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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Dr Martens, Ikea, WHSmith, Cotton Traders, Homebase, Victoria’s Secret, Pour Moi, Ro&Zo and Coachtopia. Plus articles on why online brands need to build stores, how to use traditional PR to build sales, top tips for creating brand videos and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Dr Martens sales for the year to 31 March were up 10% to £1.03bn but profit before tax dropped 29% to £128.9m due to “operational mistakes” in the US which impacted its performance.
Ikea acquires software provider to speed up online orders
Ikea-owner Ingka Group has bought US-based software brand Made4Net, which it says will allow it to make online fulfilment run more efficiently.
WHSmith to bring Toys“R”Us back to the high street
WHSmith is bringing Toys“R”Us back to the high street with nine shop-in-shops for the brand opening this summer with the first in WHSmith at Monks Cross Retail Park in York on 10th June.
Cotton Traders has another strong year, store and e-sales boom
Cotton Traders results for the year saw sales up 10.6% to £111m over 2022 with EBITDA up 3% to £12.6m with online sales up 16.6% and purchases via the Cotton Traders app up by 46% over 2022.
Homebase forecasts strong summer after bumper Bank Holiday
Homebase CEO Damian McGloughlin has predicted a strong summer after it hit record sales over the Bank Holiday weekend, with more than 4m plants sold over the period, up 20% on last year.
British Land to drop out of FTSE 100 in reshuffle but Ocado and Frasers Group survive
The property developer and retail landlord British Land is being relegated from the FTSE 100 ending a 21-year run, but despite valuation falls both Ocado and Frasers group maintained their places.
Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger parent PVH Corp saw Q1 ending April 30th revenue increase 2% to $2.158b, with net income up to $136m from $133m in Q1 2022.
Victoria's Secret earnings slashed
Victoria's Secret & Co Q1 revenues fell 5% to $1.407bn, with net earnings dropping to $1m from $81m in 2022 blaming a volatile macro environment and increased promotional activity.
Red tape and rules are ‘driving up costs’ for retailers
New government regulations and post-Brexit border controls are adding further cost burdens for British retailers, retailer Iceland warns.
B2B digital marketing budgets should grow in 2023
Around a quarter of B2B marketing executives expect significant increases in their digital marketing budgets this year.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Why online brands need to build stores
The members of the KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) have been looking at the retail market again and are questioning whether an online-only model is still viable.
How B2B brands can use traditional PR to build sales
Companies often feel that a press release is only for when there is some heavy hitting news to share. In fact, it’s one of the most effective communications strategy for a B2B brand.
Eleven top tips for creating stand-out brand videos
There is a lot of video content to compete with when you are trying to get a brand noticed, so here are 11 tips to get cut through.
Customers are seeing through retail’s ‘hollow’ Pride publicity stunts
Consumers are increasingly seeing through retailers’ empty attempts to express solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, according to GlobalData.
What inflation’s cultural impact means for marketing
Inflation has triggered consumer attitudes and behaviours that will not automatically dissipate if inflation recedes.
BRAND NEWS
Pour Moi teams up with Spice Girls’ Mel B
Lingerie and swimwear business Pour Moi has joined forces with Spice Girl, singer and TV personality Mel B for the launch of its Own Your Confidence campaign.
Ro&Zo expands stockists and launches on JD Williams
Womenswear fashion label Ro&Zo is expanding its current stockists and launching a spring/summer collection on JD Williams, part of the N Brown Group.
Coachtopia to open in Manchester
Coachtopia, Coach's new circular sub-brand is heading up North to Selfridges Manchester Trafford Centre & Manchester Exchange as part of their Worn Again scheme.
Roberto Cavalli kicks off UK summer collection tour
Roberto Cavalli has kicked off a UK summer collection tour with a pop-up in Selfridges and a dinner and evening of entertainment (including a performance by Rina Sawayama) in London.
AND FINALLY x3
How fungi can detoxify the fashion industry and fashion education
How a new business model drawing inspiration from fungi is set to detoxify the fashion education industry of its harmful pedagogical and structural mindset.
YMC co-founder Fraser Moss dies
Fraser Moss, who co-founded London-based brand YMC (You Must Create) with Jimmy Collins in 1995, died on 27 May.
New exhibition explores the Bloomsbury Group and fashion
Christian Dior Couture is supporting a new showcase exhibition at Charleston in Lewes, that explores the link between the Bloomsbury group and fashion.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending April 26th 2023?
1/ Summer
2/ Father’s Day
3/ Garden
4/ Sandals
5/ Sunglasses
6/ Pink
7/ Coastal
8/ Shoes
9/ Earrings
10/ Bags
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Arran Sense of Scotland puts quality and fragrance first, so you can be sure that each of their Bath, Body & Home products have been expertly crafted and manufactured with the greatest care on the Island home of Arran.
HebTroCo are based in Hebden Bridge and started in 2015 in the pub; they started selling trousers back in 2016 and have never looked back and now sell everything from jackets, to gifts, to their unique Action Blankets.
Paria sell cycle clothing and accessories that couple urban influences with the grit and fervour of the Yorkshire countryside, and collaborate with artists, designers, and illustrators to create something inspiring that promotes a friendly and inclusive attitude to cycling.
Love Hero founders Joshua, Tanja and Heather believed there was a better way to produce clothing that didn’t cost the planet and could reflect the real people who live on it. Which resulted in Love Hero a planet-conscious clothing for ordinary people living extraordinary lives.
Studio started back in 1962 and delivers everything from homewares through to clothing and footwear from top brand names as well as its own branded clothing.
Jessica Russell Flint is British designer who creates vibrant, entirely unique hand-illustrated prints, with luxury products ranging across accessories, clothing, sleepwear and homeware.
Tweedmill is a family-run business established in 1971 that creates beautiful British-made blankets, picnic rugs, home accessories and more and are stocked in more than 4000 retailers UK-wide.
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Clothing, beauty and accessories
Fatface has new festival wear, beachwear – with a collaboration with the Marine Conservation Society - summer clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery, and accessories.
PrettyLittleThing has a new bodycon range, a festival collection, a Molly Mae Summer edit, a Bridal edit, Kappa and Gemma Owen collaborations, plus beach outfits.
Primark has a new Pride range, Bridgerton range of clothes and accessories, festival wear, makeup ranges, swimsuits and beachwear, a Keith Haring collab, new makeup, Primark Cares and EDIT ranges.
Teva have new sandal ranges.
Daisy Park Has a new range of all-purpose bags.
Monsoon has new summer dresses, children’s coats and dresses plus shoes, accessories, jewellery and women and children’s summer beachwear.
Roman Originals has new spring and summer ranges in all sizes.
George at Asda has new tops for Father’s Day.
The Night Store has a new range of Moroccan nights nightwear sets.
Lipsy has new Laura Whitmore x Love & Roses collaboration
Office has mens summer shoes and new sandal and trainer ranges.
Matalan has new summer accessories, mens Taylor & Wright suits, kids summer outfits and beachwear plus new womenswear.
Threadbare has more summer clothing and beachwear from its new Greecian Getaway range.
Barbour has new festival fashion ranges for all weathers.
New Look has new women’s summer wear, and footwear ranges.
Curvy Kate has new ranges
Very has new ranges for Father’s day and V by Very ranges for the summer.
Bonmarché has new summer and swimwear ranges
F&F has new summer ranges with a collab with Frankie Bridge and clothes modelled by Kelly Brook
Bryony Bel has new jewellery ranges.
Silk & Lawn has new turbans and headbands.
National Trust Shop has new hats and bags for the summer.
Shoe Zone has new summer shoes, trainers and sandals and welly boots for festivals.
Fatface has new denim jackets, kids summer clothing, sandals, bags, clothes, accessories and jewellery for the summer plus Father’s Day gifts.
Scamp & Dude has new summer wear.
Peacocks has new womenswear ranges with swim and beach wear.
Dune London has new shoes and bags in day-glow colours and embellished with diamante to leather and studs
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Accessorize River Island Dunelm Oliver Bonas Tu Clothing Regatta Dune London Men’s TK Maxx Aspiga Nologo Peacocks Matalan Crew Clothing Radley Cotton Traders
Home, garden and food
Hobbycraft has new tips for Pride clothing, summer party ranges, Father’s Day gifts, foam mosaic art and paint and sew your own ranges.
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.
Biscuiteers Baking has new ranges for graduation and Father’s Day.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new plants, Meadowmat instant turf, picnic ideas, terrariums and indoors and outdoors ranges for the home.
The Range has a new beach accessories, homeware, festival gear, and a honey comb collection of kitchen and table ware.
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.
Hobbycraft has new summer party ranges, Father’s Day gifts, foam mosaic art and paint and sew your own ranges and cardboard shop and playhouses.
Joe Browns has new homeware for the summer.
Cardfactory has new Father’s Day and mermaid themed gifts.
Homesense has new kitchen and tableware for dinner parties and accessories for the home and picnic ware.
Oliver Bonas has new home ranges for indoors and outdoors.
Primark has a new Bridgerton range of home ware.
Cartwright & Butler has new Father’s Day ranges.
Regatta has a new Orla Kiely collaboration range of tents and accessories.
TK Maxx has new homeware, picnic and beach accessories.
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Nologo Studio Fritz Fryer Habitat Cuckooland Daisy Park DFS Ivyline Furniture Village Primark Home Wilko Marks & Spencer B&M Cult Furniture Next Branch Jewellery GettingPersonal Nest
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day - 17
Days until Halloween - 152
Days until Singles Day - 163
Days until Black Friday - 176
Days until Christmas Day - 207
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), the Derby (2nd-3rd) and the return of the Glastonbury festival (21st-25th)
June - Days
1st - Global Parents Day
2nd – National Fish and Chips Day
2nd – Derby weekend starts
3rd – World Bicycle Day
3rd – World Cider Day
5th – World Environment Day
6th – D-Day
7th – Global Running Day
8th – World Oceans Day
10th – World Gin Day
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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