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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Barbour, Crew Clothing, Joe Browns, Deichmann, Seasalt, Abercrombie &Fitch, Guess?, Armani, and M&S. Plus articles on how to improve your email marketing, content creation tools that make your life easier, 5 hacks for marketplace success and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

UK retail sales fall in May

The CBI monthly distributive trades index fell to -10 in May from +5 in the previous month but stores expect sales volumes to stabilise in June as consumer confidence improves.

Abercrombie & Fitch raises profit guidance

Abercrombie & Fitch saw sales up 3% to $836m (£676m) for Q1 with Its Abercrombie brand sales up 14% year on year to $436m (£353m) but its Hollister brand was down 7% to $399m (£323m).

Pets at Home hails record full year performance

Pets at Home sales for the year to 30 March were up 6.6% to £1.4bn with its vet group revenue increasing by 13.3% to £122.8m. However pre-tax profit fell by 17.7% to £122.5m due to extra costs.

Guess? Q1 revenues down, but Asia rebounds

Guess? results for Q1 saw a 4% decrease in revenue to $593.5m with its Americas wholesale down 25% and retail down 14%, however this was balanced with 2% growth in Europe and 26% in Asia.

Armani Group posts strong Q1 sales growth

Armani results for the year to Dec 31 saw sales up 16.5% to €2.35bn and EBIT up 30% to €202.5m with direct brand revenue including licences over €4.5bn and retail sales turnover of over €6.5bn.

Amazon Fresh stores unveil further price cuts

Amazon Fresh is cutting prices with shoppers able to save up to 35% on the By Amazon range which includes everyday essentials, as well as household brands and more

Amazon launches checkout-free store in London’s ExCeL

Amazon has launched its first checkout-free store within an events space in the UK at London’s ExCeL centre.

69% of shoppers blame the cost-of-living for poor product availability

UK shoppers are reporting just under a fifth (17%) of their food shop as being unavailable on shelf when they shop in-store.

Just 24% of publishers and advertisers have a plan in place for a cookie-less world

Publishers and advertisers are planning to prioritise contextual and attention-based solutions in the coming months, but the majority remain woefully unprepared for a cookie-less world.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

14 content creation tools that make your job easier

These content creation tools cover every stage of the digital marketing process, from inspiration to execution.

5 hacks for a marketplace success

A recent survey found 78% of brands find operating on marketplaces challenging, so here are five steps to getting more out of your marketplace strategy.

How to build a customer journey orchestration strategy

Organizations will often get a new technology before they know what they are going to do with it. Strategy must drive tech decisions.

How to improve your email marketing

Email is the most effective marketing channel for many things. It's also the one customers feel most overwhelmed by. Here's how to change that.

Meta sets its sights on Twitter with rival app in development

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is set to take on Twitter with the development of a new text-based app that could be launched as soon as next month.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Crew Clothing CEO departs amid leadership reshuffle

Crew Clothing has cut ties with its chief executive and several senior executives as part of a leadership reshuffle.

Barbour appoints Paul Wilkinson as Managing Director of UK and Ireland

British heritage lifestyle brand Barbour has appointed Paul Wilkinson as its new Managing Director for the UK and Ireland, replacing Ryan Llewellyn-Pace who left the company in March 2023.

BRAND NEWS

Joe Browns releases first-ever mid-season drop amidst expansion plans

Fashion and home retailer Joe Browns dropped its first mid-seasonal collection titled ‘Ibiza Sunset’, as it continues the expansive search for 10 new brick-and-mortar stores.

Deichmann continues UK retail roll out

German footwear retailer Deichmann has just opened a new 6,000 sq ft store in Salisbury, taking its UK store count to 129 as it continues its UK retail roll out.

Card Factory launches first UK-wide click-and-collect service

Card Factory has launched a UK-wide click-and-collect service following a successful trial across 87 stores.

Seasalt builds on its partnership with M&S

Seasalt is to offer a curated range in three further M&S stores in Ireland under the ‘Brands at M&S’ programme.

Co-op steps up expansion of robotic grocery delivery service

The Co-op is expanding the roll-out of its autonomous grocery delivery service to Wakefield in West Yorkshire.

Heidi Klein swimwear in collab for Temperley first-ever swimwear offer

British swimwear brand Heidi Klein has collaborated with Alice Temperley’s eponymous Temperley London label to create a small collection of pieces.

Fitflop announces distribution partners to support global expansion plans

FitFlop today announced its partnership with multiple new global distributors in a bid to boost its global growth.

AND FINALLY

Council begs Oxford Street candy store landlords to serve notice

Westminster City Council has written to the landlords of Oxford Street’s American candy stores and begged them to take action.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending April 19^th 2023?

1/ Summer

2/ Father’s Day

3/ Garden

4/ Dress

5/ Bikini

6/ Bag

7/ Outdoor

8/ Towel

9/ Cushion  

10/ Kitchen

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Arran Sense of Scotland puts quality and fragrance first, so you can be sure that each of their Bath, Body & Home products have been expertly crafted and manufactured with the greatest care on the Island home of Arran.

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.

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

The Night Store has new nightwear sets.

Monsoon has new children’s coats and dresses plus shoes, accessories, jewellery and women and children’s summer dresses and beachwear.

Threadbare has more summer clothing and beachwear from its new Greecian Getaway range.

Barbour has new festival fashion ranges for all weathers.

Primark has new makeup ranges, swimsuits and beachwear, a Keith Haring collab, new makeup, Primark Cares and EDIT ranges, Jurassic Park kids range, a new Bridgerton range of clothes and accessories.

New Look has new women’s summer wear, and footwear ranges.

Curvy Kate has new ranges

Very has new ranges for Father’s day and V by Very ranges for the summer.

Bonmarché has new summer and swimwear ranges

F&F has new summer ranges with a collab with Frankie Bridge and clothes modelled by Kelly Brook

Roman Originals has new spring and summer ranges in all sizes.

Bryony Bel has new jewellery ranges.

Silk & Lawn has new turbans and headbands.

National Trust Shop has new hats and bags for the summer.

PrettyLittleThing  has a new Molly Mae Summer edit, a Bridal edit, Kappa and Gemma Owen collaborations, plus beach outfits.

Matalan has new summer accessories, mens Taylor & Wright suits, kids summer outfits and beachwear plus new womenswear.

Shoe Zone has new summer shoes, trainers and sandals and welly boots for festivals.

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.

Peacocks has new womenswear ranges with swim and beach wear.

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.

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 Peacocks Matalan Crew Clothing Radley Lipsy Fatface Cotton Traders

Home, garden and food

George Home has new homeware and outdoor furniture ranges as well as ranges for your pets.

Sofology has new furniture for the home.

Biscuiteers Baking has new ranges for Father’s Day.

National Trust shop has new picnic and outdoor ranges.

Cutter & Squidge has new coffee ranges, Father’s Day treats, afternoon tea selections and picnic hampers.

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.

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.

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 Wilko Marks & Spencer B&M Cult Furniture Next Branch Jewellery GettingPersonal Nest

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PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until Father’s Day - 24

Days until Halloween - 159

Days until Singles Day - 170

Days until Black Friday - 183

Days until Christmas Day - 214

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;

Cannes Film Festival (May 16^th – May 27^th)

National Doughnut Week (May 20^th – May 28^th)

Sandwich Week (May 21^st – May 27^th)

Chelsea Flower Show (May 22^nd – May 27^th)

National Barbeque Week (May 29^th – June 4^th)

May - Days

25^th - Geek Pride Day

25^th – National Wine Day (US)

29^th – National Biscuit Day

29^th – Spring Bank Holiday

29^th – Memorial Day (US)

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