{"id":13656,"date":"2022-12-21T13:26:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/?p=13656"},"modified":"2022-12-22T15:35:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T15:35:40","slug":"zu-continues-its-expansion-plan-with-the-opening-of-new-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/en\/news\/zu-continues-its-expansion-plan-with-the-opening-of-new-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"ZU continues its expansion plan with the opening of new stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<b>Estoril and Ermesinde are the most recent cities where ZU, MC\u2019s specialized retail brand dedicated to the well-being and health care of dogs and cats, has just opened two more spaces. In 2022 alone, the brand opened six stores, continuing its expansion plan and thus creating more than 200 jobs. In addition to these openings, the brand reached record numbers both in the bathing and grooming service and in veterinary clinics.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis year, ZU maintained its pace of growth, with the opening of six stores, as well as carrying out its first refurbishment, in the Matosinhos store, and we have just opened the Galiza-Estoril and Ermesinde stores. The pet care sector is growing globally and ZU is no different, as all stores are growing at a good pace, including the veterinary offices and the bathing and clipping service\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, says Ana Cardoso, ZU\u2019s commercial director.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, to date, ZU and its team of Veterinary specialists have performed over 35,000 baths and clippings, administered over 9,000 vaccines, implanted over 1,500 microchips and performed over 1,300 surgeries.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe brought a lot of new products for our pets, always at the best prices. And for 2023, we will keep opening more stores, from North to South of the country, and we will invest heavily in the growth of the online channel, reinforcing the convenience for customers with a multichannel experience\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, adds the official.\r\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Estoril and Ermesinde are the most recent cities where ZU, MC\u2019s specialized retail brand dedicated to the well-being and health [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":10758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-zu-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ZU continues its expansion plan with the opening of new stores - 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