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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Revolution Beauty takes legal action against founder
Revolution Beauty is taking legal action against its founder and former chief executive Adam Minto after the group was forced to suspend its shares due to several issues with its accounts.
Kurt Geiger secures new funding to drive global growth
Kurt Geiger has secured fresh funding from Wells Fargo Capital Finance UK and Blazehill Capital, in a bid to support its international growth plans and “refinance its existing debt”.
John Lewis writes down London headquarters by £15m
John Lewis Partnership has written down the value of its London Victoria headquarters by £15.6m as it looks to downsize the space due to the spike in hybrid working.
Boohoo looking to seize control of Revolution Beauty
Boohoo is looking to oust the leadership team at Revolution Beauty and take control of the brand. Boohoo is the largest shareholder in the beauty brand with 26.6% of the shares.
Next increases profit guidance as warm weather triumphs
Next’s trading update for the seven weeks to Jun 19 saw full-price sales up 9.3% exceeding its full-price sales predictions by £93m and as a result has upgraded its full-year profit and sales guidance.
Peloton UK’s losses widen as lockdown cycling boom slows
The UK arm of Peloton saw sales fall 13% to £127.8m and reported an operating loss of £210.4m in the year to 20 June 2022, compared to a £81.4m loss in 2021.
The Perfume Shop reports outstanding trading period for Father’s day
The Perfume Shop has reported an outstanding sales period for Father’s Day with in-store and online retail sales up 9.1% on 2022 during the month leading up to Father’s Day.
Vinted growth continues as consumers focus on value
Vinted has matched Primark for the number of cashless transactions with both Vinted and Primark delivering nearly 900K cashless transactions in March and nearly a million transactions in April.
More than half of creative chiefs at PR agencies already using AI for content creation
Most creative chiefs at UK PR agencies see the potential for AI to be used in their work, with 57% already putting this into practice.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How Asos is building back by right-sizing stock
The recent trading statement from Asos is thick with references to the CEOs ‘Driving Change’ strategy. At the heart of this is a process the company calls the right-sizing of its stock.
Beauty shoppers say brands don’t know them well enough
A new survey found that 74% of today’s beauty shoppers say brands don’t know them well enough to make the right recommendations.
How to recruit new staff via Social media
Go from #NowHiring to a full pipeline with these tried social recruiting tips for businesses of all sizes.
How to increase your company’s reach on social media
What is employee advocacy? How do you build a social media employee advocacy program for your organization? This is your complete guide.
How email welcome pages drive more sales
An email pop-up box produces new sign-ups and then quickly disappears. A welcome page solidifies the relationship and advances the sale process.
Social media sites failing to curb a ‘cottage industry’ of fake reviews
Fake reviews have become one of the most persistent scourges of online retailers, and some analysts think that about one in seven reviews in the UK are not the real deal
Unilever wants influencers to remove stereotypes
Unilever is launching an initiative to help eradicate stereotypes from branded influencer content, calling on other brands to revise their social strategies and do the same.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Manolo Blahnik appoints chief commercial officer
Luxury footwear brand Manolo Blahnik has appointed Elodie Bougenault, formerly EMEA managing director at lingerie brand La Perla as chief commercial officer from this month.
BRAND NEWS
Superdrug rolls out personal diagnostics service in all stores
Superdrug has entered a two-year partnership with Thriva Solutions, a personal diagnostics and health platform, to roll out a nationwide service to all its customers.
Hotel Chocolat to open five new retail park stores by Christmas
Hotel Chocolat is going all in on its new out-of-town format and plans to open five new stores in retail parks before Christmas.
M&S Food lowers or freezes prices on over 200 products
M&S Food is reducing or fixing the price of over 200 products in an investment that will see the retailer cut the price of over 70 family staples.
AND FINALLY
M&S’ Percy Pig creator on rival copycats: ‘why can’t you do something different’?
The creator of M&S’ Percy Pig line Julia Catton has called out rival companies for copying the retailer’s popular confectionary ranges.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending June 16th 2023?
1/ Summer
2/ Garden
3/ Father’s Day
4/ Sunglasses
5/ Beach bags
6/ Shorts
7/ Kitchen
8/ AW23
9/ Barbie
10/ Crochet
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Aspiga has new on fashion summer maxi-dresses.
George at Asda has new women’s summer clothing, bags, hats and accessories.
Roman Originals has new floral outfits, spring and summer ranges in all sizes.
Peacocks has new womenswear ranges with Louise Redknapp and menswear ranges with Ashley Banjo.
Dune London has new luggage, sandals and bags.
Cotton Traders has new womenswear for summer, including tops, dresses, jackets and jumpers.
Primark has a new monogram ranges, Barbie movie range, band shirts, a Hip Trip festival range, a Pride range, a Bridgerton range of clothes and accessories, makeup ranges, swimsuits and beachwear.
Accessorize has new jewellery, summer clothing, hats, scarves, shoes and bag ranges.
Monsoon has new summer clothing including dresses, kaftans, jackets and jumpers plus shoes, bags, scarfs, accessories and jewellery and kids clothing ranges.
Threadbare has more summer clothing and beachwear from its new Greecian Getaway range.
New Look has new women’s summer wear, accessories, and footwear ranges.
PrettyLittleThing has a new GirlsVsCancer holiday outfits for the beach and the clubs, a bodycon range, a festival collection, a Molly Mae Summer edit, a Bridal edit, Kappa and Gemma Owen collaborations, plus beach outfits.
Barbour has new festival fashion ranges for all weathers.
River Island has new summer holiday ranges from clothes for going out to beachwear.
Curvy Kate has new Senses, Authority, Lifestyle, Wonderfully, Enclose, Boost in Bloom, Scantilly, Twist & Shout ranges.
Matalan has new pink and Barbie ranges, summer accessories, mens Taylor & Wright suits, kids summer outfits and beachwear plus new womenswear.
Oliver Bonas has new fashion, bags, accessories and jewellery collections.
Fatface has new festival wear, beachwear – with a collaboration with the Marine Conservation Society - summer clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery, and accessories.
Seol + Gold has new jewellery and womenswear ranges.
Lipsy has new Laura Whitmore x Love & Roses collaboration and new Love & Roses collections.
Teva have new sandal ranges.
Daisy Park Has a new range of all-purpose bags.
The Night Store has a new range of Moroccan nights nightwear sets.
Office has mens summer shoes and new sandal and trainer ranges.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
Very Bonmarché F&F Silk & Lawn National Trust Shop Shoe Zone Scamp & Dude Dunelm Tu Clothing Regatta Dune London Men’s TK Maxx Aspiga Nologo
Home, garden and food
Cuckooland has new furniture for outdoors.
The Range has outdoor furniture, fans to keep you cool, new beach accessories, homeware, festival gear, and a honey comb collection of kitchen and table ware.
Hobbycraft has new weaving and clay kits, sewing kits, cross stitching kits, gifts, Pride clothing, summer party ranges, foam mosaic art and paint and sew your own ranges.
Ivyline has new Christmas gifts and decoration ranges as well as garden and indoor plant pot ranges for this summer.
Biscuiteers Baking has new ranges for summer, and for graduations.
Imp & Maker has new food hampers and gift ranges.
B&M has new Natural bathroom, kitchen pantry and Winter Harvest ranges.
Hotel Chocolat has new Velvetisers and chocolate gift ranges.
Oliver Bonas has new kitchen gift ranges and home ranges.
Furniture Village has new lounge and bedroom solutions.
Cartwright & Butler has new picnic hampers.
Daisy Park has new homeware and new Gisela Graham Christmas candle ranges and Christmas decorations.
Wilko has new presents and gifts.
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.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new plants, Meadowmat instant turf, picnic ideas, terrariums and indoors and outdoors ranges for the home.
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, afternoon tea selections and picnic hampers.
See additional new home images from the last weeks from
Joe Browns Cardfactory Homesense Primark Regatta TK Maxx Nologo Studio Fritz Fryer Habitat DFS Primark Home Marks & Spencer Cult Furniture Next Branch Jewellery GettingPersonal Nest
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Halloween - 133
Days until Singles Day - 144
Days until Black Friday – 157
Days until Christmas Day - 188
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. It’s also National Picnic Week (18th-26th). Shorter events include - Royal Ascot (20th-24th) and the return of the Glastonbury festival (21st-25th)
June - Days
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
How to get your brand on the July Editorial/Media Calendars, higher up on search engines and in social media
Summer is here! So keep on adding anything summery to your keywords and descriptions eg summer clothing, swimwear, beachwear, sunglasses, plus things to keep you cool, like fans, sun hats and sun shades. Also, push anything to do with the 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 and other related keywords like picnic.
The festival season is now in full-swing, and the media are all looking for festival wear and things to take to festivals (tents, fans, ice boxes, torches etc). We’re also getting ready to go on holiday so beachwear, bikinis, swimsuits, shorts, trunks, luggage, bags etc are all being searched for.
Clothing keywords being searched for this summer include; crochet, maxi dresses, mermaid-core, and anything Pink and Barbie-related.
But not everyone is going abroad. The cost of living crisis is cutting the money in everyone’s wallets, so shoppers are still looking at holidays closer to home. Add in keywords and phrases like “staycation”, “holistay”, “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like raincoats, coats, hoodies, and cardigans? If you stock them, then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good to add.
July Diary - Weeks/Months
July is Independent Retailer Month, Plastic-free Month, and National Ice Cream Month in the US. It’s also Alcohol Awareness Week (3rd- 9th Jul), Wimbledon fortnight (3rd-16thJul), Berlin Fashion Week (10th – 13th Jul), Northern Fashion Week (14th- 16th Jul), the Men’s and Women’s Ashes tournaments continues through July, and it’s Cowes Week (29th Jul - 5th Aug).
July - Days
1st - Pride London parade
4th - US Independence Day
5th – National Bikini Day
7th – World Chocolate Day
9th - British Grand Prix
11th – World Population Day
12th – Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland)
14th - Bastille Day (France)
16th – National Ice Cream Day (US Third sundae in July 😉)
18th - Nelson Mandela International day
19th - Muharram/Islamic New Year
21st – Start of the school holidays
22th-23rd - Northern Pride
23rd – National Parents Day (US)
24th – National Tequila Day (US)
25th – Christmas in July (5 months until Christmas)
29th – National Lipstick Day
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