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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Asda, Mango, New Look, Patagonia, Primark, Sainsbury, Hummel and Matalan. Plus articles on a step-by-step guide to TikTok for business, how much do customers trust you with their data, tackling the returns crunch and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Asda says £2bn EG Group acquisition will create ‘new value-led consumer champion’

Asda has confirmed the acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for £2.27bn and said the move will create a “new value-led consumer champion”.

Mango embarks on further UK expansion

Mango is continuing its expansion in the UK with plans to reach a total of 13 new store openings in 2023 adding to the 53 stores it had in the UK in 2022.

Superdry in talks to outsource online operations

Superdry is in talks to outsource its e-commerce operations to US giant Shopify in a bid to cut mounting costs.

New Look in talks with lenders over £100m refinancing deal

New Look is in talks with its lenders about refinancing £100m of debt amid a major restructure for the fashion chain.

European cities sign declaration to counter fast-fashion

Mayors from more than 30 global cities – including 10 EU cities – have signed an agreement at the ChangeNow event to help promote slow-fashion and raise concerns on the impact of fast-fashion.

UK tourist visits still well behind 2019

ONS figures show visits to and from the UK, were up to 31.2m from 2021’s low of 6.4m but were still much lower than pre-pandemic 2019 levels of 40.9m.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

A step-by-step guide to using TikTok for Business

TikTok for business is a whole social marketing discipline unto itself. Learn our top steps to get started now.

How much do customers trust you with their data?

Retail Week asked consumer research agency Walnut to quiz more than 2,000 shoppers across the UK about how much they trust the nations’ supermarkets with their data and the results are in.

Tackling the ‘returns crunch’

The cost-of-living crisis is having a major impact on the retail industry, with far-reaching effects beyond stunted sales, particularly when it comes to customers sending items back.

Will the ASA crackdown finally put an end to greenwashing?

Earlier this month the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) took a decisive step in the fight against greenwashing but will this change put an end to the practice?

What inflation’s cultural impact means for marketing

Inflation has triggered consumer attitudes and behaviours that will not automatically dissipate if inflation recedes.

5 ways to harness AI in B2B content creation

Discover how to balance AI with human creativity when creating B2B content to achieve greater marketing success.

Is it time to give up on the complete view of the customer?

Is it time to abandon the 360-degree view of the customer? Gartner analysts seem to think so. Others disagree.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Matalan names chief trading officer in newly created role

Matalan has appointed Ben Smith to the newly created role of chief trading officer with immediate effect as the retailer embarks on a transformation programme, Retail Week can reveal.

Revolution Beauty co-founder resigns with immediate effect as losses widen

Revolution Beauty's co-founder has stepped down as the embattled online retailer posted results 'significantly below' forecasts.

Patagonia appoints new general manager EMEA

Nina Hajikhanian has been announced as the new general manager for Patagonia in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

BRAND NEWS

Primark unveils Bridgerton inspired collection as part of Netflix collaboration

Primark has launched a Bridgerton inspired collection as part of its ongoing collaboration with Netflix, the 23-piece range includes womenswear, nightwear, accessories, and homeware.

Sainsbury’s moves value brands to Stamford Street

Sainsbury’s has rebranded all its entry price point brands to the new name of Stamford Street, the range will consist of around 200 products that will be rolled out between now and the autumn.

Ocado faces demotion from FTSE 100 as shares fall

Ocado Group is facing a demotion from the FTSE 100 after its shares slumped even further. The group which made a £21bn debut on the stock exchange in 2020 is now worth less than £4bn.

Hummel hopes to boost circular economy with new recycling programme

Hummel has launched a new recycling initiative to incentivise customers to recycle and to "make a positive impact on the environment".

AND FINALLY

Facebook promises not to use data from ads to compete against businesses that place them

Meta has promised to not use the data from adverts placed by other businesses on the Facebook platform in order to compete against them, in particular via its Fashion Marketplace.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending April 26^th 2023?

1/ Summer

2/ Father’s Day

3/ Garden

4/ Sandals

5/ Sunglasses

6/ Pink

7/ Coastal

8/ Shoes

9/ Earrings  

10/ Bags

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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

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

The Night Store has a new range of Moroccan nights nightwear sets.

Primark has new Bridgerton range of clothes and accessories, festival wear, makeup ranges, swimsuits and beachwear, a Keith Haring collab, new makeup, Primark Cares and EDIT ranges,

Lipsy  has new Laura Whitmore x Love & Roses collaboration

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

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

Office has mens summer shoes and new sandal and trainer ranges.

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

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

Barbour has new festival fashion ranges for all weathers.

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

Bryony Bel has new jewellery ranges.

Silk & Lawn has new turbans and headbands.

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

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

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

Accessorize River Island Dunelm Oliver Bonas Tu Clothing Regatta George at Asda Dune London Men’s TK Maxx Aspiga Nologo Daisy Park Peacocks Matalan Crew Clothing Radley Fatface Cotton Traders

Home, garden and food

Next  has new Nomadic range of homeware and Reflections, Optimism and Moss Green ranges of furniture, Kitchenware and homeware.

Cambridge Imprint has new stationery storage ranges

The Range has a new beach accessories, homeware, festival gear, and a honey comb collection of kitchen and table ware.

Dunelm has new homeware and furniture ranges, plus Disney and Natural History Museum collaborations plus Timeless and Pride & Joy homeware ranges. 

Sofology has new furniture for the home.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

See additional new home images from the last weeks from

Nologo Studio Fritz Fryer Habitat Cuckooland Daisy Park DFS Ivyline Furniture Village Primark Home 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 - 19

Days until Halloween - 154

Days until Singles Day - 165

Days until Black Friday - 178

Days until Christmas Day - 209

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)

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