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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Frasers’ offer for MySale goes unconditional as holding passes 50% mark

Frasers Group has said its offer for Australian retailer MySale was now unconditional after passing the 50% threshold and investors have until 1pm on 1 November to accept the offer.

Sosandar boosted by strong first half performance

Sosandar H1 revenue was up 72% to £20.9m and hit a pre-tax profit of £0.1m with customer numbers increasing by 33% to 254,601 despite “challenging” trading conditions.

The Hut founder Moulding adds to stake as SoftBank bails out

THG co-founder Matt Moulding and investor Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund have increased their shares in THG after SoftBank sold its 6.4% stake at below the e-tailer’s IPO valuation.

Bensons for Beds rescues Eve Sleep out of administration

Bensons for Beds has acquired Eve Sleep’s brand and intellectual property for an undisclosed sum and will be taking over its website immediately.

Matalan secures deadline extension for £350m debt payment

Matalan has secured a six-month deadline extension for its £350m debt repayment moving the payment from to July 2023.

Britons' spending habits change in face of rising energy bills

Barclaycard figures show shoppers are “saying no to new clothes” with 53% of consumers planning to cut down on discretionary spending with 59% cutting down on buying new clothes.

Returning office workers boosts city centre high street footfall

Springboard figures show footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +0.8% last week, with large city centre numbers up 3.3% and London up 4.4% boosted by a return to office working.

Analysts and industry bodies question U-turn on VAT-free shopping

Investment analysts and UK retail representative bodies have called into question the government’s decision to roll back promised VAT-free shopping.

Shein launches resale platform

Shein announced the launch of a new online peer-to-peer resale destination to buy and sell previously owned Shein products.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Why high-resolution images are essential to profitability

Recent surveys reveal that up to three quarters of all shoppers make their purchasing decision based on the product photography, If you have better pictures, you have a better chance to sell.

How the top retailers are investing for 2023

Retail Week research reveals the 2023 investment strategies of the leaders of 57 retailers, from a better view of customer data, to RFID to improve stock visibility and more sustainable delivery

Why brands should focus on culture over ad spend, offers or promotions

More than twice as many consumers choose brands due to their cultural influences (70%) than because of advertising, offers or promotions (28%)

3 technology tips to help retailers triumph this golden quarter

Everyone wishes they had a crystal ball, but retailers can continue to invoke the oldest maxim of retail: know your customer’s needs and meet them where they are.

BRAND NEWS

Primark confirms Click and Collect service will launch this year

Primark has announced it will launch a new Click and Collect service by the end of the year, starting with a trial across 25 UK stores in the North West, Yorkshire, and North Wales.

Hollister app allows teens to share online shopping cart with parents

Hollister has launched a new feature on its mobile app that allows customers to share their digital shopping bag with the bill payer, such as a parent or grandparent.

About You links with Millie Bobby Brown as she adds fashion to beauty brand

​Millie Bobby Brown’s Florence By Mills brand has launched its first fashion collection in a deal with About You to extend her beauty brand into clothing.

Uber Eats launches new quick commerce offering with Iceland

Uber Eats has launched a new quick commerce offering through the trialling of Uber Eats Market with the Iceland supermarket chain.

AND FINALLY x2

Ikea urges government to build 90,000 social homes to tackle housing crisis

Ikea has launched a new long-term partnership with housing and homelessness charity, Shelter, and has called on the government to build 90,000 social homes a year by 2030.

Meta has already spent $15bn on the metaverse with not much to show

Meta has already spent $15bn on constructing the metaverse, however it is unclear just where the money has been spent and usage figures for the metaverse worlds are poor.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Oct 14^th 2022?

1/ Christmas  

2/ Halloween    

3/ AW22  

4/ Coat

5/ Bag

6/ Candle

7/ Gold

8/ Dress

9/ Rug   

10/ Leather

COLLABORATIONS ON PRSHOTS

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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.

HELP WITH YOUR IMAGE SEARCHES

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Roman Originals has new party and going-out outfits

Oliver Bonas has new winter clothing, jewellery, bags and accessory ranges

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

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

Cambridge Imprint  has new gifts for AW22

Oliver Bonas has new homeware and pet ranges

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

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

Looking for inspiration??

Our trends lightboxes section has lots of ideas for features and themes but If  you can't find something or you need help then email us at support@prshots.com, and we'll see if we can help

DIARY

Days Until Halloween – 13

Days Until Black Friday – 38

Days Until Cyber Monday - 41

Days Until Christmas Day – 68

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 14-20^th is national School Lunch week.

October - Days

18^th – National Chocolate Cup Cake Day (US)

20^th – National Office Chocolate Day (US)

25^th – World pasta day

26^th – National pumpkin day

27^th – National American Beer Day

28^th – National Chocolate Day (US)

29^th – National Cat Day (US)

30^th – Clocks go back tonight

31^st – Halloween

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