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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Nike, David Gandy Wellwear, Anya Hindmarch, Barker and Stonehouse, Cefinn, Jasper Conran, Pronovias, and Dior. Plus the top 10 retail stories from 2022, the key social media trends in 2022, how to generate sales with live shopping and more.

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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Boxing Day sales won't be the solution to a weak season

Online sales for Boxing Day are likely to fall 3% below last year, in line with a 4% drop on Black Friday, and December sales to date down 5%

Wednesday through Saturday to stay busy

Gift spending overall for Christmas is predicted to be down 6.8% year-on-year at £11.59bn, with spending to hit £1.59bn today, £1.31bn on Thursday, £1.49bn on Friday and £1.26bn on Saturday.

Nike revenue tops expectations

Nike has posted its best quarterly revenue growth in over a decade with revenue up 17% on last year to $13.32bn with sales in North America, its largest market, growing 30%

Cefinn secures £1.5m funding round

Womenswear label Cefinn founded by Samantha Cameron in 2017 has announced the completion of a £1.5m funding round, the funds will be used to support its business growth.

Amazon reaches settlement in three EU antitrust cases

Amazon has reached a settlement with the European Union in three antitrust probes over concerns over its use of sellers' data, saving it from a fine of up to 10% of its global turnover

Pronovias Group acquired by new consortium of investors

The parent company of bridalwear brands Pronovias, Vera Wang Bride and House of St. Patrick has been bought by a newly formed consortium of investors led by Bain Capital and MV Credit.

John Lewis extends Christmas delivery dates

John Lewis has extended its Christmas delivery dates for online orders until 4pm on 22 December, while next day Click and Collect last orders are on 23 December

Blue Christmas for retail as sales down 7.4%

Around 16.7m Christmas shoppers are forecast to spend £1.26bn today in preparation for Christmas, but this figure is down 7.4% from 2021’s £1.36bn.

Meta receives EU warning over Facebook Marketplace antitrust concerns

Meta has received a warning from the European Commission for breaching antitrust laws in how it operates Facebook Marketplace.

Justin Bieber slams H&M for merch he allegedly didn't approve

Justin Bieber has advised his fans not to buy products with his likeness from fashion giant H&M as according to the star, the company didn't have permission or consent to create the collection

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

The 10 stories that rocked retail this year

Retail Gazette look back at 2022, the thrills and spills, the high-profile collapses, acquisitions and new strategic moves.

The key beauty trends across social media in 2022

The latest Look Fantastic 2022 Beauty Trends report examines the trends, products and regimes that influenced the beauty trends of 2022.

How to use live shopping to generate sales

Originating and applied extensively in China, live shopping (or live commerce) is a way for brands to generate sales and connect with their customers.

The top personalisation trends of 2023

As the year draws to a close, here are Acquia’s predictions for the top personalisation trends that will shape digital marketing in 2023.

The major M&A deals in British fashion retail in 2022

The Industry Fashion rounds up the most significant moves of the past 12 months (most of them involved Frasers Group) and a looks ahead at what to expect in the coming year.

The rise of virtual influencers

Like the evolution of fashion as a whole, influencers have also been evolving with the concept of ‘virtual influencers’ become something of a norm in the marketing world.

Is it time for retailers to add a pause to subscriptions?

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA UK) has shown that consumers would like the option to pause one or more of them for a while and wait for a better time to turn them back on again.

How Europe’s Top 500 brands are using marketplaces

The RetailX European Marketplaces 2022 report gives a detailed breakdown of how Europe’s Top 500 brands and retailers use the Top 15 marketplaces

Make way for the metaverse

The metaverse is morphing and investments in the space are growing. Are you making the right moves?

BRAND NEWS

David Gandy Wellwear in first physical store move via Selfridges debut

David Gandy Wellwear has launched in Selfridges, marking the first physical retail presence for the supermodel-turned-entrepreneur’s brand.

eBay collaborates with Pinterest creators

eBay UK is collaborating with Pinterest on Christmas-themed idea ads with a paid partnership campaign as it looks to reach new audiences.

Inditex to invest €10m in environmental restoration projects

Inditex and WWF have joined forces and, over the next three years, will work together on projects focused on forest conservation, watershed restoration and the protection of endangered species.

Barker and Stonehouse thanks bright spark employees for energy savings of 35%

Barker and Stonehouse has thanked staff members for coming up with a range of successful initiatives that have helped to reduce energy usage by more  by 35% over the past three months.

Anya Hindmarch unveils Imperial Leather-inspired handbag

Providing a new twist on the soap bag, British accessories designer Anya Hindmarch has launched a crossbody handbag and charm based on Imperial Leather’s classic bar soap.

Jasper Conran London debuts Jewellery Collection

Jasper Conran unveiled his debut jewellery collection, adding to the lineup of fashion, fragrance, homewares and handbags to the Jasper Conran London brand, which launched in September 2021.

AND FINALLY x2

Dior sparks outrage over underwhelming $3,500 advent calendar

Dior has sparked outrage across the beauty community after releasing a $3,500 advent calendar consisting mostly of sample size fragrances and bars of soap.

The 8 most outrageous retail  stories in 2022

The sector has had its fair share of wild and wacky stories over the year. As 2022 draws to a close, Retail Gazette takes a look at some of this year’s most outrageous stories.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Dec 16^th 2022?

1/ Christmas 

2/ Magenta

3/ Throw

4/ Cushion

5/ Coat

6/ SS23

7/ Dress

8/ Scarf

9/ Pink  

10/ Rug

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Silk & Lawn are a Brighton-based accessories brand creating beautiful handmade headbands, hair ties & turbans for little and grown-up people made from silk and Tana lawn cottons.

Branch Jewellery is a small business that has become synonymous with hand-made wooden and horn jewellery. All materials used are ethically sourced and chosen for their quality and sustainability in mind.

Fabrap makes fabric gift wrapping that stands the test of time. Inspired by Indian textiles and the traditional Japanese art of Furoshiki, these fabric gift wraps combine timeless elegance, sustainability and ease of use.

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

Cath Kidston has new bags

NoLoGo has new ranges

TK Maxx has new shoes, clothing and accessories for him and her

PrettyLittleThing  has a sports outfits, new Jodie Woods collaboration and ski wear, party wear and winter clothes and boots.

Roman Originals has new warm winter wear, party and going-out outfits

George at Asda has new SS23 imagery

Accessorize has new SS23 bags, lingerie, accessories, jewellery, hair and gift ranges

Very has new womenswear ranges for SS23

Tu Clothing has new sportwear athleisure

Dancing Leopard has new winter collections

Deichmann UK has new boots, shoes and bags for women and teens

River Island has new winter clothes and SS23 bags and clothing for men, women and kids as well as accessories

New Look has new winter clothes and Christmas outfits and shoes, jumpers and loungewear

Dune London has new SS23 shoe and bag ranges, gift ranges, going out shoes and wedding shoes

Sarvin has new evening wear and cocktail dresses and jewellery

Monsoon  has a new Originals range and new childrens outfits

Primark has accessories, new athleisure wear and lipstick ranges, and new clothing and accessory ranges for men, women and kids

Lipsy has new AW22 womenswear

Matalan has new Christmas jumpers and SS23 collections

Joe Browns has new clothing for SS23

M&Co  has new AW22 and SS23  clothing for men, women and kids

Cotton Traders has new womenswear for SS23

Barbour has new collaboration with Wander as well as outfits for men, women and for your pets

Dune London Men’s has new men’s boots and accessories

Freemans has new Lascana athleisure wear

Peacocks has new Christmas ranges

See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at

Dunelm F&F Fatface Hope Fashion The Morphbag by GSK Hope Fashion Crew Clothing Seol + Gold Dancing Leopard From my mother’s garden Radley Sainsbury’s Beauty Sonder Studio Homesense Oliver Bonas Bryony Bel The Range White Stuff Shoe Zone Marks & Spencer  Aspiga Radley The Range F&F Lemuel MC

Home and food

Dobbies Garden Centres has new firepits, SS23 outdoor cushions, prints, furniture, AW plants, home goods, and pet accessories.

TK Maxx has new things for the home

Next introduces its new Land and Parallel collections

Fritz Fryer has new antique lighting

NoLoGo has new tableware

Primark has new homeware and gifts

George Home has new soft furnishings, gifts and candles

Dunelm has new SS23 ranges for the lounge and kitchen

The Range  has new New Year party pieces, kitchenware and Christmas decorations and storage solutions

Biscuiteers Baking has new Easter goodies and Christmas and New Year food

Matalan has new SS23 homestore ranges

M&Co  has new homeware and Christmas gifts, games and decorations and home wear

Very has new Wellness Kitchen ideas

Cambridge Imprint  has new wrapping paper and stationery

Sofology has new SS23 furniture ranges

Homesense has new Christmas gifts and SS23 home items

Marks & Spencer has new SS23 homeware

Cult Furniture  has new lighting options, Christmas images and desks

Daisy Park  has new Emma Bridgewater and Gisela Graham Primavera and Pastel home and gift ranges

See additional new home images from the last few weeks from

Designers Guild Avalana Cath Kidston Dune London B&M National Trust Shop Furniture Village Luxdeco Designers Guild Cuckooland Abstract House Oliver Bonas White Stuff Cartwright & Butler Monsoon  Nest Wilko Cardfactory KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Hotel Chocolat Cath Kidston Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas

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DIARY

Days until Christmas Day – 4

Days until Valentine’s Day - 55

Days until Mother’s Day - 88

Days until Easter – 109

How to make your products attractive to the media in December

Christmas is nearly over by now for the media; there are just a few dailies, weeklies, websites and influencers doing last minute gift guides for Christmas but for most print media it’s the New Year, and what’s happening in 2023.  

You should be uploading SS23 outfits and home goods for those “A new you for 2023” “Redecorate for 2023” issues, so athleisure, outdoor healthy sporty images will all be useful plus anything for the home. 

As always don’t forget to add keywords – New Year, Gifts, Spring, Christmas, Xmas, Holidays, Winter plus all those words beloved of home magazines like cosy, cosiness, hygge, wellbeing.

Clothing wise the media are still looking for going out outfits for Christmas and New Year, so party wear, party dresses, nightwear, “going out out” (thanks to Annie Mac ex-Radio 1), and also winter clothing jumpers, scarves, bobble hats, beanies, cardigans, coatigans, jackets, coats. So, make sure that you have plenty of images in those categories uploaded and labelled with as many of those words as you can.

You can also start to look at holiday clothing and outfits for when the weather gets a little warmer so make sure SS23 is flagged on your drops even if they’re not yet available until 2023 – If they’re not on sale until Jan or Feb then use the On Sale date field to flag this up. You can either add a specific date 2/2/22 or if you’re not sure then you can use text “available first week in Feb” 

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 in the Keyword Search Report and try and add those in.

December Diary - Weeks/Months

December is all about Christmas and New Year events but it’s also AIDS awareness month, and universal human rights month and Kwanzaa runs from 26^th to the 1^st Jan as well as No Gender December. Additionally, the 1st week (5^th-9^th) is UK Charity Week

December Diary - Days

21^st – Winter Solstice

22^nd – National Regifting Day

24^th – Super Saturday/Panic Saturday 

25^th – Christmas Day

26^th – Boxing Day

26^th – Hannukah ends

27^th – Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas Day

31^st – New Year’s Eve

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