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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Sales at Selfridges UK stores bounced back last year but remained loss-making
Selfridges revenue for the year to Feb 2022 rose 28% to £653.4m with a post-tax loss of £83.9m an improvement on the £175.4m loss in 2020, but revenues are still well below 2019’s £852.9m.
Frasers Group acquires further MySales shares
Frasers Group has acquired further shares in Australia-based MySale Group and now owns 55.8% of its issued share capital and is it urging remaining investors to accept its cash offer.
Asos in ‘final stages’ of agreeing new financial covenants to avert cash-flow crisis
Asos has said it is in the process of adding new covenants on its current credit facilities to give Asos “significantly increased financial flexibility against the uncertain economic backdrop”.
Shein investigation reveals supply chain working conditions
Working conditions at Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein are under scrutiny after an investigation by Channel 4 found people in its supply chain working 18-hour days for as little as 3p an hour.
Made.com receives non-binding proposals as it seeks rescue deal
Made.com has entered talks with a number of companies with the aim of securing a rescue deal by the end of the month amid plunging sales.
Eve Sleep abandons sale process and appoints administrators
Eve Sleep has drafted in administrators after abandoning its bid to find a buyer to turn around its fortunes.
Currys launches tech emergency service
Currys has introduced RepairLive a video service providing customers with expert advice, helping them to identify the cause of a fault, undertake DIY fixes, and arranging a repair or return.
More than a third of Levi’s sales now direct-to-consumer
Levi’s Q2 figures show more than a third (37%) of sales were made direct to consumers (DTC) made up of 30% through its stores, and 7% via ecommerce.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How Ikea is defying the cost-of-living downturn
Retail Gazette talks to Tolga Öncü, the man responsible for Ikea’s expansion and commercial agenda, about how it is thriving despite the cost-of-living crisis.
How social has changed TV shopping forever
We Are Social's editorial director Angharad Salazar Llewellyn outlines how social commerce has changed TV shopping forever.
How River Island is bringing its technology up-to-date
River Island is showing how it is bringing its use of digital technology up-to-date with a roll-out of in-store staff smartphones that can be used as mobile points of sale and a move to the cloud.
5 ways to grow your email marketing
Tough economic times are ahead, demanding smart thinking from marketers, so Sumaiya Khalifa of agency Digital Ethos shares five tips for recession-ready email marketing growth.
How can retail brands’ winter campaigns still succeed during a World Cup?
As we enter into the retail industry’s Golden Quarter, the World Cup’s late November kick-off might throw a spanner in the works for brands’ Black Friday and Christmas campaigns.
Evri designs new AI tech to improve parcel delivery accuracy
Evri has designed new bespoke software to help improve parcel delivery accuracy and customer communication ahead of this year's festive period.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
The Cambridge Satchel Company announces new CEO as Founder Julie Deane departs
Founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company Julie Deane has left the business and Carine de Koenigswarter, CEO and Chairman of The Swaine Group, will take on the role as CEO.
Net-a-Porter's Vikki Kavanagh takes over as MD of Mr Porter
Net-a-Porter's Managing Director Vikki Kavanagh has been appointed to Managing Director of menswear retailer Mr Porter, uniting the two brands under the same leadership.
BRAND NEWS
UGG unveils first-ever boot made with regeneratively sourced materials
UGG has unveiled its first-ever Classic Boot made from regeneratively sourced materials, conceptualised and developed with environment impact in mind.
Dobbies expands partnership with John Lewis with new click-and-collect trial
John Lewis customers can now pick up click-and-collect items at Dobbies in Aberdeen, Huntingdon and Gillingham from the next day and Waitrose is to offer 2000 products in 50 of Dobbies foodhalls
Boots launches partnership with Uber Eats in 14 UK stores
Boots has launched a new partnership with delivery service Uber Eats in 14 stores allowing shoppers to buy beauty essentials and healthcare products for delivery in as little as 30 minutes.
eBay UK launches Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund with British Fashion Council
eBay UK has partnered with the British Fashion Council to launch the Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund, offering £100,000 funding to small businesses specialising in circular fashion solutions.
AND FINALLY
Crisp packets, paint cans & pigeons: fashion's best novelty bags
From Demna's luxurification of corner store munchies to JW Anderson's pigeon clutch, these are the best designer novelty bags from recent history.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Oct 14th 2022?
1/ Christmas
2/ Halloween
3/ AW22
4/ Coat
5/ Bag
6/ Candle
7/ Gold
8/ Dress
9/ Rug
10/ Leather
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Boutique agency Emslie Creative has joined PRShots adding jewellery from Joanna Laura Constantine and KJJ Fine Jewellery and handbags from Sambar
Papier was launched in 2015, and creates stationery – notebooks, diaries, planners, photobooks and stationery for weddings, birthdays etc – and gifts that invites curiosity and contemplation. In every piece of Papier is the promise of what's to come, the endless possibilities of a blank page.
TaskPR has added it’s rosta of big name brands to PRShots with womens wear images from Joules Bias Cut DKNY Jaeger Guinea London and Leocé Couture mens wear from Jaeger jewellery from Annie Haak Tateossian Thomas Sabo watches and jewellery from Movado and occasion wear from Azazie
Somerset by Alice Temperley embodies all of the hallmarks of the Temperley aesthetic –whimsy; unabashed femininity, wild prints and dresses that float from office to after hours.
Little Mistress is a specialist in occasion wear. From proms to graduations, weddings to christenings and every social event in between, their hyper-feminine details, jaw-dropping silhouettes and ultra-luxurious fabrics they’re designed to make the wearers feel like a million dollars. The new ranges include a phot shoot with celeb Dani Dyer.
Bridge Coffee Roasters launched Bridge in 1985 by sourcing and providing the very best coffee from around the world, and since then Bridge Coffee Roasters has bloomed into roasting and selling coffee, coffee machines and accessories
Threadbare is a proud family-owned British brand bringing great quality up-to-date fashion trends for men, women, children and dogs at affordable prices. Elevated, everyday, essentials
Ivyline creates contemporary accessories for the home and garden. Founded in 1976 the UK team works on everything from initial design to eventual dispatch. Its ethical product range comprises everything from fire pits and candles to planters, plant pots and everything in between.
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.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
M&Co has new AW22 drops for men, women and kids and Christmas gifts and clothing
Primark has Christmas Party outfits, Stacey Solomon collections, new clothing and accessory ranges for men, women and kids, new beauty ranges as well as Breast Cancer awareness ranges
Shoe Zone has winter boots and shoes
Cotton Traders has new menswear modelled by Will Mellor
Peacocks has a new collections and Louise Redknapp collaborations
Fatface has new Christmas ranges
Monsoon has new womenswear
Roman Originals has new party and going out outfits
Barbour has new cosy clothing and a House of Hackney collaboration
Dune London has new going out shoe and boot ranges
Marks & Spencer have new clothing, shoes and boot ranges and Christmas jumpers
New Look has new women’s shoes and Christmas outfits and jumpers
Dune London Men’s has new bags and shoes for winter
Sonder Studio has new Christmas and AW ranges
Hope Fashion has new party outfits
PrettyLittleThing has Gemma Owen ranges, winter coats, a Girls Versus Cancer range and new Halloween ranges
Matalan has new AW22 collections, Halloween outfits and Alder Hey 2022 collections
Joe Browns has new Christmas ranges
See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from
Seol + Gold From my mother’s garden River Island Aspiga Very Radley Freemans Dancing Leopard Hope Fashion The Range Accessorize F&F Lemuel MC
Home and food
The Range has Christmas and Halloween ranges
Dunelm has new Christmas gifts
Cartwright & Butler has hampers, advent calendars and treats for Christmas
Monsoon has new Christmas decorations
Daisy Park has new kitchen ware from Emma Bridgewater for Christmas, Halloween and Bonfire Night
George Home has Christmas goodies for the home
Primark shows its Christmas decorations, gifts and homeware
Nest has new desks tables and chairs
Marks & Spencer have new personalised Christmas gifts and Christmas decorations
Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods, pet accessories, Christmas decorations and gifts and spooky Halloween plants
Cardfactory has new personalised gifts and hampers
Cambridge Imprint has new gifts for AW22
M&Co has new Christmas decorations and homeware
Cult Furniture has new bar stools and furniture
Paperchase has added more Christmas decorations and gifts and folkart stationery ranges
TK Maxx and Homesense have new homeware and Christmas goodies
KMI Brands have new curly styling essentials
DFS has new ranges for the living room and bedroom including a Cath Kidston collaboration
Sofology has new sofa ranges
Wilko has festive decorations and gifts for Christmas and Halloween, and AW22 home
See more new home images from the last two weeks from
Fatface Very Habitat Luxdeco Hotel Chocolat Cuckooland B&M Cath Kidston National Trust Shop Abstract House Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas
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DIARY
Days Until Halloween – 14
Days Until Black Friday – 39
Days Until Cyber Monday - 42
Days Until Christmas Day – 69
October
How to make your products attractive to the media in October
We’re into autumn and the nights are starting to draw in and the heating is on - at last! Although at a much-reduced rate. The media are looking for images that reflect the changes so anything that looks cosy and warm is good, roaring fires, big jumpers, coats, hats, knitwear, scarfs and wellies in a leaf-strewn outdoors – all the cliches – are what the media are looking for. If you can do some night shots with sparklers, then you’re also ticking the boxes for bonfire night next month. We also have Halloween at the end of the month, so if you can get a pumpkin in your images then you’re hitting two birds with one stone.
You should be adding Christmas images and for those magazines with long lead times then start to look for the images of people working off the Christmas excesses for the January issues.
Don’t forget to add keywords – Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Autumn, Winter, Halloween, fireworks night, bonfire night will all be looked for. Also, we have a wide audience with media from around the World so add those American holiday versions eg the holidays, Fall, Pumpkin day, Thanksgiving etc and words like hygge that are starting to enter the language.
Also cost-of living crises maybe a good keyword to add especially on warm clothing
Media will also be searching for party outfits for Halloween, Guy Fawkes, and the office party season will be on us soon. Christmas gift guides are also useful, try and be creative, do ones for every eventuality eg gifts guides for him/her/mum/dad/kids/teenagers/pets etc also gifts under £150/100/£50 and for guides for secret Santa’s gifts under £20.
Please put prices on everything!!! Otherwise, you stand no chance of getting into any of the features that include “Presents under £50”, “Party dresses for £150” etc
If you’re a PRShots brand user and you need more ideas, then take a look at the keywords that media are searching for on PRShots and try and add those in.
October Diary - Weeks/Months
October is also known as ‘Stoptober’ which started as a campaign around giving up cigarettes, but is now joined by MacMillans Go Sober for October, so if you have anything non-alcoholic then get it on PRShots and make sure you add Stoptober and non-alcoholic as keywords. It’s also breast cancer awareness month, wool month, black history month, vegetarian awareness month, apple month, cookie month, spinach lovers’ month, pork month and national pasta, chilli and pizza month.
The second week is National Chocolate week, and in the US the 14-20th is national School Lunch week.
October - Days
17th - Simchat Torah
18th – National Chocolate Cup Cake Day (US)
20th – National Office Chocolate Day (US)
25th – World pasta day
26th – National pumpkin day
27th – National American Beer Day
28th – National Chocolate Day (US)
29th – National Cat Day (US)
30th – Clocks go back tonight
31st – Halloween
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