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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Birkenstock UK profits fall despite rocketing sales
Birkenstock UK saw sales for the year to 30 Sept 2022 up 49% to £34.55m due mostly to a 40% increase in wholesale revenue to £30.1m but pre-tax profits fell 24% to £727,000.
TJX posts Q2 sales and profit growth
TK Maxx parent TJX sales Q2 were up 8% to $12.8 billion and net income at $1bn and for H1 sales were up 6% to $24.5bn with net income of $1.9bn.
UK high streets risk becoming ‘wastelands’ with 15,000 shops to shutter by 2025
Data from the Local Data Company shows 37,700 shops closed ween 2018 and 2022 and it estimates up to 15,000 shops could disappear from UK high streets by the end of 2025.
Aldi to create 1,700 new jobs in the UK
Discounter Aldi is set to recruit more than 1,700 staff to its UK workforce by the end of the year as it continues to ramp up its expansion plans.
BRC warns failure to act on business rates will add £400m ‘additional pressure’
The British Retail Consortium has warned the government risks adding £400m additional pressures on prices without a business rates freeze.
Costco eyes 14 new stores as it ramps up expansion drive
Bulk buy retailer Costco is set to open 14 new warehouses in the UK over the next two years with proposed locations including Brighton, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Glasgow, London and Oxford.
Asda has posted a 9.6% year-on-year increase in like-for-like sales to £5.4bn for its Q2 to 30 June it also saw a 14.7% increase in own-brand sales during the quarter.
Pure London and Just Around The Corner unite for first time
Trade shows Pure London and Just Around The Corner (JATC) will join forces from February 2024 to create Pure London x JATC.
Samsonite said to be exploring possibility of second listing in US
Samsonite International SA is exploring the possibility of a second listing in the US as the luggage maker looks to broaden its investor base.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How Crocs shed its old image and grew a new audience
Terence Reilly ex CMO at Crocs explains how he revitalised a brand that had been around for decades and found a whole new segment of consumers to sell to.
How to develop a content marketing strategy
At its core, your content marketing strategy is your “why.” Why you are creating content, who you are helping, and how you will help them in a way no one else can.
The top 10 stress-free social media planning tools
Content-planning got you down? A good social media planning tool can make your work life a whole lot easier. Here are Hootsuite’s top ten favourites.
25 social media KPIs you should be tracking and when
Setting smart social media KPIs will help your team focus on the metrics that really matter and track performance over time.
Threads in crisis? Meta’s Twitter/X rival sees 79% decline in daily active users
With X trying to rebuild its advertising reputation and Threads’ daily users plummeting, are marketers relishing having fewer platforms to worry about?
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Walmart international boss Judith McKenna steps down
Walmart’s international president and chief executive Judith McKenna is retiring from her role after more than two decades with the US retail giant.
BRAND NEWS
Kurt Geiger and Steven Madden to launch on Oxford Street
Footwear retailers Kurt Geiger and Steven Madden are opening new stores on Oxford Street, and Geox is reopening its store on the famous strip.
George Home at Asda embarks on an exclusive partnership with Stacey Solomon
George at Asda has teamed up with TV presenter and interior enthusiast Stacey Solomon on a new, exclusive George Home collaboration.
Freemans launches ‘New & Wow’ concept for transitional dressing
Freemans has launched a new concept called ‘New & Wow’ to introduce transitional collections that take account of the very autumnal weather and ahead of AW23.
PSG to open first UK store on Oxford Street
Paris Saint-Germain football club (PSG) is set to open its first physical store in the UK on Oxford Street in a former American Candy store.
AND FINALLY
Are high heels finally dead? Or have we hit peak 'ugly flat'?
If Victoria Beckham has caved into wearing an ugly flat - she once said she'd "rather die" than wear Crocs - then anything goes but have we hit a peak or is the flat on a rise?
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending August 11th 2023?
1/ AW23
2/ Christmas
3/ Bikini
4/ Swimwear
5/ Beach
6/ Halloween
7/ Kitchen
8/ Cushion
9/ Floral
10/ Candle
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Style For Stroke x FUND FUND is a fashion-for-good brand with a mission to fund positive change, prioritising people and planet in everything they do, and since their launch in 2020, they have donated 100% of their profit to good causes.
Fable England produces bags, accessories and delicate hand-painted jewellery with each piece made with positivity and kindness to uplift the human spirit and bring joy to their owners.
Neem London produces sustainable, stylish and classic menswear pieces with low emissions, and according to the Guardian, is “a label to consider for your wardrobe staples.”
Rebecca Rhoades is a successful and well-acknowledged Leeds-based womenswear designer who specialises in slow fashion featuring beautiful designs that are well known across the globe with influence in the UK, UAE, AU & EU.
Amelia Scott is a new London-based accessories brand created by Jane Hebden, an award-winning watch and jewellery designer. The jewellery range celebrates individuality and embraces the wonderful world of colour.
Lola Starr ranges are designed with the environment and functionality in mind. They source only the highest quality recyclable materials designed to be recycled, recreated and remoulded again and again. They are a British brand that champions local expertise and keeps the carbon footprint to its lowest level.
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.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Marks & Spencer has new M&S Collection AW23 boots, shoes, bags, hats and scarves for women.
Belissh has new vegan leather bags and dresses for the party season.
Fatface has new AW23 womens, mens, and kids clothing ranges plus shoes, jewellery, bags and accessory ranges.
Dune London has new shoes, bags and accessories for going out, and new ankle and cowboy boots, sandals, trainers, shoes and luggage.
TK Maxx has new accessories, clothing, shoes and boots for women, men’s clothes and shoes and clothes for children and babies.
Threadbare has new Urban Renaissance and Luxe women’s wear ranges.
Radley has more 25th anniversary special bags as well as new bag and shoe ranges for releases in August/September/October AW23.
River Island has new womens wear for AW23 including tops, jackets, skirts, trousers, knitwear and partywear.
New Look has further August drops of womenswear including bodysuits, tops, jackets, skirts, trousers, knitwear, coats, footwear, bags and jewellery.
Barbour has new winter coats plus autumn dresses, coats, bags, gloves and scarves plus gift ranges for Christmas and back-to-school ranges.
Monsoon has Christmas gifts, new back-to-school kids clothing ranges, plus AW23 womenswear, bags, scarves, dresses, kaftans, jackets and jumpers, accessories and jewellery.
Curvy Kate has new Non-Stop, Balcony, Peep Show and plunge ranges.
Dune London Mens has new AW boots and shoe collections.
Matalan has new AW23 womenswear ranges, jewellery ranges, back-to-school ranges, plus pink and Barbie ranges and summer accessories and a new 20 outfits for £20 or less online range.
Accessorize has new bags, purses, cardholders, belts, accessories and jewellery ranges.
Joe Browns has new AW23 Autumn Elegance, Charmed Life and Day Dreamer clothing including cardigans, coats, dresses, blouses, trousers plus new footwear ranges.
PrettyLittleThing has a new Ami Charlize and La La Anthony edits.
Roman Originals has new autumn clothes ranges.
Bonmarché has new womenswear ranges for AW23.
Primark has a new AW23 clothes for men with the KEM range, women and kids, plus shoes and bags, as well as makeup, new Click and Collect Exclusives, Flexi Formal range plus the Edit AW23 range, monogram bag ranges, back-to-school ranges.
Oliver Bonas has new clothing and jewellery drops for November, as well as jewellery boxes, accessories, footwear and jewellery ranges.
Shoe Zone has new boots and shoes for the autumn and winter.
Peacocks has new back to school ranges.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
Regatta Very Cardfactory Deichmann UK George at Asda Scamp & Dude National Trust shop Tu Clothing From my mother’s garden Aspiga Cotton Traders Lipsy Teva Daisy Park
Home, garden and food
TK Maxx has new Halloween decorations and Christmas gift including spa gifts and toys plus new AW23 home ranges.
Cambridge Imprint has new Christmas crackers, envelopes and paper ranges.
Homesense has new Christmas decorations and gifts, plus AW23 homeware for the bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom and Halloween decorations as well as gifting ranges.
Cuckooland has the Woody outdoor pizza oven, and an innovative 2-person roof-mounted tent.
Dunelm has new back-to-university student homeware starter packs, autumn Halloween homewares, sewing , Disney, Harry Potter and Winnie the Pooh home and gift, pets, and furniture ranges, and collaborations with Star Wars, the Natural History Museum and Christmas decorations.
Oliver Bonas has new homeware, household gifts and accessories as well as furniture for the bedroom and the lounge and decorations for the tree.
Hobbycraft has made and DIY Christmas decorations.
B&M has new ranges for the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom plus autumn, Halloween and Christmas decorations and homeware.
Biscuiteers Baking has a Natural History museum collaboration, and new goodies for Christmas from gifts to edible decorations.
Cartwright & Butler has new Christmas hamper ranges.
Hotel Chocolat has new summer gifting chocolate collections including vegan collections and liqueurs.
Cult Furniture has new Urban Loft home ranges and dining and office chairs, cushions, and new furniture and lamps.
Next has new homeware and Christmas gifts and decorations and new Natural Rustic furniture ranges plus new bedding and homeware ranges and Halloween homeware.
Cutter & Squidge has Christmas hamper and Christmas food ranges.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new Christmas wreaths, and Christmas gifts and decorations, plus house plant and outdoor living collections.
Primark Home has click and collect exclusives, new AW23 home ranges for kids and adults bedrooms, as well as the kitchen and dining room.
The Range has new Halloween decorations and gift collections.
See additional new home images from the last weeks from
Very National Trust shop Matalan George Home Marks & Spencer Sofology Wilko Tweedmill Ivyline Imp & Maker Furniture Village Daisy Park Designers Guild
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Halloween – 75
Days until Singles Day – 86
Days until Black Friday – 99
Days until Christmas Day – 130
Days until Valentine’s Day - 181
How to make your products attractive to the media in August
Summer is in full-swing and hopefully the weather will improve – ie stop raining in the north and stop being so damn hot in the south. So, there are just a few weeks left to boost your summer-related images before the AW23 images fully kick in.
Plus tag anything relevant with summer/high-summer, and push anything to do with the outside; garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or a picnic or barbecue. Plus, don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and other related keywords like picnics, garden party, garden parties etc and if you have them then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good.
It's also a good time to start uploading your AW23 images. So jumpers, scarves, coats, boots along with raincoats, hoodies, and cardigans will all start to be searched for by the media.
It's also not too early to be thinking about back-to-school items - Scottish schools start again end of August – and university students will be getting ready to sort out their wardrobes and rooms so add fresher(s) and university as keywords to anything relevant.
It’s also still time to add Halloween ideas and Christmas gifts if you have them.
August Diary - Weeks/Months
Music festivals are still on, so add any festival wear and camping-related things you have and keyword them with festival, particularly in the weeks running up to the August bank holiday weekend with Reading/Leeds festivals 25-27th August.
The 24th marks 3 months until the Black Friday/Cyber Monday (24-27th Nov) weekend so start preparing for those sales now.
Weeks to celebrate this month include; the Edinburgh Festival (5-28th August)
August - Days
17th – UK Cupcake Day
18th – National Grooming Day
20th – World Honey Bee Day
21st – World Senior Citizens Day
23rd - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
24th – 3 Months until Black Friday
24th – National Burger Day
25th – National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
25th – Christmas in August (4 months until Christmas Day)
26-28th – Notting Hill Carnival
26th - Women's Equality Day
28th – August Bank Holiday
28th – National Red Wine Day
30th - Raksha Bandhan
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