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February 10, 2021

Exclusive: Pet Media Group buys Italian rival

Pets have typically been bought and sold on very basic online marketplaces. Technology could help raise the bar on welfare and security.


Maija Palmer

4 min read

Pet Media Group, the Swedish startup attempting to build Europe’s largest online marketplace for pets, added another geography to its empire with the purchase of Italy’s AnnunciAnimali.it.

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