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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Farfetch, Hotter, Labrum London, Seasalt, Søstrene Grene, Friends Like These, Lucy & Yak and Nautica. Plus articles on how to make effective short-form videos, how TK Maxx taps into consumer trends, 2023 global shopping trends and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Farfetch boss ‘extremely confident’ as it returns to sales growth
Farfetch sales grew 8% to $556.4m (£448.5m) for the quarter to April but despite sales growth adjusted EBITDA showed a loss of $34.7m (£27.9m).
Hotter owner Unbound looks for sale as it seeks additional funding
Hotter owner Unbound is looking to sell the company as the board continues to seek additional funding to complete the company’s restructuring.
Consumer confidence records ‘encouraging uptick’ in May
GfK’s Consumer Confidence Barometer rose three points in May, the fourth monthly increase in a row since January, with new-found confidence driven by higher expectations for future personal finance.
Gucci retracts sustainability claims
Gucci has retracted its carbon-neutral status and is re-evaluating its approach to offsetting and exploring alternative strategies to reduce its environmental impact.
Over half of online UK consumers do not want to pay for returns if sizing is not accurate
New consumer research has revealed that over half of UK online shoppers (52%) are not willing to pay for returning clothing items that did not fit correctly.
Labrum London wins Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design 2023
Labrum London founder and creative director Foday Dumbuya was presented with the annual Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design by King Charles III.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How to make short-form videos that stand out
Short-form video is key to grabbing the youth market on social media, so here are some handy tips for brands and social media managers on how to create the perfect short-form video.
What British Land and Landsec results mean for UK retail property
Following full-year financial updates from two of the biggest institutional landlords in the country, Retail Week looks at the health of retail property in the UK
Five ways TK Maxx’s business model taps into consumer trends
The off-price retailer with an enviably agile business model, TK Maxx owner TJX Companies has just reported a 3% hike in net sales for Q1 and raised its full-year profit forecast
3 Tools to analyse your online traffic
Ahrefs, Semrush, and Similarweb are helpful tools to help work out where your site is getting traffic from and finding useful links that you need to grow.
Global consumers have altered their shopping habits owing to inflation and economic uncertainty. But most see better times ahead.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
eBay has named renowned fashion stylist and pre-loved fashion advocate, Amy Bannerman, as its in-house pre-loved style director.
BRAND NEWS
Seasalt to sell in Marks & Spencer Ireland stores
Cornish fashion brand Seasalt has confirmed it will be sold in Marks & Spencer stores across Ireland from later this month, joining the ‘Brands at M&S’ line-up.
Sainsbury’s launches ‘first of its kind’ free BBQ space
Sainsbury’s is to launch a free ‘Book-a-BBQ Garden’ in London’s South Bank this summer. The ‘first of its kind’ event will run from 1 to 3 June during National BBQ Week.
Søstrene Grene launches first store in the capital
Danish homewares brand Søstrene Grene has officially opened its first store in London at Southside in Wandsworth.
Lululemon establishes partnership with textile recycling startup, Samsara Eco
Lululemon has announced a new multi-year collaboration with textile-to-textile recycling firm, Samsara Eco, as it looks to scale its circularity practices.
Friends Like These collaborates with Millie Mackintosh
British brand Friends Like These has launched a collaboration with Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh for spring/summer 2023.
Lucy & Yak to open four new stores this year
Womenswear and denim brand Lucy & Yak is planning to open four new stores across the UK by the end of 2023.
Nautica launches partnership with Debenhams
High-end US fashion and lifestyle brand Nautica has launched on Debenhams' online marketplace as the brand attempts to go upmarket.
AND FINALLY
Primark hold onto top 10 spot in Sunday Times rich list
Primark owners the Weston family who have a combined wealth of £14.5bn have come in at the seventh spot in the Sunday Times Rich List. Mike Ashley moves up from 59th to 49th with £3.84bn
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending April 12th 2023?
1/ Summer
2/ Garden
3/ Sunglasses
4/ Cushion
5/ Sandals
6/ Green
7/ Coronation
8/ Picnic
9/ Stripe
10/ Outdoor Living
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
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.
Mission C founder Qes discovered that CBD oil helped his Grandad - who was living with dementia - feel calm and contented, he knew it could help others too. So he created a natural and accessible remedy for people looking to improve their quality of life.
Lavender Hill creates luxurious staples, using natural sources, with extra emphasis placed on how the clothes feel, giving every item the softest touch imaginable and that every piece feels soft and comforting next to your skin.
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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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Very has new V by Very ranges for the summer
Primark has a new Keith Haring collab, new makeup, Primark Cares and EDIT ranges, Jurassic Park kids range, a new Bridgerton range of clothes and accessories.
PrettyLittleThing has a new Molly Mae Summer edit, a Bridal edit, Kappa and Gemma Owen collaborations, plus beach outfits.
Monsoon has new children’s coats and dresses plus shoes, accessories, jewellery and women and children’s summer dresses and beachwear.
Matalan has new summer accessories, mens Taylor & Wright suits, kids summer outfits and beachwear plus new womenswear.
New Look has new women’s summer wear, and footwear ranges.
Threadbare has more summer clothing and beachwear from its new Greecian Getaway range.
Shoe Zone has new summer shoes, trainers and sandals and welly boots for festivals.
Silk & Lawn has new clothing and accessories.
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.
F&F has new summer ranges modelled by Kelly Brook
Peacocks has new womenswear ranges with swim and beach wear.
Roman Originals has new spring and summer ranges in all sizes.
Dune London has new shoes and bags in day-glow colours and embellished with diamante to leather and studs
Accessorize has a wide range of new bags and purses.
River Island has new summer wear.
Dunelm has new loungewear.
Oliver Bonas has new summer outfits, shoes, sandals, bags, accessories and jewellery.
Tu Clothing has new linen high-summer clothing.
Barbour has new mens, womens and kids ranges.
Regatta has a new Orla Kiely collaboration range.
George at Asda has new summer beach and womenswear and Father’s Day gifts.
Office has new sandal and trainer ranges.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
Dune London Men’s TK Maxx Aspiga Nologo Daisy Park Bonmarché Peacocks Matalan Bryony Bel Crew Clothing Radley Lipsy National Trust Shop Fatface Cotton Traders
Home, garden and food
Dobbies Garden Centres has new Meadowmat instant turf, plants, picnic ideas, terrariums and indoors and outdoors ranges for the home.
Next has new Reflections, Optimism and Moss Green ranges of furniture, Kitchenware and homeware
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.
The Range has a new honey comb collection of kitchen and table ware.
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.
George at Asda has new Father’s Day outfits.
Dunelm has a new Disney and Natural History Museum collaborations plus Timeless and Pride & Joy homeware ranges for lounge, bedroom, dining room and kitchen.
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.
Cutter & Squidge has new Father’s Day and afternoon tea treats.
TK Maxx has new homeware, picnic and beach accessories.
Nologo has new gifts.
Studio has new gift ranges.
See additional new home images from the last weeks from
Fritz Fryer Habitat Cuckooland Daisy Park DFS Ivyline Furniture Village Primark Home Cambridge Imprint Biscuiteers Baking Sofology Wilko National Trust shop 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 - 30
Days until Halloween - 165
Days until Singles Day - 176
Days until Black Friday - 189
Days until Christmas Day - 220
How to get your brand on the May Editorial Calendars, higher up on search engines and in social media
We’re now well into Spring, so carry on adding those spring-summer-related images and there are bank holidays aplenty this month, and hopefully, we’ll have great weather. So add all those keywords relating to being out of the house and into the garden and the great outdoors; keywords to add include garden, garden parties, barbecues, (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc) picnics, outdoors etc.
Summer holidays are on the horizon so images of beach holidays and swimwear, as well as holiday clothes, festival clothes and all of the associated keywords and phrases eg sandals, beachwear, swimsuits, bikinis, linen, summer wear.
Although with the cost-of-living increases not everyone will be going abroad so still keep keywords and phrases like “staycation” “holistay” “holiday at home” to your keywords, and why not suggest clothing like cardigans and hoodies for the colder UK evenings.
May is also the start of wedding season so if you have any wedding-related items, then get ready to promote them with any wedding keywords, bridal, bride, groom, hen party, stag do etc.
May Diary - Weeks/Months
May is National Walking Month, National Smile Month and Skin Cancer awareness month
It’s also;
National Vegetarian Week (May 15th – May 21st)
National Stationery Week (May 15th – May 21st)
Cannes Film Festival (May 16th – May 27th)
National Doughnut Week (May 20th – May 28th)
Sandwich Week (May 21st – May 27th)
Chelsea Flower Show (May 22nd – May 27th)
National Barbeque Week (May 29th – June 4th)
May - Days
20th – World Bee Day
20th – World Whisky Day
21st – International Tea Day
22nd – World Goth Day
22nd – Craft Distillery Day (US)
25th - Geek Pride Day
25th – National Wine Day (US)
29th – National Biscuit Day
29th – Spring Bank Holiday
29th – Memorial Day (US)
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