Wilko is welcoming pets inside its stores for the first time at 248 of its UK branches.
The home and garden retailer has rolled out pet-friendly shopping at about two thirds of its stores following a successful pilot at two locations.
The participating stores are primarily those with their own on-street entrance and exit rather than those located in shopping centres.
Signage at store entrances will make it clear if pets are welcome, although customers can also check with the store team if they are at all unsure.
Service dogs remain welcome at all stores nationwide.
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A Wilko spokesperson said: “Furry friends, on their leads if applicable, will be able to browse all areas of the participating stores except for food aisles.
“Most of the pet customers will be either dogs or cats, and these four-legged shoppers are likely to find many products instore that get their tails wagging.”
Wilko stocks everything from pet food to treats, bedding to toys, cleaning supplies to healthy pet essentials and even presents, costumes and accessories during key seasonal celebrations such as Christmas.
Which stores are pet friendly?
Aberdare
Abergavenny
Accrington
Acocks Green
Alfreton
Allenton
Alnwick
Altrincham
Ammanford
Andover
Armley
Arnold
Ashby
Ashford
Ashington
Ashton
Avonmeads
Aylesbury
Ayr
Banbury
Barking
Barnstaple
Barry
Basildon
Beaumont Leys
Bedford
Bedford Interchange
Bedminster
Beeston New
Belper
Beverley
Bicester
Biggleswade
Birkenhead
Birstall
Blackheath
Blackwood
Bletchley
Bloxwich
Blyth
Bognor Regis
Bordon
Boston
Brigg
Brighouse
Burnley
Bury
Bury St Edmunds
Byker
Camberley
Cambridge
Cardiff
Cardiff Bay Retail Park
Carlisle
Carlton
Castle Douglas
Castleford
Chester Le Street
Chippenham
Clacton On Sea
Cleveleys
Clifton
Clowne
Coalville
Cockermouth
Colindale
Corby
Cortonwood
Coventry
Crossgates
Cwmbran
Cyfarthfa
Deepdale
Denton
Derby
Devizes
Dewsbury
Didcot
Driffield
Droitwich
Droylesden
Dunstable
Durham
Earlestown
East Dereham
East Ham
Eastbourne
Eccles
Ellesmere Port
Ely
Falmouth
Fareham
Ferndown
Folkestone
Fort Kinnaird
Fulham
Gainsborough
Giltbrook
Gloucester
Gorleston
Great Bridge
Great Malvern
Greenbridge
Greenwich
Grimsby
Halesowen
Halifax
Harpurhey
Haverford West
Hayes
Headingley
Hessle Road
Hitchin
Holyhead
Hounslow
Hucknall
Huddersfield
Humberstone
Huntingdon
Huyton
Ilkeston
Jarrow
Kenilworth
Kensington
Kettering
Kidderminster
Kimberley
Kings Heath
Kings Lynn
Kingston Milton Keynes
Kingswood
Lee Circle
Leeds Trinity
Leek
Leigh
Leighton Buzzard
Letchworth
Lichfield
Liverpool Edge Lane
Llandudno
Long Eaton
Longton
Loughborough
Louth
Lowestoft
Maesteg
Maidenhead
Market Drayton
Market Harborough
Matlock
Melton Mowbray
Middlebrook
Mildenhall
Morley
Morriston
Neath
New Malden
Newbury
Newcastle-U-Lyme
Newton Abbott
Newton Aycliffe
Northallerton
Nottingham
Nuneaton
Oakham
Orton
Oswestry
Parc Trostre
Parkgate
Pembroke Dock
Perry Barr
Peterborough
Pontefract
Pontypool
Porthmadog
Portsmouth
Pwllheli
Queen Street Cardiff
Rainham
Redcar
Redhill
Redruth
Retford
Rhyl
Ripley
Riverside
Rugele
Rushden
Sale
Selby
Selly Oak
Sherwood
Shirley
Shrewsbury
Slough
South Shields
Southport
Sovereign Harbour
Spalding
St Albans
St Austell
St Helens
St James Retail Park
Stafford
Stevenage
Stockport
Stourbridge
Stratford
Strood
Sutton-In-Ashfield
Sutton-In-Surrey
Syston
Tamworth
Tamworth Retail Park
Taunton
Telford
Thamesmead
Thetford
Thornaby
Tooting
Torquay
Tottenham Hale
Truro
Tunbridge Wells
Uttoxeter
Wakefield
Walthamstow
Walton Thames
Waterlooville
Watford
Wellington
Wembley
West Ealing
West Quay
Wheatley
Whitehaven
Widnes
Wigston
Wimbledon
Winton
Wolverhampton
Wombwell
Woodhouse Lane
Workington
Wrexham
Wythenshawe
Yeovil
Yiewsley
It comes after Wilko announced plans to close 15 stores this year, resulting in about 67 job losses across the country.
Jerome Saint-Marc, Wilko chief executive, said: “Our history is steeped in serving our customers and communities going back to 1930 but there’s no denying the way people shop with us and where they want to shop with us is changing."
"As a business, we’re evolving and this includes working with landlords for more favourable terms, as well as looking at locations and store formats.
“We’ll continue to pull together to make our business better to secure the future of over 16,000 team members.”
