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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Net sales at H & M increased by 6% to 57,616m SEK (£4247.97m) in Q2 with the brand blaming unfavourable weather conditions compared to the same quarter last year.
Asos posts quarterly profit as turnaround strategy pays off
Asos Q3 sales fell 14% to £858.9m but reported adjusted EBIT was “up more than £20m y-on-y” with Asos reporting it was “on track” to achieve an adjusted guidance of between £40-60m in H2.
N Brown sales dampened by poor spring weather
Jacamo and Simply Be parent N Brown sales fell 9.9% to £148.7m in the quarter to June 3 but reported this was in line with expectations and there was an “improving trend” over the period.
Hugo Boss raises 2025 sales target to €5bn
Hugo Boss has raised its sales target to €5bn by 2025, up 11% CAGR against 2022 and expects EBIT to reach at least €600m and is targeting growth through bricks-and-mortar retail.
Issa brothers close to £650m Asda property sale
The Issa brothers are on the cusp of successfully selling off 25 Asda stores on leases of up to 20 years to a US investor Realty Income Corporation in a deal worth £650m.
Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill owes creditors £167m three years after collapse
Unsecured creditors are still owed £167m three years after the collapse of Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group empire which included Jaeger, Peacocks and Bonmarché.
Online spending for April down
Adobe Digital Economy Index data for the UK shows £7.8bn online consumer spending for May down 2.5% on April 2023 and down 1.3% on April 2022.
Retailers must do more on diversity and inclusion among top executives
A new report from the British Retail Consortium and the MBS Group says UK retailers must do more to bolster diversity and inclusion among its top executives.
UKFT leads £4m recycling project for waste textiles
UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) is leading a £4m project with partners Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Pangaia and New Look, to divert thousands of tonnes of waste textiles from landfill.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Frasers vs Next: How big are their growing retail empires?
Frasers Group and Next are emerging as the industry’s biggest buyers of businesses in distress as both retail giants have embarked on recent buying sprees.
How Lego is building its empire, brick by brick
Retail Gazette meets Lego Group director Amy Pearson to discuss how the retailer is growing its retail business and appealing to both the young and old.
Why Ikea believes AI will be the next retail disruptor
Ikea vice president of engineering Anca Iordanescu has branded artificial intelligence (AI) as the “next disruptor” for the retail industry.
6 simple automations every B2B organisation needs to have
Discover fresh ways to apply automation in your B2B organisation. Enhance customer experience, improve efficiency and drive growth.
How to prioritise UX for better content creation
Creating your best content involves more than accurate information. Here's why user experience is a can’t-miss feature of effective content.
How to build a strong brand voice on social media
Hootsuite explains how to define your unique brand voice and incorporate it into your social media strategy and beyond.
Google Shopping launches new AI try-on tool for fashion
Google Shopping has launched an AI try-on-tool in the US, it is being trialled by Anthropologie, Everlane and H&M, the tool is currently limited to women’s tops and works for sizes from XXS-4XL.
Amazon is trialling applying artificial Intelligence to summarise user reviews
Amazon is experimenting with using AI to sum up customer feedback on products, to potentially cut down the time shoppers spend sifting through reviews before making a purchase.
LVMH expands partnership with Epic Games
LVMH is increasing its use of Epic Games’ technology to create new virtual experiences across its brands, such as virtual fitting rooms and fashion shows and digital twins.
BRAND NEWS
Nobody’s Child embarks on US expansion with Europe and Middle East to follow
Nobody’s Child is to expand into the US through the launch of online partnerships with Anthropologie and Nordstrom, and its EU and Middle Eastern expansion plans “are also imminent”.
Scarlett Johansson’s The Outset launches in the UK
Actress Scarlett Johansson has launched The Outset, the skincare line she founded with beauty veteran Kate Foster in 2022, in the UK.
Stella McCartney launches bag crafted from banana plants
British fashion designer Stella McCartney is continuing to innovate and invest in leather alternatives with its first-ever bag crafted from Bananatex, an entirely natural, circular and plastic-free material.
Mint Velvet continues with store expansion
Womenswear business Mint Velvet is looking to open six new stores in the next seven months, says CEO and co-founder Liz Houghton.
Valentino is first luxury label to introduce virtual try-ons
Valentino is the first luxury brand to introduce virtual try-on (VTO) for its ready-to-wear collections, with the help of the Farfetch-owned augmented reality app, Wanna.
AND FINALLY
Key Chelsea landlord Earl Cadogan dies
Earl Cadogan, has died at the age of 86. Under Cadogan’s stewardship, Cadogan Estates created some of the key shopping areas in London including Sloane Street, and the King’s Road.
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
Monsoon has new summer clothing including dresses, kaftans, jackets and jumpers plus shoes, bags, scarfs, accessories and jewellery and kids clothing ranges.
Accessorize has new jewellery, summer clothing, hats, scarves, shoes and bag ranges.
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.
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.
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Home, garden and food
Cuckooland has new furniture for outdoors.
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.
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PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day - 3
Days until Halloween - 138
Days until Singles Day - 149
Days until Black Friday - 162
Days until Christmas Day - 193
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. It’s also 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
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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