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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Frasers Group has upped its stake in Boohoo from 5% to 6.7% building on its “strategic investment” after shares in the fashion retailer fell amid ongoing tensions with Revolution Beauty.
LVMH revenue rises as brands continue to thrive
Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH revenues were up 15% to €42.2bn (£36.1bn) in its H1 up from €36.7bn (£31.4bn) on strong revenue growth across its fashion and beauty divisions.
Puma highlights 'volatile' demand after rise in second-quarter sales
Sportswear brand Puma Q2 sales grew by 11% to €2.12b slightly ahead of market expectations thanks to stronger revenues in Asia and Europe but warned of an "uncertain" recovery in China.
L'Occitane sales soar in the Americas
L'Occitane Q1 revenues were up 24.5% to €502m partly thanks to the strong performance of Sol de Janeiro bought at the end of 2021 which saw sales in the Americas of €202.5m up by 57.5%.
EssilorLuxottica posts Q2 sales growth
EssilorLuxottica maker of Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglasses Q1 revenues were up 4.9% to €6.70bn partly due to the recovery in China after the country ended COVID-19 lockdowns.
Government delays packaging reforms
The government has deferred new rules to ensure packaging producers pay for the cost of recycling their packaging from October 2024 to October 2025.
Frasers to become UK's top fashion retailer by 2026
Frasers is set to become the biggest fashion retailer in the UK within the next five years and will do this via acquisitions.
UK optimism at its highest in two years
Family optimism is at its highest level in almost two years, according to M&S’ Family Matters Index – a quarterly tracker of the priorities, challenges, and ambitions of families across the UK.
Supermarket sales drop as shoppers prep for summer holidays
Sales at UK supermarkets slowed throughout the past four weeks ending 15th July 2023, with total till sales down 8.9%, compared to 12.4% in June.
Third of e-commerce spend to be cross-border by 2028
A new report predicts that by 2028, the cross-border e-commerce market will grow by 107%, from $1.6tn in 2023 to over $3.3tn and domestic transactions are expected to grow by 48%.
FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon
The US Federal Trade Commission is completing its long-awaited anti-trust lawsuit against Amazon in a move that could ultimately break up parts of the company.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
ChatGPT prompts to make marketing easier
Looking to drive customer conversations and automate tasks? Here are the best ChatGPT prompts for marketing to supercharge your productivity.
Could generative AI solve fashion’s excess stock problems?
Technology has the potential to transform the fashion supply chain by enabling real-time tracking of demand and inventory. The rewards could be huge - but there are still big barriers to overcome.
Why are designer labels feeling the heat?
With Julien Macdonald in liquidation and Christopher Kane bailed out in a pre-pack administration, Drapers explores why independent luxury labels are taking a hit.
Discover the power of conversational email marketing, transitioning from campaigns to personalized interactions to enhance subscriber engagement.
How SportsShoes.com is offsetting 40 years of carbon
Running and outdoor gear retailer SportsShoes.com has pledged to do by offsetting all the carbon emissions it has generated directly since the company’s founding 40 years ago.
Airport retailer Dufry launches virtual makeup try on service
Global airport retail specialist Dufry has partnered with Perfect Corp to allow shoppers to virtually try on makeup products in airports around the world.
SilkFred launches AI personal shopping experience called ‘Fred’
Fashion marketplace SilkFred has launched an AI personal shopping experience with a “recommendation engine”, called ‘Fred’, which provides looks from over 900 independent brands.
BRAND NEWS
Oliver Bonas latest retailer to partner with Reskinned
Oliver Bonas is to partner with sustainable pre-loved repair and resale specialist Reskinned to give shoppers the ability to reduce clothing waste and “breathe life” into old pieces.
H&M teams up with Disney and Trevor Andrew on new menswear collection
H&M is celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary with the release of Disney 100 x H&M, a collection by artist Trevor Andrew.
Dsquared2 reveals new 'digital flagship' store to drive D2C sales
Luxury fashion brand Dsquared2 has partnered with Astound Commerce to update its online flagship store in an effort to boost direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales.
LVMH named premium partner for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
LVMH is the premium partner for the Paris Olympic Games, with Sephora sponsoring the Olympic Torch relay, Chaumet designing the medals and the team will be dressed by one of its “maisons”.
AND FINALLY
Retail collaborations dreamed up by ChatGPT
Retail Week asked ChatGPT to come up with some new retail partnerships and ran the responses through AI image generator Midjourney to see what they might look like.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending July 21st 2023?
1/ AW23
2/ Christmas
3/ Barbie
4/ Beach
5/ Pink
6/ Bikini
7/ Swimwear
8/ Halloween
9/ Back to School
10/ Garden
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Fable England produces bags, accessories and delicate hand-painted jewellery with each piece made with positivity and kindness to uplift the human spirit and to bring joy to their owners.
Neem London produces sustainable, stylish and classic menswear pieces with low emissions, and according to the Guardian is “a label to consider for your wardrobe staples.”
Rebecca Rhoades is a successful and well-acknowledged Leeds-based womenswear designer who specialises in slow fashion featuring beautiful designs that are well known across the globe with influence in the UK, UAE, AU & EU.
Belissh create bags and dresses for going out and having fun and are committed to creating solutions that are environmentally friendly using sustainable fabric options.
Amelia Scott is a new London-based accessories brand created by Jane Hebden, an award-winning watch and jewellery designer. The jewellery range celebrates individuality and embraces the wonderful world of colour.
Lola Starr ranges are designed with the environment and functionality in mind. They source only the highest quality recyclable materials designed to be recycled, recreated and remoulded again and again. They are a British brand that champions local expertise and keeps the carbon footprint to its lowest level.
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.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Primark has a new Click and Collect Exclusives, Flexi Formal range plus the Edit AW23 range, monogram bag ranges, back-to-school ranges, and a Barbie movie range.
Cardfactory has back to school backpacks
Monsoon has new back-to-school kids clothing ranges and womenswear, including bags, scarves, dresses, kaftans, jackets and jumpers, accessories and jewellery.
Dune London has new trainers, ankle and cowboy boots, shoes, luggage, sandals and bags.
Deichmann UK has new winter shoes and boots as well as evening wear and a Barbie collaboration of shoes and bags.
Threadbare has more summer clothing with a RHS collaboration, cool womenswear and menswear in its Urban Renaissance and Luxe ranges.
George at Asda has new George clothing, bags, boots and accessories.
New Look has more new July drops as well as women’s summer wear, accessories, and footwear ranges.
Oliver Bonas has jewellery boxes, clothing, accessories, footwear and jewellery ranges.
Barbour has new gift ranges for Christmas plus new menswear, and womenswear for AW23, and bags, scarves and back-to-school ranges.
Scamp & Dude has new bags, dresses and headbands.
National Trust shop has new jewellery and fashion ranges for Christmas plus summer outdoor gifts plus autumn and winter accessories.
TK Maxx has new mens, womens and kids clothing and back to school ranges for AW23
Radley has new bag and shoe ranges for releases in August/September/October AW23.
Tu Clothing has new AW23 womenswear clothing, coats, shoes, boots, bags and accessories.
Curvy Kate has new Balcony, Heart, Plunge, Non-Stop, Key to the Peep Show, Elementary, Frill Me, Amaze, Centrepiece, Authority, Retro Wave, High Waist, Happy Boobs ranges.
PrettyLittleThing has Barbie-pink range, Lori Harvey, Gemma Owen, Diliamne Jacob and Jayda Cheaves ranges of holiday outfits for the beach and the clubs, a bodycon range, a festival collection, a Molly Mae Summer edit.
Shoe Zone has new back-to-school and women’s and men’s shoes.
Roman Originals has new floral outfits, spring and summer ranges in all sizes.
Matalan has back-to-school ranges, plus pink and Barbie ranges and summer accessories and a new 20 outfits for £20 or less online range
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
From my mother’s garden Fatface Peacocks Joe Browns Accessorize Aspiga Cotton Traders River Island Lipsy Teva Daisy Park The Night Store Office Very Bonmarché F&F Silk & Lawn
Home, garden and food
Primark Home has click and collect exclusives, new AW23 home ranges for kids and adults bedrooms, as well as the kitchen and dining room.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new Christmas wreaths, and Christmas gifts and decorations, plus house plant and outdoor living collections.
Dunelm has new sewing ranges, Disney, Harry Potter and Winnie the Pooh home and gift ranges, pet ranges, furniture ranges, collaborations with Star Wars and the Natural History Museum and Christmas decorations for the dining room, living room and the tree.
The Range has new Halloween decorations and gift collections.
Very has Christmas decorations.
National Trust shop has new Christmas gifts, decorations and cards plus National Trust Vango camping ranges and things for the garden and home.
Biscuiteers Baking has new goodies for Christmas from gifts to edible decorations.
Matalan has new decorations for Christmas as well as accessories for the lounge and dining room.
B&M has new ranges for the bathroom and bedroom plus Halloween, Christmas decorations and homeware.
George Home has new things for the home for the lounge, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.
Homesense has new AW23 homeware for the bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom and Halloween decorations as well as gifting ranges.
Cuckooland has an innovative 2-person roof-mounted tent.
Cult Furniture has new home ranges and dining and office chairs, cushions, and new furniture and lamps.
Oliver Bonas has new household gifts and accessories as well as furniture for the bedroom and the lounge and decorations for the tree.
Hotel Chocolat has new summer chocolate gift box ranges.
Marks & Spencer has new furniture ranges for the living room., dining room and bedroom.
Sofology has new Bridgerton, Midland Hill, Richmond, Rococo and Emperor ranges of furniture and accessories.
Cartwright & Butler has new Halloween goodies as well as Christmas hampers, advent calendars, and gift boxes.
Wilko has new ranges for the kitchen, dining room and the lounge.
Hobbycraft has new Halloween ranges plus 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.
Next has a new Dark Fem 1930s inspired furniture ranges, plus new Kindred home accessories and Nomadic, Reflections, Optimism and Moss Green ranges of furniture, Kitchenware and homeware.
See additional new home images from the last weeks from
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Halloween - 97
Days until Singles Day – 108
Days until Black Friday – 121
Days until Christmas Day - 152
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 the Men’s and Women’s Ashes tournaments (continues through July), the Women’s Football World cup (20th July onwards) and it’s Cowes Week (29th Jul - 5th Aug).
July - Days
26th - Tisha B'Av (Jewish Holiday)
29th – National Lipstick Day
How to make your products attractive to the media in August
Summer is in full-swing and hopefully the weather will improve – ie stop raining in the north and stop being so damn hot in the south. So, there are just a few weeks left to boost your summer-related images before the AW23 images fully kick in.
Plus tag anything relevant with summer/high-summer, and push anything to do with the outside; garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or a picnic or barbecue. Plus, don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and other related keywords like picnics, garden party, garden parties etc and if you have them then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good.
It's also a good time to start uploading your AW23 images. So jumpers, scarves, coats, boots along with raincoats, hoodies, and cardigans will all start to be searched for by the media.
It's also not too early to be thinking about back-to-school items - Scottish schools start again end of August – and university students will be getting ready to sort out their wardrobes and rooms so add fresher(s) and university as keywords to anything relevant.
It’s also still time to add Halloween ideas and Christmas gifts if you have them.
August Diary - Weeks/Months
Music festivals are still on, so add any festival wear and camping-related things you have and keyword them with festival, particularly in the weeks running up to the August bank holiday weekend with Reading/Leeds festivals 25-27th August.
The 24th marks 3 months until the Black Friday/Cyber Monday (24-27th Nov) weekend so start preparing for those sales now.
Weeks to celebrate this month include; World Breastfeeding week (1-7th August) the Edinburgh Festival (5-28th August)
August - Days
1st – Yorkshire Day
4th – International Beer Day
5th-6th – Brighton Pride
7th – Summer bank holiday Scotland
8th – International Cat Day
9th – Book Lovers Day
10th - National Shapewear Day
11th – National Bakewell Tart Day
12th – International Youth Day
12th – National Vinyl Records Day
13th – International lefthanders Day
13th – National Prosecco Day
15th – VJ (Victory over Japan) Day
16th – National Rum Day
17th – UK Cupcake Day
18th – National Grooming Day
20th – World Honey Bee Day
21st – World Senior Citizens Day
23rd - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
24th – 3 Months until Black Friday
24th – National Burger Day
25th – National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
25th – Christmas in August (4 months until Christmas Day)
26-28th – Notting Hill Carnival
26th - Women's Equality Day
28th – August Bank Holiday
28th – National Red Wine Day
30th - Raksha Bandhan
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