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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
B&M posts increased revenue as profit declines
B&M full-year revenues to 25 March were up 4.6% to £4.9bn however, adjusted EBITDA fell by 7.4% to £573m following higher costs across the business.
WHSmith improves profit expectations as momentum continues across travel
WHSmith results for the quarter to May 27 saw UK total travel revenue up 24% with sales in the rest of the world division up 79% and has further improved its expectations for FY23
Sunny bank holiday gives UK footfall a 5.4% boost
Over the three-day late May bank holiday weekend, footfall across all UK retail destinations was up 5.4%, with high streets up 8.5% compared to the same weekend in 2022.
Retail braces as new series of rail strikes begin
Rail strikes are expected to impact commuters and decrease footfall across the country starting today (31 May), with further industrial action taking place on Friday, 2 June, and Saturday, 3 June.
Freemans has seen a 33% uplift in beauty sales in the last five months, and overall, the store now serves more than a million customers annually.
Ocado faces demotion from FTSE 100 as shares fall
Ocado Group is facing a demotion from London’s leading share index after its shares slumped even further as shoppers continue to cut back.
Myla London to wind down business
Luxury lingerie brand Myla London is to wind down the business, five years after its relaunch, Drapers understands.
Most UK consumers unlikely to buy from retailers after a negative delivery experience
Research reveals the extent of negative delivery experiences on customer loyalty, with 78% of UK consumers stating they are not likely to shop with a brand again following a below-par experience.
Amazon to offer warehouse workers term-time only contracts
Amazon is offering warehouse staff who are parents, grandparents or guardians, the option to choose to work in term-time only.
Government price cap plans ‘will not make a jot of difference’, BRC warns
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned the latest government plans to introduce price caps on food items in a bid to tackle the cost-of-living crisis will not make a “jot of difference to prices”.
Waitrose apologises for bare shelves after IT glitch
Waitrose has apologised to its customers after an IT glitch had left shelves bare across many of its supermarkets over the Bank Holiday.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Will Asda’s EG Group acquisition pay off?
What does Asda's £2.27bn acquisition of EG Group's UK business really mean for both the supermarket and shoppers?
7 ways to get to know your audience better
Knowing your audience is central to any marketing strategy. So how do you get to know them? Columnist Timothy Carter discusses seven ways to learn more about your target demographics.
The complete guide to the best time to post on Instagram
Hootsuite analysed over 30,000 Instagram posts from businesses of all sizes to find the absolute best times to post on Instagram.
How to save time and stay safe with AI on social media
Use these tips to unlock the potential of AI-powered social media tools without sacrificing safety or privacy.
Understanding reception marketing
Reception marketing rather than bombarding buyers with pop-ups, cold calls or spam emails, instead provides information that individual consumers want to engage with.
How to do marketing personalisation at scale
How Domino's, and other major are leveraging personalisation software solutions and getting results.
Google Ads to tap into generative AI for greater personalisation
Google has announced that its ads will now be customised for each user using generative AI technology. The tech giant will hope that this will offer more personalised advertising experiences.
eBay reveals Brits are swapping festivals for holidays boosting fashion sales
eBay survey finds the 2023 festival season in the UK is expected to be the biggest in years, with one in five (20%) choosing festivals over holidays and indirectly giving sustainable fashion a boost.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Asos head of commercial change Anthony Benham departs after 16 years
Asos’ head of commercial change and operations Anthony Benham has left the business after 16 years at the online-only fashion retailer.
Pronovias appoints new CEO to "drive further success"
Luxury bridal brand Pronovias has appointed Marc Calabia Gibert as its new CEO, effective from 1 September 2023.
BRAND NEWS
Revolution Beauty launches Fortnite inspired collection
Revolution Beauty, the UK cosmetics and skincare brand, has teamed up with Epic Games to launch gaming phenomenon Fortnite’s first-ever beauty collaboration.
Flannels launches London pop-up for Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour
Flannels has opened a "first-of-its-kind" pop-up at its flagship on London's Oxford Street to celebrate Beyoncé's Renaissance world tour.
Jane Hebden to launch Amelia Scott affordable jewellery brand
A new jewellery and accessories brand will launch next month with Amelia Scott making its debut under the guidance of watch and jewellery designer Jane Hebden.
Grenson launches first shoe using British wool
UK footwear maker Grenson has launched its first sustainably made shoe using British wool in the guise of Cloudwool, an innovation making use of 100% local wool that would normally go to waste.
Urban Outfitters partners with Isko
Urban Outfitters' in-house denim label BDG and denim mill Isko have partnered to develop a collection of workwear-inspired unisex denim pieces made from recycled cotton yarns.
AND FINALLY
Swedish online brand pushes back on excessive returns
Swedish online fashion retailer Boozt AB has blocked 42,000 customers for returning too many items, arguing that their actions are “too costly for the company and the environment”.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending April 26th 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
PrettyLittleThing has a new bodycon range, a festival collection, a Molly Mae Summer edit, a Bridal edit, Kappa and Gemma Owen collaborations, plus beach outfits.
Daisy Park Has a new range of all-purpose bags.
Fatface has new festival wear, beachwear and summer clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery, and accessories.
Monsoon has new summer dresses, children’s coats and dresses plus shoes, accessories, jewellery and women and children’s summer beachwear.
Roman Originals has new spring and summer ranges in all sizes.
George at Asda has new tops for Father’s Day.
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
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 Dune London Men’s TK Maxx Aspiga Nologo Peacocks Matalan Crew Clothing Radley Cotton Traders
Home, garden and food
Biscuiteers Baking has new ranges for graduation and Father’s Day.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new plants, Meadowmat instant turf, picnic ideas, terrariums and indoors and outdoors ranges for the home.
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.
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.
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.
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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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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day - 18
Days until Halloween - 153
Days until Singles Day - 164
Days until Black Friday - 177
Days until Christmas Day - 208
How to get your brand on the June Editorial Calendars, higher up on search engines and in social media
Summer is here - and hopefully the weather will improve – so add anything summery, including summer clothing, and swimwear and push anything to do with 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.
We’re also at the start of the festival season, so make sure you add festival or Glastonbury or any of the other big festivals, Isle of Wight, British Summer Time, Boardmasters, Reading/Leeds, to your keyword lists.
The media are starting to ramp up their summer holiday features, so add swimwear, beachwear, beach, holiday, suitcases, travel bags, travel accessories etc to your keywords. Because of the cost-of-living crisis people are cutting back and are either staying at home, or are thinking of holidays closer to home, so add in keywords and phrases like “staycation”, “holistay”, “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like hoodies and cardigans for the colder UK evenings.
Also, look at sports, particularly anything tennis-related for Wimbledon, which is coming up in early July.
June Diary - Weeks/Months
June is LGBTQ Pride Month, National Smile Month (15th May – 15th June). It’s also London Fashion Week (9th-12th), Men’s Health Week (10th-17th), Diabetes Awareness Week (12th-18th), National Picnic Week (18th-26th). Shorter events include - Royal Ascot (20th-24th), the Derby (2nd-3rd) and the return of the Glastonbury festival (21st-25th)
June - Days
1st - Global Parents Day
2nd – National Fish and Chips Day
2nd – Derby weekend starts
3rd – World Bicycle Day
3rd – World Cider Day
5th – World Environment Day
6th – D-Day
7th – Global Running Day
8th – World Oceans Day
10th – World Gin Day
14th – International Bath Day
14th – National Cup Cake Day (US)
15th – Three years since the end of the first UK lockdown for non-essential shops (England)
15th – National Beer Day (UK)
17th – King Charles III official Birthday
18th – Sustainable Gastronomy Day
18th – International Picnic Day
18th – Father’s Day
18th – Juneteenth
20th – Royal Ascot Starts
21st – Glastonbury Festival Starts
21st – International Yoga Day
21st – Summer Solstice (The end of Spring)
22nd – World Rainforest Day
22nd – Windrush Day
23rd – Take your dog to work Day
24th – Midsummer’s Day
25th – 6 months until Christmas Day
30th – International Asteroid Day
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