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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Under Armour, Asos, New Look, Polín et moi, Ralph Lauren, JYSK, Regatta, Phoebe Philo, Chapter B  and Adidas. Plus articles on getting started with live-stream selling, ChatGPT for PRs, how to succeed with influencer marketing and more.

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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

UK narrowly avoided recession in 2022 as economy flatlined

The UK’s economy flatlined in the last three months of 2022 with the Office for National Statistics recording 0.0% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in Q4 helping it to avoid a recession.

Adidas to lose out on £1bn after cutting ties with Yeezy

Adidas expects to lose over £1bn in annual sales and £443m in operating profit this year if it decides not to sell its stock of Yeezy inventory.

Under Armour unveils ambitious UK expansion plans with 3 new ‘cutting-edge’ stores

Under Armour is opening cutting-edge stores in Liverpool, Battersea and Stratford Westfield in the next two months as part of its strategy to strengthen the DTC channel in the UK and EMEA region.

ASOS appoints interim chief financial officer to support turnaround

Fashion retailer ASOS has appointed Sean Glithero as interim chief financial officer to provide additional support while it works through its Driving Change transformation programme.

New Look to trial charging customers for online returns

New Look has started a trial of charging customers £1.99 for postal returns of online orders but customers can still return online orders to stores for free.

Polín et moi sets its sights on the US and UK markets in 2023

Spanish women's fashion brand Polín et moi saw a 152% increase in turnover and plans to expand into the UK and US markets in 2023 to add to the current 30 markets it currently operates in.

Ralph Lauren reports earnings growth

Ralph Lauren revenues for Q3 were up 1% to $1.8bn - beating analysts predictions of $1.76b – with all markets US, Asia and Europe seeing increases and it expects FY23 revenues to be 8% up.

Amazon launches sustainability accelerator for start-ups working on recycling tech

Amazon has launched its second sustainability accelerator for start-ups working on the innovation and development of recycling technologies

Industrial action boosts e-commerce revenue last week

E-commerce revenues were up last week as industrial action on the rail networks moved shoppers online to beat the travel disruption.

JYSK continues UK expansion with new store to open in Scunthorpe

Danish retailer, JYSK has opened its 30^th UK store – its second this year - with a new 950sqm store at Lakeside Retail Park in Scunthorpe

New Look confirms six store closures

New Look is closing six stores in Birmingham, Coventry, Trowbridge, Kirkcaldy, Walthamstow, and Northampton, but has plans to open new stores in the first half of the year.

Just Around the Corner AW23 draws its biggest crowd yet

Just Around the Corner (JATC), run by Juls Dawson, reported a record-breaking number of visitors as it opened the doors to its London edition of AW23.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Getting started with live-stream selling

Live-stream selling builds community, generates sales, lowers support requests, and reduces returns.

Is the future of retail a hybrid high street?

How can bricks-and-mortar businesses go hybrid to future-proof their retail operations and cater to the modern consumer? And what does this mean for the high street of tomorrow?

The pros and cons of ChatGPT for PRs

PRmoment looks at ChatGPT and looks at the benefits of using ChatGPT in the PR industry, but also its failings.

Why we care about loyalty marketing

Learn why loyalty programs are a win-win for brands and customers and ways marketers can reward customers across various channels.

How to succeed with influencer marketing

This guide to influencer marketing covers categories of influencers; the benefits and drawbacks of using influencer marketing; the importance of codes of conduct and ethics and much more.

Shopify unveils over 100 product enhancements for Editions showcase

Shopify has unveiled a major set of platform updates for merchants as part of its twice-yearly global product showcase, Shopify Editions.

BRAND NEWS

Regatta collaborates with Christian Lacroix

Outdoor brand Regatta has collaborated with French fashion House Christian Lacroix on an autumn/winter 2023 collection.

Phoebe Philo teases label launch date

British fashion designer and former Celine and Chloé creative director Phoebe Philo has announced that her eponymous clothing and accessories label will launch in September 2023.

Nobody’s Child expands into wedding attire

London-based "eco-conscious" womenswear brand Nobody's Child has launched its first collection of six bridesmaid dress styles ahead of the start of the 2023 wedding season.

Tesco partners up with Billie Faiers and her home and lifestyle brand Chapter B

Tesco has unveiled a new partnership with TV personality, Billie Faiers and her new home and lifestyle brand, Chapter B.

ASOS in charity partnership with Caramel Rock

ASOS is building on its charitable endeavours by partnering with Caramel Rock, a Newham, London-based fashion and creative arts education charity.

AND FINALLY

Giorgio Armani now sells yachts

Giorgio Armani and The Italian Sea Group are creating a 236-foot Admiral yacht. The project launched in 2020 and will be completed and delivered in early 2024.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending February 3^rd 2023?

1/ Valentine 

2/ Easter

3/ Cushion

4/ Bathroom

5/ Mirror

6/ Blue

7/ Kitchen

8/ Pink

9/ Green  

10/ Bedroom

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Imp & Maker founded by entrepreneur Sarah Louise Fairburn to bring together food, drinks & gifts from established, emerging and exciting new names in the food & drink world for both home and corporate gifting.

Scamp & Dude was created by Jo Tutchener-Sharp, founder and previous MD of Beauty Seen PR and is famous for their signature leopard and lightning bolt print and vibrant designs, which features in their mens, womens, kids and baby ranges.

Lola Starr is a proud British activewear brand whose clothes are designed with the environment and functionality in mind and champions local textile industries using a talented UK team of skilled designers, pattern cutters, and seamstresses.

Hobbycraft was founded in 1995, and has since grown to be the largest arts and crafts retailer in the UK with over 100 stores across the UK, and has everything you need for art, knitting and crochet, haberdashery, papercraft, wedding and party, baking, jewellery making and more.

Silk & Lawn are a Brighton-based accessories brand creating beautiful handmade headbands, hair ties & turbans for little and grown-up people made from silk and Tana lawn cottons.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Primark has new kids, accessories,  KEM, bridal, Denim, Varsity and women’s ranges.

Barbour has new womenswear ranges and accessories for pets

Roman Originals has new spring and summer ranges

Monsoon has a new range of eco fabric Lenzing clothes

NoLoGo  has new ranges for SS

Very has V by Very ranges and new kids tops, womenswear, jewellery, and Valentine’s fashions

Fatface has the Fletchers in its new campaign

New Look has new swimwear and summer clothing drops

Regatta has new active and outdoor shoes and clothes

Radley has new ranges but check the embargo

Matalan launches the Papaya range of clothes as well as new shoes and bags

Dune London has new Valentine’s ideas, SS23 shoe and bag ranges and accessories

Cath Kidston has new Harry Potter collaborations

Bryony Bel has new jewellery ranges

Threadbare has new SS23 clothing ranges for him and her

PrettyLittleThing  has a new skiing ranges, Gemma Owen collabs and a new Renew range featuring Molly Mae and Valentine’s Day lingerie and going out wear

Joe Browns  has new women’s and men’s ranges

Aspiga has new womenswear

Oliver Bonas has new drops for March including clothes, jewellery, bags and accessories.

From my mother’s garden has new ranges for 2023

Cath Kidston has new womenswear and accessory ranges

TK Maxx has new SS23 fashion and accessory ranges

See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at

Dune London Men’s River Island Freemans Night Store Peacocks John Lewis Tu Clothing F&F Marks & Spencer Bonmarché Deichmann UK George at Asda Accessorize Dancing Leopard Sarvin Lipsy M&Co  Cotton Traders

Home and food

Cutter & Squidge has Mother’s day and Easter hampers and goodies

Wilko has hundreds of new kitchen, dining, bed, bath and living room items

Dobbies Garden Centres has new edible planting, patio furniture, house plants, chimeneas, pizza ovens, firepits.

Primark Home has new home wear

National Trust Shop has new puzzles,  gifts and things for the garden

Fritz Fryer has new lighting solutions

Biscuiteers Baking has new ranges

Cartwright & Butler has new Easter,  Mother’s Day and Valentines hampers and gifts

Cult Furniture  has new tables and chairs

Nest  has new lamps and lighting solutions

Next launches a new Tahiti, Stockholm, Arches, Valencia and Medley collections

The Range  has kitchen and home ware to keep you organised in 2023

Furniture Village has new sofa ranges

Fatface has new Easter decorations for the home

George Home has new homeware, Valentines gifts and gifts for your pet

Homesense has new SS23 home items and gifts for Easter, Mother’s day and Valentines day

Daisy Park  has new kitchenware

Very unveils its new Everyday Homes collection and has Valentines gifts

Oliver Bonas has new gifts for the home

Cath Kidston has new homeware

Cardfactory has more valentines’ gifts for him and her

TK Maxx has new things for you and your home for SS23

Hotel Chocolat has new chocolates for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and pictures of the Chocmobile

Cuckooland  has new home gifts and new SS23 home goods

Paperchase has new gifts

B&M has their new Urban Eden and Superbloom collections for summer outdoors and Easter collections

See additional new home images from the last few weeks from

Sofology John Lewis Marks & Spencer Cambridge Imprint  Designers Guild Matalan NoLoGo Dunelm Avalana Dune London Luxdeco Designers Guild White Stuff Monsoon  KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas

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DIARY

Days until Valentine’s Day - 4

Days until Mother’s Day – 37

Days until Easter – 58

Days until Eid al-Fitr – 70

Days until Halloween – 263

Days until Singles Day - 274

Days until Black Friday – 287

Days until Christmas Day – 318

How to get your brand on the February Editorial Calendars   

Aside from continuing to keep an eye on those SS23 drops the first half of the month is about preparing for Valentine’s day issues and the second half is about getting ready for Easter. For Valentine’s day make sure everything has some of the keywords the media will be looking for eg gifts, pink, red, lingerie etc. For Easter make sure everything has some of the keywords the media will be looking for eg eggs, chocolate, easter bunny, easter egg, chick etc.

As we’re coming out of winter it’s time to start putting up images for the spring and summer. So anything related to getting out of the house is good, so get uploading images and adding keywords relating to summer outfits, swimwear, the garden, garden parties and Barbecues (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc). 

February Diary - Weeks/Months

In the UK it’s LGBT+ history month and in the US this is Black History Month. It’s a great month for food, we have Pancake Day, national Pizza Day and Bread Week (18^th-26^th)

Other events include;

Source show Olympia (12^th – 14^th)

London Fashion Week (17^th – 21^st)

New York Fashion Week (9^th-15^th Feb)

Fairtrade Fortnight Feb 27^th – Mar 12^th)

February is also National Bird Feeding Month in the US

National Apprenticeship week 6^th - 12^Th Feb

February - Days

11^th – Brit Awards 

12^th – NFL Super Bowl 

12^th – Source Fashion Event Olympia

14^th – Valentine’s Day

15^th – Singles Awareness Day

17^th - Random Acts of Kindness Day (US)

18^th – Maha Shivaratri 

21^st – Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day 

26^th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease)

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