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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
H&M posts drop in operating profit
H&M’s Q4 net sales were up 10% to £12,752m with an operating profit of £64.6m impacted by a one-time cost for the cost and efficiency programme, and winding down Russian operations.
Superdry has downgraded its full year profit outlook to breakeven
Superdry group revenue was up 4.5% in the nine weeks to 31 Dec with store sales up 18.8% but has moderated its profit outlook to breakeven as 2023 outlook is “uncertain.”
Bensons for Beds posts sales boost as Eve Sleep beds in
Bensons for Beds sales were up 7% in the quarter to Dec 31, thanks to a 41% growth in online sales and the addition of Eve Sleep revenues, which it rescued from administration in October.
Store vacancies fall as retail boosted by tourism and office working
The overall rate of store vacancies improved to 13.8% in Q4 the fifth quarter of improvement. Vacancies improved to 18.2% in shopping centres, 13.8% in the high street, with retail parks at 9%.
LVMH owners of Tiffany, Louis, Vuitton, Dior saw revenues up 9% to €22.7bn in Q4 - a slowdown from the 19% in Q3. Sales in Jan have “started well” and the group anticipates continued growth.
Sales at Salvatore Ferragamo rose by 5.7% last year to €1.252bn with a slowdown in the fourth quarter blamed on Covid restrictions in China.
ASOS recruits fashion turnaround expect
ASOS has appointed senior restructuring executive Scott Millar, to join its finance department amid discussions with the Top Shop owner's syndicate of lenders.
Poundland announces store transformation project
Poundland is embarking on the “biggest transformation” of its UK stores, with 50 stores opening, expanding or relocating before the end of September 2023.
UK advertising market’s Covid recovery continues with growth set to total £36bn this year
The UK advertising market is set to grow by 3.8% to reach £36bn in 2023 - up from £34.7bn in 2022 - with ‘golden quarter’ ad spend estimated to have grown by 4.0%, to a total of £9.5bn.
Nike sues Bape for trademark infringement
Sportswear giant Nike has moved to sue its competitor Bape alleging that the Japanese brand’s footwear business “revolves around copying” its designs.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Google thus far disallows AI-generated content in its index. But the SEO benefit of ChatGPT and similar tools is increased productivity, not producing entire articles.
How to keep your brand safe on social media
While social media has worked its way into becoming a basic necessity in this day and age, there are still advantages and disadvantages to advertising on these platforms.
How to fix bad UX and reduce your cart abandonment
Despite the efforts put into customer acquisition, many businesses still struggle with website UX, resulting in significant revenue loss.
10 useful facts about ChatGPT for brands and agencies
Jamie Matthews, CEO at Initials, sits down with ChatGPT to evaluate what brands and agencies need to know about the latest AI technology.
Archroma launches first dyes derived from recycled textiles
Dyes specialist Archroma has utilised its new FiberColors technology to create dyes synthesised from textile waste.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
DFS hires new non-executive director
Furniture retailer DFS has appointed Gill Barr as a non-executive director, she has previously been a non-executive director of McCarthy & Stone and Morgan Sindall.
BRAND NEWS
BoohooMAN launches exclusive collection with NFL ahead of Superbowl
British online fashion retailer, BoohooMan has this week launched an exclusive collaboration with the National Football League (NFL) ahead of its season-ending showpiece event, Superbowl LVII.
TK Maxx snaps up ex-Debenhams unit and plans Watford megastore
TK Maxx has bought part of the former Debenhams unit in Workington, West Cumbria and the former 30,557sq ft Next unit in Watford, with both stores opening in the summer.
AND FINALLY x2
Aldi bus takes customers from rival Big 4 grocers to its own stores
Aldi has been giving free bus rides to customers shopping at its rivals Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda, taking them to the closest Aldi store.
A new fashion collection shields wearer from AI facial recognition
A new brand embracing technology, textiles and fashion has developed a collection that will bypass AI and facial recognition.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending January 20th 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
Oliver Bonas has new drops for March including clothes, jewellery, bags and accessories.
From my mother’s garden has new ranges for 2023
Dune London has new SS23 shoe and bag ranges and accessories
New Look has new January drops
Cath Kidston has new womenswear and accessory ranges
Very has new womenswear, jewellery, and Valentine’s fashions
TK Maxx has new SS23 fashion and accessory ranges
Dune London Men’s has new SS23 footwear
Primark has new Varsity ranges, women’s ranges, Valentine’s outfits, new Disney 100 ranges and baby outfits
Barbour has new ranges for adults and dogs
Fatface has new clothing ranges and accessories for kids and adults
Aspiga has new womenswear
Threadbare has new SS232 clothing ranges for him and her
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 Valentine’s 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
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
Oliver Bonas has new gifts for the home
Homesense has new SS23 home items and gifts for Easter, Mother’s day and Valentines day
Cath Kidston has new homeware
Cardfactory has more valentines’ gifts for him and her
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.
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
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
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 Dune London Furniture Village Luxdeco Designers Guild White Stuff Monsoon Wilko KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas
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DIARY
Days until Valentine’s Day - 18
Days until Mother’s Day – 51
Days until Easter – 72
Days until Eid al-Fitr – 84
Days until Halloween - 277
Days until Black Friday – 301
Days until Christmas Day – 332
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
27th – Chocolate cake day (US)
28th – Data Privacy Day
31st – 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 (18th-26th)
Other events include;
Just Around the Corner Exhibition London (8th-9th)
Source show Olympia (12th – 14th)
London Fashion Week (17th – 21st)
New York Fashion Week (9th-15th Feb)
Fairtrade Fortnight Feb 27th – Mar 12th)
February is also National Bird Feeding Month in the US
National Apprenticeship week 6th - 12Th Feb
February - Days
1st – World Hijab Day
2nd – Groundhog Day Again!!
2nd – Time to talk day
4th – World Cancer Day
4th – Rugby 6 Nation Championships starts
5th – Tu B’Shevat
5th – Yorkshire Pudding Day UK
6th – National Sickie Day
9th – National Pizza Day (US)
11th – Brit Awards
12th – NFL Super Bowl
12th – Source Fashion Event Olympia
14th – Valentine’s Day
15th – Singles Awareness Day
17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day (US)
18th – Maha Shivaratri
21st – Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
26th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease)
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