News Release

Wednesday 8 March 2023

First ‘Jolly Groomer’ and Community Pet Clinic to open at Jollyes new Scunthorpe store

Grand Opening on Saturday 25 March. Part of £1million investment to expand vet clinics and other animal services

Nationwide pet retailer Jollyes today (8 March) confirmed it would open a new store in Scunthorpe later this month that would be the first of its kind in the UK.

The store will be the first to get a new-look Community Pet Clinic and Jolly Groomer part of a £1million investment over the next 18 months that will supercharge Jollyes’ provision of vet clinics, grooming parlours and other pet services in its UK stores.

With a soft opening on Friday 25 March and a formal grand opening at 10.00am on Saturday 25 March, the store, in Unit A2 at Scunthorpe’s Gallagher Retail Park on Doncaster Road will also be the home of one of its first ‘Wash & Go’ dog-wash booths which for just £5.00 can provide a full clean-up for mucky pups without the hassle of messing up a home bathroom.

Between now and the summer of 2024, Jollyes will double the number of stores that offer community pet clinics, double opening hours for those clinics double the number of dog grooming locations.

Jollyes’ service expansion at Scunthorpe will reflect its commitment to extraordinary value. Vet-supervised dog and cat vaccinations in the clinic will start at just £14 and £13 for rabbits with primary course jabs for dogs and cats at £33.

Microchipping, already compulsory for dogs and expected to be extended to cats start at just £13, offering significant savings against average prices charged by formal vet practices. The Jolly Groomer at Scunthorpe will offer straightforward pricing for a quality groom that doesn’t cost a paw and a leg.

Customers can choose precisely what grooming service they need, so they don’t pay for ones they don’t. Prices for a bath and brush will start at just £15.00.

Jollyes new Scunthorpe store will also provide pet parents in North Lincolnshire and nearby South Yorkshire access to Jollyes’ raw food frozen ‘shop-in-shop’ alongside high quality private label pet food such as its own Lifestage, K9 and Rileys brands which offer a premium experience without the big brand price tag.

It will also offer a selection of small animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs as well as birds, fish and reptiles.

“This will be a Jollyes flagship store and we can’t wait to open our doors in Scunthorpe,” said regional manager Kerry Midgely.

“We’re looking forward to helping local pet parents discover the value and expert support our people provide alongside new and exciting services for the community.”

Jollyes’ new Scunthorpe store will be managed by Steve Marshall, the proud dog dad of Sandy who joins Jollyes after five years at Morrisons. The Jolly Groomer will be managed by Chloe Metcalfe who looks after her sister’s dogs Bella and Bailey and joins the store after four years as a carer.

The opening the new Scunthorpe store is part of Jollyes’ ambitious expansion plans which will see it hit £100 million turnover in FY2023, employ 1,000 colleagues this year and have 100 stores within 18 months.

About Jollyes

From modest beginnings in Enfield as a single store in 1971, Jollyes has now grown into one of the leading pet food superstores with 84 locations across the UK alongside a market-leading position in Northern Ireland. From Perth to Plymouth, Newry to Norwich, at Jollyes customers can find anything for their pet, from pet food, pet toys and an array of pet accessories. Customers are actively encouraged to bring their pets into store, while customers shop because Jollyes people are passionate about pets. Potty about puppies and crazy for cats, no matter what the animal, store colleagues are always on hand to help with anything from product advice, to picking the perfect pet and accessories. Many stores also run community clinics offering vaccinations and other advice from trained vets. And if one of Jollyes stores isn’t close by, there’s helpful advice on Jollyes website where you can ask the expert.

Jollyes was named 2021 Pet Retail Chain of the Year at the Pet Industry Federation Awards and is nominated as best retailer under £250m turnover in the 2023 Retail Week awards. A full list of stores and advice for customers on owning a pet can be found at www.jollyes.co.uk