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The latest retail news from Burberry, Nudea, Studio Retail, Machine-A, NB, YouTube, Revlon, Poundland and articles on how to capture the online home and garden market, why fashion is setting up in the metaverse, how to appeal to Gen-Z and more.

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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Nearly 650,000 retail jobs lost over last five years

Figures from the Centre for Retail Research show 645,204 retail jobs have been lost and 72,580 stores closed across the whole of the UK during the five years since 2017.

Nicholas Daley wins 2022 BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has named Nicholas Daley as the winner of the 2022 BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund, citing his “wild and dizzying design talent" as the reasons for his win.

Revlon Is preparing to file for bankruptcy

US beauty brand Revlon is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it battles supply chain problems and a heavy debt load, with Friday seeing shares plunging 53%.

UK slowdown fears mount as GDP unexpectedly shrinks in April

Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in April, adding to fears of a slowdown three days before the Bank of England announces its latest interest rate response to the surge in inflation.

Many UK consumers mistakenly believe fashion causes minimal pollution

Many UK consumers wrongly believe that fashion is less damaging to the environment than shipping, aviation, food and construction, according to a new report by Alchemie Technology.

Metaverse market to surpass $1.5tn by 2030

The revenue of the metaverse market is likely to grow at a mammoth rate and reach $1.5tn by the year 2030, according to a study by P&S Intelligence.

Poundland expands Poundshop team as it prepares to launch UK-wide ecommerce service

Poundland is winding down its online sales pilot and is expanding the team at its recently purchased Poundshop business as it prepares to offer a UK-wide e-commerce service.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How to capture the online home-and-garden market

The home-and-garden market is the next vertical to move online with 50+% of shoppers in the UK and Germany buying home decor and furniture shopping online, and over 40% in gardening.

Has the homewares sector lost its spring?

The homewares sector has enjoyed a boom over the past two years but, with DFS and ProCook issuing the latest in a string of profit warnings, has the pandemic bubble burst?

Why fashion brands are setting up permanent social spaces in the metaverse

Brands are flocking to the metaverse, staking their claims for when the masses hopefully begin to adopt digital’s new frontier and start spending their time and money in alternate universes.

Four steps any brand can take to appeal to Gen Z

To build loyalty with Gen Z brands need to advocate meaningfully, tap into communities to stay ahead of trends, and lean on like-minded partners.

Is product placement the future of advertising?

Is product placement where the future of TV advertising lies? Marketing Beat takes a deep dive into the practice’s history to better understand its potential as reliable revenue stream.

Why Burberry is betting on AR to boost handbag sales

Burberry has teamed up with Snap Inc’s Vertebrae to offer a 360-degree augmented reality shopping experience on its website with the aim of boosting their handbag sales.

Why brands are embracing the stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

In celebration of Pride Month, Marketing Beat delves into brand collaborations with stars from RuPaul’s international Drag queen reality TV show.

Twitter launches Product Drop option for merchants

Twitter has debuted a new Product Drop feature that allows merchants to update shoppers on upcoming launches and gives them a “Remind Me” button that gives them a 15-minute warning.

Eight retailers launching marketplaces

From Farfetch to Mountain Warehouse to Superdrug. Retailers across fashion, beauty and sports are all looking to cash in on marketplaces, here are eight who have launched or are set to launch.

Amazon launches ‘Virtual Try-On for Shoes’

Amazon has introduced an interactive mobile experience that enables people to virtually try on shoes as it looks to create more immersive experiences for fashion shoppers online.

BRAND NEWS

The latest YouTube 'Beauty Festival' will offer a shoppable experience

YouTube’s second "Beauty Festival," event will feature shoppable live online content and will be fronted by 30 celebrities including Gwen Stefani, Hailey Bieber and Ashley Graham.

Burberry announces new partnership with Mythical Games

Burberry’s in house digital team have created another collaboration with Mythical Games on their Blankos Block Party to test the gaming and metaverse market.

Nudea launches bra recycling scheme to keep millions out of landfill

Intimates brand Nudea has launched a recycling scheme, ‘Bra-cycle’ to reduce the staggering 19m bras which end up as landfill every year.  

Studio Retail works with Ideal World to launch shoppable content across its social platforms

Home shopping company Studio Retail is working with TV shopping channel Ideal World TV to launch live shoppable content across the TV company’s social platforms.

New Balance taps Raheem Sterling and Bukayo Saka for latest brand campaign

American sportswear firm, New Balance has unveiled a new global marketing campaign featuring England football star Raheem Sterling and Bukayo Saka.

Former Olympian Roger Black launches fitness range with exercise.co.uk

Yorkshire-based fitness retailer Exercise.co.uk, has partnered with former Olympian Roger Black MBE to stock his own fitness range.

Machine-A to expand internationally with Shanghai store

Machine-A is going international and will open a Shanghai store this year, its first permanent location outside of the UK. The debut will also include an exclusive link-up with Raf Simons.

Gap launches new credit cards with Barclays

Gap is launching a new suite of credit cards as it looks to boost loyalty and will see Gap Inc’s existing 10m card members being fully migrated to the Barclays programme.

AND FINALLY x2

Amazon Prime customers are suing the company for getting rid of free whole foods delivery

Amazon is being sued by Prime users after the ecommerce giant ended its free Whole Foods delivery perk.

Russia re-brands McDonald’s after chain withdraws

Russia has re-branded its former McDonald’s restaurants under the name ‘Vkusno i Tochka’ which directly translates as ‘Tasty and that’s it’.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending June 10^th 2022?

1/ SS22

2/ AW22

3/ Father’s Day

4/ Bedrooms   

5/ Dress

6/ Summer

7/ Picnic

8/ Garden

9/ Cushion   

10/ Shorts

COLLABORATIONS ON PRSHOTS

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Cutter & Squidge is a family-run, all-natural bakery created by two food-obsessed sisters. Playfulness is their passion, they love to create exciting, experimental flavours and artisan designs. Their bakes and gifts are lovingly handcrafted to taste delicious and look exquisite on any occasion.

Peacocks was founded by Albert Frank Peacock in Warrington, in 1884 with the principle of value for money and that still holds today with its good value clothing ranges for men, women and children. The latest Weekend range features brand ambassador Louise Redknapp.

NoLoGo was founded by designer Tina Malhamé who has worked with Sir Terence Conran, Next, Monsoon, Laura Ashley, Anokhi, Per Una and more. NoLoGo-Chic produces beautiful clothing, each carefully designed and sourced, with its own unique detailing, in gorgeous natural fabrics.

Bonmarché returns to PRShots with its Spring Summer 2022 range if women’s clothing. The range features long, midi and short dresses as well as jackets, swimsuits, shirts and t-shirts

KMI Brands Noughty is a British-born, cruelty-free, vegan and naturals brand on a mission to exceed the performance of premium conventional hair and body care with natural alternatives that won’t cost the earth - literally.

Bryony Bel was born out of a desire for aspirational, contemporary and wearable jewellery without the designer price tag. With over 15 years industry experience at a number of jewellery brands, they bring a curated edit of contemporary and affordable sterling silver and 18kt gold vermeil jewellery.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

M&Co  has new summer clothes and accessories for kids and adults

Shoe Zone Has new shoe collections

River Island  has Father’s Day gifts, accessories and new summer clothing imagery for kids and adults and a Sofia Richie, Charlie Howard and Danny Lomas collabs

From My Mothers Garden has new summer wear

Primark has a new Pride range, new summer sandals and wedges, and a Stacey Solomon collaboration

Freemans has new summer outfits including Julien Macdonald ranges

Very has new summer outfits for men and women

Monsoon  has new vintage inspired womenswear and accessories

Hotter has new summer shoes

Barbour has new classic clothing 

George at Asda has new summer outfits, vintage and Pride t-shirts

PrettyLittleThing has new swimwear and Nella Rose, Martha Kalifatidis, Marilyn Melo, Jayda Wayda and Alabama Barker ranges

Lipsy has new campaign images

Feel Unique has Father’s Day toiletries

F&F  has summer outfits, beach wear and athleisure wear

Roman Originals has more new SS22 outfits

Radley has new bags and accessories

New Look has new women’s summer outfits

NoLoGo has summer outfits

Dune London has new occasion wear and summer sandals 

Crew Clothing has new clothing and accessories

Matalan has Taylor & Wright styles and new family dressing options and Father’s Day gifts

Pink House Mustique  has new beachwear

See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from

Fatface Hope Fashion  TK Maxx Dancing Leopard Dune London Mens Marks & Spencer Wilko Oliver Bonas

Home and food

Designers Guild has new AW22 ranges

Abstract House has new canvasses for all tastes

Parker Knoll has new sofa and chair ranges

The Range has new outdoor and indoor furniture

Hotel Chocolat has new Father’s Day chocolates

Cult Furniture  has new garden furniture and homeware

Furniture Village has new Ercol bedroom and lounge furniture

Daisy Park has new decorations and light for outside and in

Primark has new home accessories

Cambridge Imprint  has new stationery and printing sets

Nest has new outdoor and indoor home ranges  

TK Maxx  has new homeware

Cartwright & Butler has new gifts and hampers for Father’s Day

Very  has kitchenware and garden items

George Home has the season sell out Ozark blow up chair

Oliver Bonas has new home ware and some early Christmas baubles

Dunelm has new AW22 home wear

Marks & Spencer has new things for the lounge and bathroom

Cuckooland has new modular sofas

Lights4fun has AW22 and Halloween lights

Cath Kidston has new kitchen wear

Oak Furnitureland has new sofa and rug ranges

Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods, pet accessories and Fathers’ Day gifts 

DFS has new ranges

See more new home images from the last two weeks from

NoLoGo National Trust Shop Wilko M&Co Pink House Mustique Fritz Fryer Matalan Sofology Joe Browns Next Paperchase Fatface Next

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How to get your brand on the June Editorial Calendars   

Summer is here - and hopefully the weather will improve – so add anything summery including summer clothing, swimwear, and push anything to do with outside so garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or a picnic or barbecue, and don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and we’re also at the start of the festival season, so make sure you add festival, Glastonbury, to your keyword lists. 

Media are starting to ramp up the summer holiday features so swimwear, suitcases, travel bags, travel accessories etc are all images and keywords that you should be adding. Some people are still staying at home, so it’s probably a good idea to think of holidays closer to home, so add in keywords and phrases like “staycation” “holistay” “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like hoodies, and cardigans for the colder UK evenings.

Also look at sports, particularly anything tennis-related for Wimbledon.

June Diary - Weeks/Months

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, National Smile Month, it’s also Wimbledon (27^th-10^thJuly) and Royal Ascot (14^th-18^th), and the return of the Glastonbury festival (22^nd-26^th).  

June - Days

14^th – International Bath Day

15^th – Two years since the end of the first UK lockdown for non-essential shops (England)

15^th – National Beer Day (UK)

18^th – Sustainable Gastronomy Day

18^th – International Picnic Day

19^th – Father’s Day

19^th – Juneteenth

21^st – Summer Solstice

22^nd – World Rainforest Day

22^nd – Windrush Day

24^th – Take your dog to work Day

24^th – Midsummer’s Day

27^th – Wimbledon fortnight starts

30^th – International Asteroid Day

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