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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Crew Clothing, Levi, Cudoni, Tommy Hilfiger, Cos, Alpkit, Britannical, Furniture Village, and F&F. Plus articles on 10 ways to target and connect with customers, how to reach the WFH crowd, how to do mobile-first design and more.

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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Crew Clothing Christmas online trading boosted by partnerships with NEXT and John Lewis

Crew Clothing saw online sales and store sales both up 15% on 2021 in the seven weeks to 8 Jan, benefitting from third-party digital partnerships with John Lewis, Next and Very.

Tesco to revamp F&F

Tesco is looking to revamp its F&F clothing line, and has named Bartle Bogle Hegarty London, as its creative agency with plans to unveil changes in H2.

Levi Strauss holiday sales set to fall

Levi is expected to report a fall in quarterly sales for the first time in six quarters, as shoppers shift away from jeans.

UK footfall improved over the last 12 months

UK footfall increased across retail over the 12 months of 2022 however it’s still down 14.2% on pre-pandemic figures but shows progress from the -20.8% recorded in January 2022.

Ex-Topps Tiles boss Williams snaps up Tile Giant

Former Topps Tiles chief executive Matt Williams has acquired the 80 store Tile Giant brand from investment group Coverings for an undisclosed sum earlier this month.

ebay invests in luxury resale platform Cudoni

ebay’s venture arm and existing investors have put in £7.5m of new funding into UK luxury resale platform Cudoni

Former Topshop workers close to receiving retirement payouts

Thousands of pensioners left facing an uncertain retirement following the collapse of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire are close to securing a funding deal backed by Aviva.

UK charity shops launch gift card

The Charity Retail Association (CRA) is launching a Charity Shop Gift Card to help promote sustainable fashion and to tap into the £7bn a year gift card market.

Gen Z driving the second-hand luxury watch market

The global second-hand watch market is estimated at nearly 20bn Swiss Francs and could reach 35bn by 2030 with demand driven by Generation Z buyers

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

10 steps to target and connect with potential customers effectively

Are you rolling out a new marketing plan or looking to give your current one a face-lift? Here are 10 proven tactics to get new customers (that cost almost nothing).

Top 5 ways that brands can reach remote workers in their local area in 2023

How traditional city high-street brands can engage with the working from home (WFH) crowd and when and where it matters most?

Simple steps to mobile-first web design

For too long mobile websites have been scaled-down desktop versions. The result is often an awkward user experience. Mobile-first design reflects the reality of today's consumer.

A CEO’s guide to the metaverse

It’s too big to ignore - yet its future is far from certain. Companies need to dip a toe in the water and plan to take the plunge should developments warrant.

Younger generations are shunning Google search for TikTok

Around 40% of young people turn to TikTok or Instagram as a search tool, shunning Google, according to Google research.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Furniture Village names new MD amid a board shake up

Furniture Village has made several internal promotions, including naming Charlie Harrison as its new managing director

BRAND NEWS

Tommy Hilfiger launches its first-ever Depop shop

Tommy Hilfiger has launched on Depop in the UK, the Depop store will sell returned Tommy Hilfiger and Tommy Jeans pieces as well as special edition pieces.

Cos unveils collaboration with Reece Yeboah

Cos is teaming up with London-based emerging designer Reece Yeboah to launch a limited-edition capsule collection on February 1.

Ralph Lauren introduces cashmere recycling programme

Ralph Lauren has launched a cashmere recycling programme in North America, the UK, and Europe in partnership with Re-Verso

Alpkit gets further growth funding

UK outdoor clothing and equipment company Alpkit has secured £1.5 million in funding to improve seasonal stock purchase and product development in footwear and e-bike lines.

Childrenswear brand Britannical London introduces circular fashion scheme

Children’s coat brand Britannical London has launched a new circular fashion initiative on its website that aims to prolong the life of its products and reward customers for doing so.

AND FINALLY x2

Amazon U-turns on grocery strategy by opening new store in Croydon

Amazon has opened a new Fresh grocery store in the London borough of Croydon, just days after closing one of its stores in Dalston, north east London.

Tesco to use discarded plastic collected from coastal areas in fresh fish packaging

Tesco is to sell fish in packaging containing at least 30% recycled coastal plastic collected from beaches, coastlines, and coastal communities around the Mediterranean Sea.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending January 20^th 2022?

1/ Valentine 

2/ Easter

3/ SS23

4/ Candle

5/ Bags

6/ Cushion

7/ Chair

8/ Basket

9/ Earrings  

10/ Bathroom

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

LolaStarr is a proud British activewear brand whose clothes are designed with the environment and functionality in mind and champions local textile industries using a talented UK team of skilled designers, pattern cutters, and seamstresses.

Hobbycraft was founded in 1995, and has since grown to be the largest arts and crafts retailer in the UK with over 100 stores across the UK, and has everything you need for art, knitting and crochet, haberdashery, papercraft, wedding and party, baking, jewellery making and more.

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.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Roman Originals has new spring and summer ranges

Dune London has new SS23 shoe and bag ranges and accessories

TK Maxx has new SS23 fashion and accessory ranges

Dune London Men’s has new SS23 footwear

Primark has new Varsity ranges, womens ranges, Valentines outfits, new Disney 100 ranges and baby outfits

New Look has new January drops

Barbour has new ranges for adults and dogs

Fatface has new clothing ranges and accessories for kids and adults

Aspiga has new womenswear

From my mother’s garden has new ranges for 2023

Threadbare has new SS232 clothing ranges for him and her

Very has new womenswear and Valentines fashions

Matalan has Mini Me outfits, menswear and suits, new kids ranges plus a character shop for dressing up

PrettyLittleThing  has a new Gemma Owen collabs and a new Renew range featuring Molly Mae and Valentine’s Day lingerie and going out wear

River Island has new Valentines outfits Active ranges and SS23 winter clothes for Jan-Feb drops

Freemans has new womenswear

Night Store has new pyjamas and maternity wear

Peacocks has new spring summer outfits lingerie and sleepwear for her

Oliver Bonas has new drops for February including clothes, jewellery, bags and accessories

John Lewis has new womenswear ranges for SS23

Monsoon has new women’s fashion and accessories for kids and adults

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

Bryony Bel Tu Clothing Radley F&F Marks & Spencer Bonmarché Deichmann UK Joe Browns NoLoGo Cath Kidston George at Asda Accessorize Dancing Leopard Sarvin Lipsy M&Co  Cotton Traders

Home and food

TK Maxx has new things for you and your home for SS23

Cartwright & Butler has new Mother’s Day and Valentines hampers and gifts

Hotel Chocolat has new chocolates for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and pictures of the Chocmobile

Dobbies Garden Centres has new patio furniture, house plants, chimeneas, pizza ovens, firepits.

Homesense has new SS23 home items and gifts for Easter, Mother’s day and Valentines day

Cuckooland  has new home gifts and new SS23 home goods

Cutter & Squidge has Valentine’s day hampers and goodies

National Trust Shop has new gifts and things for the garden

The Range  has kitchen and home ware to keep you organised in 2023

Paperchase has new gifts

George Home has Valentines gifts and gifts for your pet

B&M has their new Urban Eden and Superbloom collections for summer outdoors and Easter collections

Nest has new lighting

Biscuiteers Baking has new Easter goodies

Oliver Bonas has new gifts for the home

Very unveils its new Everyday Homes collection and has Valentines gifts

Sofology has new sofa and footstool ranges as well as things for the home

John Lewis has new solutions for the whole house from living rooms to bedrooms

Cardfactory has more valentines’ gifts for him and her

Marks & Spencer has gifts for valentines and homeware

See additional new home images from the last few weeks from

Daisy Park Cambridge Imprint  Designers Guild Primark Home Cult Furniture  Matalan Next Fritz Fryer NoLoGo Dunelm Avalana Cath Kidston Dune London Furniture Village Luxdeco Designers Guild White Stuff Monsoon  Wilko KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Cath Kidston Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas

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DIARY

Days until Valentine’s Day - 20

Days until Mother’s Day – 53

Days until Easter – 74

Days until Eid al-Fitr – 86

Days until Halloween - 279

Days until Black Friday – 303

Days until Christmas Day – 334

How to get your brand on the January Editorial Calendars   

January is all about fitness and health and getting back on track after a Christmas and New Year Holidays break, plus it’s about starting to prepare for outfits and gifts for Valentine’s Day next month. But also, we’re looking forward to next season so make sure anything SS23 is flagged on your drops. Plus, as we’re mid-winter there will still be searches for anything cosy, so pyjamas, slippers, coats, hygge, winter warmers, knitwear, scarves and everything warm.  

January Diary - Weeks/Months

January is also Veganuary and Dry January so it’s a good idea to make sure you have vegan-friendly products and non-alcoholic products labelled on your media centre, plus anything that’s healthy that fits in with resetting your life.  

If you sell gin and anything gin-related then it’s also Ginuary 

Diary - Days

25^th – Burns Night

26^th – Australia Day

26^th – Indian Republic Day

27^th – Chocolate cake day (US)

28^th – Data Privacy Day

31^st – Tax return payments are due today

How to get your brand on the February Editorial Calendars   

Aside from continuing to keep an eye on those SS23 drops the first half of the month is about preparing for Valentine’s Day issues and the second half is about getting ready for Easter. For Valentine’s Day make sure everything has some of the keywords the media will be looking for eg gifts, pink, red, lingerie etc. For Easter make sure everything has some of the keywords the media will be looking for eg eggs, chocolate, easter bunny, easter egg, chick etc.

As we’re coming out of winter it’s time to start putting up images for the spring and summer. So anything related to getting out of the house is good, so get uploading images and adding keywords relating to summer outfits, swimwear, the garden, garden parties and Barbecues (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc).  

February Diary - Weeks/Months

In the UK it’s LGBT+ history month and in the US this is Black History Month. It’s a great month for food, we have Pancake Day, national Pizza Day and Bread Week (18^th-26^th)

Other events include;

Just Around the Corner Exhibition London (8^th-9^th)

Source show Olympia (12^th – 14^th)

London Fashion Week (17^th – 21^st)

New York Fashion Week (9^th-15^th Feb)

Fairtrade Fortnight Feb 27^th – Mar 12^th)

February is also National Bird Feeding Month in the US

National Apprenticeship week 6^th - 12^Th Feb

February - Days

1^st – World Hijab Day

2^nd – Groundhog Day Again!!

2^nd – Time to talk day 

4^th – World Cancer Day

4^th – Rugby 6 Nation Championships starts

5^th – Tu B’Shevat 

5^th – Yorkshire Pudding Day UK 

6^th – National Sickie Day

9^th – National Pizza Day (US)

11^th – Brit Awards 

12^th – NFL Super Bowl 

12^th – Source Fashion Event Olympia

14^th – Valentine’s Day

15^th – Singles Awareness Day

17^th - Random Acts of Kindness Day (US)

18^th – Maha Shivaratri 

21^st – Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day 

26^th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease)

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