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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
JD Sports upgrades profit expectations as Christmas sales soar
JD Sports results for the six weeks over Christmas were up 20% and total sales grew 10% in the 22 weeks to Dec 31 double the 5% growth in H1.
Sainsbury’s delivers “best possible Christmas”
Sainsbury’s general merchandise sales were up 7.4% in the six weeks to 7 Jan and Argos sales climbed by 7.1% and now expects its profits to be at the upper end of its £630-690m guidance
White stuff sales rocket over Christmas
White Stuff total sales in the nine weeks to 31 Dec were up 16%, with in-store sales up 25% year on year and online sales up 8%.
Liberty saw sales recover to near pre-pandemic levels with total revenue up at £82m in the year to Jan 31st 2022 - up from £59.6m in 2020 – and reduced its loss to £3.5m from 2020’s £12.3m loss.
Warpaint London beats its own expectations
Beauty specialist Warpaint London has had a “particularly strong” Q4 and sales for the full year are now expected to be around £64m, up from £50m, with pre-tax profit around £10m, up from £6.9m.
Crocs lifts full-year revenue guidance on strong brand growth
Crocs expects Q4 revenue growth of around 60%, compared to 2021 and expects record full-year 2022 revenues of around $3.55bn, which would represent around 53% growth compared to 2021.
Clothing sales rise 1.3% at Sainsbury’s Tu
Sales of Sainsbury's Tu clothing rose by 5.1% year-on-year in the 6 weeks to 7 January, with clothing sales up 0.4% in the 16 weeks to 7 Jan compared to the same period in pre-pandemic 2019/20.
Oliver Sweeney festive sales soar
Clothing retailer Oliver Sweeney results for the 12 weeks leading up to 26 Dec saw sales up 32% on the same period in 2021 and 69% higher than the equivalent period in 2020.
Oxfam sees sustainable fashion growth
The cost-of-living crisis and a change in attitudes to second-hand clothing saw Oxfam sales grow by more than 40% in the week before Christmas with womenswear the best-selling product category.
Boohoo to cut jobs at London office
Boohoo is to make redundancies in its London office, with 100 roles under threat. The roles in the ecommerce, buying and design departments will be brought under the Debenhams.com teams.
Amazon ‘Buy with Prime’ for third-party sites set for wide launch
Amazon is to expand its 'Buy with Prime' service in the US from invite-only to more widely available, the service allows brands to use Amazon’s payment and delivery services.
ScS completes acquisition of modular sofa-maker Snug
ScS has completed the acquisition of sofa in a box pioneer Snug in a pre-pack administration deal which preserved all 53 Snug employee’s jobs and its online site and Leeds pop-up store.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Why you need a customer value squad
A customer values squad is a small, cross-functional team and it’s an ideal solution to help cope with volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments throughout the business.
How to start with sustainable e-commerce
Shifting to sustainable business practices can seem overwhelming. Here are simple, elementary steps for getting started.
Top six e-commerce trends for 2023
There are over 60 million e-commerce users in the UK with more tech-savvy kids joining the total, so it’s crucial that online retailers continue to innovate if they want to keep growing too.
Retail returns between Black Friday and Christmas were up 57% on 2021 with returns up 26% between Christmas and New Year, despite 25% of retailers now charging for returns - up from 16%.
Shoppers are relying on brand loyalty schemes as a ‘lifeline’ during cost of living crisis
Brand loyalty programmes are playing an important part in helping consumers get through the cost-of-living crisis, according to a behavioural science study by IAG Loyalty.
M&S trials Zyler virtual try-on technology
M&S has partnered with technology company Zyler to deliver an in-store virtual try-on experience in its Oxford Circus and Harrogate branches with clothing brand Jaeger.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Louis Vuitton gets new CEO Pietro Beccari and Delphine Arnault is now in charge of Dior
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault has appointed Pietro Beccari - current head of Dior - to replace long-time Louis Vuitton CEO Michael Burke and appointed his daughter Delphine to lead Christian Dior.
Ex-River Island marketing director joins George
Former River Island marketing director Jill Gate has joined George at Asda as senior director of brand marketing for the supermarket clothing label.
Former N Brown brand chief joins Co-op Group
Kenyatte Nelson is joining the Co-op Group Operating Board this month. Nelson is a non-exec director of the British Retail Consortium and former Chief Brand Officer at retailer N Brown Group.
Several senior staff members at M&Co, including the chief financial officer, have left the business following its collapse into administration in December
BRAND NEWS
Stella McCartney counts the cost, and benefit, of making eco-friendly fashion
Stella McCartney's latest environmental impact report, reveals the challenges of running a green business and the damage that wool, silk and cotton production can have on the planet.
Baileys launches puffer jacket with Jason Rembert
Liqueur brand Baileys has teamed up with celebrity stylist and designer Jason Rembert on the release of the first-ever Baileys Marshmallow Puffer Jacket.
AND FINALLY
Iceland looks to cut back on frozen food
Iceland has revealed plans to scale back the amount of chilled food it sells in an effort to reduce its energy bills.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending December 30th 2022?
1/ Christmas
2/ Magenta
3/ Throw
4/ Cushion
5/ Pink
6/ Coat
7/ SS23
8/ Gifts
9/ Dresses
10/ Scarf
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Primark has Valentines outfits, new Disney 100 ranges, baby outfits and dry shampoo ranges
New Look has new bags and shoes, Valentine’s 2023 lingerie, tops and dresses, as well as jeans, and winter outfits and loungewear
Oliver Bonas has new drops for February including clothes, jewellery, bags and accessories
River Island has new Valentines outfits Active ranges and SS23 winter clothes for Jan-Feb drops
Tu Clothing has activewear for the New Year
Fatface has new clothing ranges and accessories for kids and adults
Radley has new ranges for release in February, March and April
PrettyLittleThing has new Valentine’s Day lingerie and going out wear
Peacocks has new spring summer outfits for her
F&F has new looks for 2023
John Lewis has new womenswear ranges for SS23
Marks & Spencer has gifts for valentines
Threadbare has new SS232 outfits for her
Dune London has new SS23 shoe and bag ranges, gift ranges, going out shoes and wedding shoes
Bonmarché Has new SS23 activewear women’s ranges
Monsoon has new accessories and kids and adult ranges
Aspiga has new womenswear
Roman Originals has new warm winter wear, party and going-out outfits
Deichmann UK has new formal and training shoe ranges
From my mother’s garden has new ranges for 2023
Joe Browns has new Slo Joe’s ranges for SS23
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
NoLoGo Cath Kidston Matalan TK Maxx George at Asda Accessorize Very Dancing Leopard Sarvin Lipsy M&Co Cotton Traders Barbour Dune London Men’s Dunelm Hope Fashion The Morphbag by GSK Hope Fashion Crew Clothing Seol + Gold Dancing Leopard Sainsbury’s Beauty Sonder Studio Homesense
Home and food
TK Maxx has new things for you and your home for the New Year
B&M has their new Urban Eden and Superbloom collections for summer outdoors and Easter collections
Biscuiteers Baking has new Easter goodies
John Lewis has new solutions for the whole house from living rooms to bedrooms
Cardfactory has more valentines’ gifts for him and her
Marks & Spencer has gifts for valentines and homeware
Daisy Park has new ranges from East of India
Cambridge Imprint has new ideas for the home
The Range has kitchen and home ware to keep you organised in 2023
Designers Guild has new Christian Lacroix collaboration items
Primark Home has new homeware and gifts
Sofology has new Downton and Bridgerton sofa and footstool ranges
Very unveils its new Everyday Homes collection
Cult Furniture has new homeware
Matalan has new SS23 homestore ranges
Homesense has new Valentines gifts and SS23 home items
Dobbies Garden Centres has new firepits, SS23 outdoor cushions, prints, furniture, AW plants, home goods, and pet accessories.
Next introduces its new Land and Parallel collections
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Fritz Fryer NoLoGo George Home Dunelm M&Co Avalana Cath Kidston Dune London National Trust Shop Furniture Village Luxdeco Designers Guild Cuckooland Oliver Bonas White Stuff Cartwright & Butler Monsoon Nest Wilko KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Hotel Chocolat Cath Kidston Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas
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DIARY
Days until Valentine’s Day - 34
Days until Mother’s Day - 67
Days until Easter – 88
Days until Eid al-Fitr – 100
Days until Halloween - 293
Days until Black Friday – 317
Days until Christmas Day – 348
How to get your brand on the January Editorial Calendars
January is all about fitness and health and getting back on track after a Christmas and New Year Holidays break, plus it’s about starting to prepare for outfits and gifts for Valentine’s Day next month. But also, we’re looking forward to next season so make sure anything SS23 is flagged on your drops. Plus, as we’re mid-winter there will still be searches for anything cosy, so pyjamas, slippers, coats, hygge, winter warmers, knitwear, scarves and everything warm.
January Diary - Weeks/Months
January is also Veganuary and Dry January so it’s a good idea to make sure you have vegan-friendly products and non-alcoholic products labelled on your media centre, plus anything that’s healthy that fits in with resetting your life.
If you sell gin and anything gin-related then it’s also Ginuary
Diary - Days
14th - Orthodox New Year
20th – Martin Luther King Day
21st – National Hugging Day (US)
23rd - Have a Brew and Chat Monday/Blue Monday
25th – Burns Night
26th – Australia Day
26th – Indian Republic Day
27th – Chocolate cake day (US)
28th – Data Privacy Day
31st – Tax return payments are due today
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