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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Next mulls £500m sale of Reiss stake
Next is considering the sale of its 51% stake in Reiss in a deal that would value the fashion brand at more than £500m.
The ONS figures for gross domestic product were up 0.2% in April and grew by 0.1% over the three months to April, lifting Britain’s economy marginally above pre-pandemic levels.
Adanola launches with Harrods as sales surge
Manchester Activewear brand Adanola saw a 311% rise in gross sales in FY22 and grew headcount from 32 to 87 and has launched in Harrods Knightsbridge store and on the retailer’s website.
Shopify is investing in a European growth strategy and better support to European merchants and partners, EMEA currently accounts for 25% of Shopify's merchant base and 16% of its revenue.
Retail media ad sales predicted to overtake TV by 2028
Advertising on retail marketplaces such as Amazon, Tesco and Sainsbury are expected to increase by 9.9% this year and are set to overtake TV sales in 2028, according to media company GroupM.
European union investigates pricing practices of fashion houses
Following raids in April at Gucci and other luxury firms, European competition authorities are investigating the distribution pricing practices of the luxury fashion houses.
Landlord Grosvenor retrofits for sustainability in London
Landlord Grosvenor has completed over 600,000sqft of sustainable retrofits, as part of a £90m spend to make properties more energy efficient with a 24% reduction in emissions in 2020/21.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
What does Frasers want with AO?
Frasers Group acquisition of a near-20% stake in electrical retailer AO.com this week wasn’t a move that many were expecting.
How AI is changing how PRs pitch to journalists
By using AI PRs can now maintain high levels of productivity whilst also sending the right pitches to the right people.
Is it time to jump on the TikTok train?
With more than 1.5bn users and the ability to go viral with next to no followers, the short-form video platform has all communications experts hooked.
Why you need social media employee advocacy program
Your employees are one of your biggest untapped marketing resources. They are the influencers and brand ambassadors who have been under your nose all along.
AI Search Engines for Content Marketing
New search engines are emerging that repurpose and reorder results to help create content for your website easily and quickly.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
BRC names Andy Higginson as next chair
The British Retail Consortium has named Andy Higginson as its chair-elect, succeeding incumbent Tony De Nunzio, whose tenure is set to come to an end in September.
BRAND NEWS
Decathlon UK targets festival season footfall with sustainability initiative
Decathlon has launched ‘Festival Tent Pledge’ to reward customers for not leaving their tents behind at festivals and has been supported by Glastonbury broadcaster Lauren Laverne.
Nike in transformation to foster wellness
Nike has launched its Nike Well Collective which focuses on holistic fitness and well-being and aims to foster a sense of community and connection to nature and oneself.
Puma expands metaverse offer with Black Station 2 launch
Puma is growing its Black Station metaverse destination with an “immersive digital retail experience” that reimagines omnichannel shopping through the metaverse platform.
AND FINALLY x2
Apple stays world's most valuable brand
Apple remains the world’s “most valuable brand” with Amazon maintaining its 4th place and Louis Vuitton in 8th place and Shein entering the top 100 for the first time in 70th place.
Leicester manufacturers: ‘the UK will have no textile industry soon’
Cornered by discount demands from retailers and outpriced by international rivals, Leicester’s garment manufacturers tell Drapers they are facing obsolescence.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending June 9th 2023?
1/ Summer
2/ Father’s Day
3/ Kitchen
4/ Garden
5/ Beach bags
6/ Bedroom
7/ Swimsuit
8/ BBQ
9/ Blouse
10/ Bikini
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Jessica Russell Flint is a British designer who creates vibrant, entirely unique hand-illustrated prints, with luxury products ranging across accessories, clothing, sleepwear and homeware.
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Clothing, beauty and accessories
Threadbare has more summer clothing and beachwear from its new Greecian Getaway range.
Peacocks has new womenswear ranges with Louise Redknapp and menswear ranges with Ashley Banjo.
New Look has new women’s summer wear, accessories, and footwear ranges.
PrettyLittleThing has a new GirlsVsCancer holiday outfits for the beach and the clubs, a bodycon range, a festival collection, a Molly Mae Summer edit, a Bridal edit, Kappa and Gemma Owen collaborations, plus beach outfits.
Barbour has new festival fashion ranges for all weathers.
Monsoon has new maxi dresses, kids clothing ranges, and adult bags, scarfs, accessories, summer dresses, plus shoes and jewellery.
Primark has a new Barbie movie range, band shirts, a Hip Trip festival range, a Pride range, a Bridgerton range of clothes and accessories, makeup ranges, swimsuits and beachwear.
River Island has new summer holiday ranges from clothes for going out to beachwear.
Curvy Kate has new Senses, Authority, Lifestyle, Wonderfully, Enclose, Boost in Bloom, Scantilly, Twist & Shout ranges.
Roman Originals has new floral outfits, spring and summer ranges in all sizes.
Matalan has new pink and Barbie ranges, Father’s Day gifts, summer accessories, mens Taylor & Wright suits, kids summer outfits and beachwear plus new womenswear.
Oliver Bonas has new fashion, bags, accessories and jewellery collections.
Fatface has new festival wear, beachwear – with a collaboration with the Marine Conservation Society - summer clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery, and accessories.
Seol + Gold has new jewellery and womenswear ranges.
George at Asda has new women’s summer clothing and tops for Father’s Day.
Lipsy has new Laura Whitmore x Love & Roses collaboration and new Love & Roses collections.
Teva have new sandal ranges.
Daisy Park Has a new range of all-purpose bags.
The Night Store has a new range of Moroccan nights nightwear sets.
Office has mens summer shoes and new sandal and trainer ranges.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
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Home, garden and food
Ivyline has new Christmas gifts and decoration ranges as well as garden and indoor plant pot ranges for this summer.
Biscuiteers Baking has new ranges for summer, for graduations and for Father’s Day.
The Range has fans to keep you cool, new beach accessories, homeware, festival gear, and a honey comb collection of kitchen and table ware.
Hobbycraft has new sewing kits, cross stitching kits, gifts, Pride clothing, summer party ranges, Father’s Day gifts, foam mosaic art and paint and sew your own ranges.
Imp & Maker has new food hampers and gift ranges.
B&M has new Natural bathroom, kitchen pantry and Winter Harvest ranges.
Hotel Chocolat has new velvetisers and chocolate gift ranges.
Oliver Bonas has new kitchen gift ranges and home ranges as well as Father’s Day gifts.
Furniture Village has new lounge and bedroom solutions.
Cartwright & Butler has new picnic hampers and Father’s Day ranges.
Daisy Park has new homeware and new Gisela Graham Christmas candle ranges and Christmas decorations.
Wilko has new presents for Father’s Day
Designers Guild has new ranges for AW23 including John Derian fabric and wallpaper and an Essentials range and an Accessories range.
Cambridge Imprint has new stationery storage ranges.
Next has new Nomadic range of homeware and Reflections, Optimism and Moss Green ranges of furniture, Kitchenware and homeware.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new plants, Meadowmat instant turf, picnic ideas, terrariums and indoors and outdoors ranges for the home.
Dunelm has new homeware and furniture ranges, plus Disney and Natural History Museum collaborations plus Timeless and Pride & Joy homeware ranges.
Sofology has new furniture for the home.
George Home has new homeware and outdoor furniture ranges as well as ranges for your pets.
National Trust shop has new picnic and outdoor ranges.
Cutter & Squidge has new coffee ranges, Father’s Day treats, afternoon tea selections and picnic hampers.
See additional new home images from the last weeks from
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PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day - 4
Days until Halloween - 139
Days until Singles Day - 150
Days until Black Friday - 163
Days until Christmas Day - 194
How to get your brand on the June Editorial Calendars, higher up on search engines and in social media
Summer is here - and hopefully the weather will improve – so add anything summery, including summer clothing, and 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.
We’re also at the start of the festival season, so make sure you add festival or Glastonbury or any of the other big festivals, Isle of Wight, British Summer Time, Boardmasters, Reading/Leeds, to your keyword lists.
The media are starting to ramp up their summer holiday features, so add swimwear, beachwear, beach, holiday, suitcases, travel bags, travel accessories etc to your keywords. Because of the cost-of-living crisis people are cutting back and are either staying at home, or are thinking 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, which is coming up in early July.
June Diary - Weeks/Months
June is LGBTQ Pride Month, National Smile Month (15th May – 15th June). It’s also London Fashion Week (9th-12th), Men’s Health Week (10th-17th), Diabetes Awareness Week (12th-18th), National Picnic Week (18th-26th). Shorter events include - Royal Ascot (20th-24th) and the return of the Glastonbury festival (21st-25th)
June - Days
14th – International Bath Day
14th – National Cup Cake Day (US)
15th – Three years since the end of the first UK lockdown for non-essential shops (England)
15th – National Beer Day (UK)
17th – King Charles III official Birthday
18th – Sustainable Gastronomy Day
18th – International Picnic Day
18th – Father’s Day
18th – Juneteenth
20th – Royal Ascot Starts
21st – Glastonbury Festival Starts
21st – International Yoga Day
21st – Summer Solstice (The end of Spring)
22nd – World Rainforest Day
22nd – Windrush Day
23rd – Take your dog to work Day
24th – Midsummer’s Day
25th – 6 months until Christmas Day
30th – International Asteroid Day
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