parents of the present managing director dean bought a small shop in haywards heath sussex . both had worked in farming and had owned many pets . citation needed the shop grew very quickly and was relocated to south road where it traded until 2011 before it was moved to its current much bigger store on wivelsfield road . in 1983 a second store was opened in george street hove and this too enjoyed rapid growth . citation needed in 1992 a new garden centre concept store was opened in brighton and during this time many of the company s current sales techniques were developed . citation needed it began to be used prevalently at this point with systems streamlining processes and epos . pets corner committed to being as efficient as possible to allow its specialist staff to focus on helping customers rather than administrative tasks . citation needed in 1998 dean richmond bought the business which at the time comprised seven shops from his parents . citation needed in 1999 with the agreement of country gardens ceo nicholas marshall pets corner began opening garden centre concessions . in 2000 country gardens was bought by wyevale and the expansion of pets corner garden centre concessions was temporarily halted . however in 2008 when nicholas marshall became ceo of wyevale expansion of pets corner concessions into wyevale garden centres now the garden centre group was quickly resumed . as a result between 2000 and 2008 21 stores opened and three independent pet shops were acquired . breaking away from garden centre concessions marked a new era for pets corner stores . the first standalone store was opened in west hove in 2007 and in 2009 the bournemouth standalone store was acquired and part let to the pet practice veterinary surgery . in 2004 the first warehouse was opened in a former chicken shed measuring 2 000sq ft. utilising epos and supply chain systems . 1 the business currently operates from two warehouses in crawley totalling 28 000sq ft. and is looking to build a new bream rated outstanding hq and distribution centre in sussex totalling 60 000sq ft. citation needed stores edit the pets corner headquarters is located in crawley west sussex above the current crawley store . located in gatwick near crawley is the company s 28 000 square feet 2 600 m2 distribution centre supplying 70 % of the pets corner range directly to the stores . the company s delivery transport was updated in 2012 . 2 the new stores from 2011 onwards are being equipped with led lights . 3 4 5 pets corner continues to consolidate its position with more stores set to open throughout 2016 . during its last financial year ended september 2015 the company opened 14 new stores . citation needed to date the 112 pets corner stores consist of 41 standalone stores and 71 garden centre concessions . in april 2016 the company added a further 51 stores to its portfolio after acquiring competitor pampurredpets for 6 million . all stores will be rebranded to pets corner over the next few years . 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