Back to PRShots News Main Image: Joe Bloggs
PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Mulberry, Scotch & Soda, Specsavers, Victoria’s Secrets, Victoria Beckham, and eBay. Plus finding your best and worst customers, the PR skills needed to succeed with AI, are you ready for the new EU laws on materials and more.
To see the latest news go to our Twitter account @prshotsr
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
eBay returns as Love Island fashion sponsor
eBay is to return as official sponsor for series nine of Love Island starting on 16 Jan with pre-loved items sourced by stylist Amy Bannerman, and a wardrobe of items from eBay’s Imperfects range
Last-minute Christmas shoppers fuelled highest sales since April
Last minute gift purchases in the week to Christmas Day helped fuel the largest growth in sales since April 2022, according to BDO High Street Sales Tracker.
2023 will be “another difficult year”
Non-food inflation decelerated to 4.4% in December, down from 4.8% in November, as retailers discounted to clear excess stock according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
EU businesses fined €832m for GDPR violations in 2022
EU businesses have been fined over €832m for GDPR breaches in 2022, down 36% on 2021’s €1.3bn with Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd responsible for £670m of the fines in 2022.
Specsavers put into family trust to protect future
Specsavers has been placed into a family trust so that the Guernsey-based business cannot be sold to private equity when co-founders “pop our clogs”
Shopify sees growth opportunities in larger retailers
Shopify is targeting large retailers with its latest offering Commerce Components with toy manufacturer Mattel one of the first retailers to sign up for the service.
Victoria’s Secret completes acquisition of Adore Me
Victoria’s Secret has completed its acquisition of the Adore Me online lingerie retailer and will be incorporating Adore Me’s digital platform into Victoria’s Secret to improve its own online platform.
Mountain Warehouse, THG and Moss Bros introduce returns charges
Mountain Warehouse, Moss Bros and THG group which includes brands like Lookfantasic, MyProtein and Glossybox has added charges for shoppers returning items bought online.
Amazon accused of ‘greenwashing on a grotesque scale’
Amazon is accused of greenwashing after its eco-friendly range ‘Amazon Aware’ was found to have been made up to 5,000 miles away and delivered in single-use plastic.
Victoria Beckham losses shrink
Victoria and David Beckham’s fashion and beauty labels saw FY21 profits up to £19.1m from £11.6m, with Victoria Beckhams arm reducing losses from £8.7m to £5.9m on sales up 13%.
Amazon has reached an agreement with certain lenders to provide the e-commerce giant an $8bn unsecured loan that will mature in 364 days.
Aldi posts record Christmas sales
Aldi UK and Ireland December sales grew by 26% topping £1.4bn for the first time, thanks to extra sales from the World Cup in the run up to Christmas.
BRAND NEWS
How to find your best (and worst) customers
The most useful insights to your business are provided by looking at individual customers rather than broad geographic segments, product lines, or channels.
What PR skills do you need to succeed with AI?
If the PR industry doesn’t take ownership of AI then who will? It’s a big responsibility but if it it’s left entirely in the hands of IT and data specialists where does that leave us?
Why email is still the top channel for revenue
Email may be an old format, but it continues to be one of the most effective marketing channels brands can use to drive revenue - if used correctly (and that’s a big if).
What are chatbots and why are they essential for businesses?
Although they are relative newcomers to the ranks of business technologies, chatbots are steadily becoming indispensable to brands that seek new means to communicate with customers online.
The new EU laws on clothing and footwear you need to prepare for
If you’re selling into the EU then you need to take a look at the new forthcoming legislation which covers everything from the textiles you use to the claims you make on sustainability.
Meta's metaverse is yet to take off
One year on, and the billions of dollars Meta has invested - and continues to invest - is yet to pay off with the majority of the public still unable to put a definition on what the metaverse actually is
BRAND NEWS
Mulberry celebrates the Year of the Rabbit with Miffy
Mulberry has unveiled a limited-edition capsule collection with beloved bunny Miffy to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rabbit for Lunar New Year.
Scotch & Soda unveils Looney Tunes collaboration
Scotch & Soda has teamed up with Warner Bros Discovery Global Consumer Products on a capsule collection for spring 2023 for adults and kids featuring the Looney Tunes character Bugs Bunny.
Charles Jeffrey Loverboy launches homeware
British fashion label Charles Jeffrey Loverboy has added homeware, with collaborations with artist Nick Cowan and Polish design studio UAU Project.
AND FINALLY
Channel 4 promotes Prince Andrew musical outside Pizza Express in Woking
Channel 4 has advertised its upcoming Prince Andrew TV musical on a mobile billboard outside Woking’s Pizza Express restaurant.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending December 30th 2022?
1/ Christmas
2/ Magenta
3/ Throw
4/ Cushion
5/ Pink
6/ Coat
7/ SS23
8/ Gifts
9/ Dresses
10/ Scarf
COLLABORATIONS ON PRSHOTS
Our PRShots brands are looking for media and influencers who want to work with them on collaborations. Register for free at PRShots new collabs service to find out more https://collabs.prshots.com/
NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
LolaStarr is a proud British active wear 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.
HELP WITH YOUR IMAGE SEARCHES
The latest images on PRShots are found here https://www.prshots.com/whatsnew why not bookmark the page for a regular feed of the latest images on PRShots!! You can select the latest images from the last 24hours, week, or month.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Roman Originals has new warm winter wear, party and going-out outfits
Deichmann UK has new formal and training shoe ranges
From my mother’s garden has new ranges for 2023
Dune London has new SS23 shoe and bag ranges, gift ranges, going out shoes and wedding shoes
F&F has new looks for 2023
Peacocks has new coats and hoodies
Joe Browns has new Slo Joe’s ranges for SS23
River Island has new Active ranges and SS23 winter clothes for Jan-Feb drops
New Look has new winter clothes and shoes, jumpers and loungewear
NoLoGo has new ranges
Cath Kidston has new bags and clothing ranges
Matalan has new SS23 collections
TK Maxx has new shoes, clothing and accessories for him and her
PrettyLittleThing has new PLT Sports outfits, new Jayda Cheaves and Jodie Woods collaboration and ski wear, party wear and winter clothes and boots.
George at Asda has new SS23 imagery
Accessorize has new SS23 bags, lingerie, accessories, jewellery, hair and gift ranges
Very has new womenswear ranges for SS23
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
Tu Clothing Dancing Leopard Sarvin Monsoon Primark Lipsy M&Co Cotton Traders Barbour Dune London Men’s Freemans Dunelm Fatface Hope Fashion The Morphbag by GSK Hope Fashion Crew Clothing Seol + Gold Dancing Leopard Radley Sainsbury’s Beauty Sonder Studio Homesense Oliver Bonas
Home and food
Very unveils its new Everyday Homes collection
Cult Furniture has new homeware
Matalan has new SS23 homestore ranges
The Range has kitchen and home ware to keep you organised in 2023
Cambridge Imprint has new stationery
Homesense has new Valentines gifts and SS23 home items
Dobbies Garden Centres has new firepits, SS23 outdoor cushions, prints, furniture, AW plants, home goods, and pet accessories.
TK Maxx has new things for the home
Next introduces its new Land and Parallel collections
Fritz Fryer has new antique lighting
NoLoGo has new tableware
Primark has new homeware and gifts
George Home has new soft furnishings, gifts and candles
Dunelm has new SS23 ranges for the lounge and kitchen
Biscuiteers Baking has new Easter goodies
M&Co has new homeware
See additional new home images from the last few weeks from
Sofology Marks & Spencer Daisy Park Designers Guild Avalana Cath Kidston Dune London B&M National Trust Shop Furniture Village Luxdeco Designers Guild Cuckooland Abstract House Oliver Bonas White Stuff Cartwright & Butler Monsoon Nest Wilko Card factory KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Hotel Chocolat Cath Kidston Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas
Looking for inspiration??
Our trends lightboxes section has lots of ideas for features and themes but If you can't find something or you need help then email us at support@prshots.com, and we'll see if we can help
DIARY
Days until Valentine’s Day - 41
Days until Mother’s Day - 74
Days until Easter – 95
Days until Eid al-Fitr - 107
Days until Halloween - 300
Days until Christmas Day – 355
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
6th – Epiphany (Time to take your Christmas decorations down)
7th - Orthodox Christmas Day
9th - Divorce Day
9th - Takeback Monday
14th - Orthodox New Year
20th – Martin Luther King Day
21st – National Hugging Day (US)
23rd - Have a Brew and Chat Monday/Blue Monday
25th – Burns Night
26th – Australia Day
26th – Indian Republic Day
27th – Chocolate cake day (US)
28th – Data Privacy Day
31st – Tax return payments are due today
Do you have any news on your brand that you want us to feature, or have a new appointee or a new event that you would like us to feature? Get in touch at news@prshots.com We don't charge, so get emailing now!!!
Bookmark our PRShots news section https://www.prshots.com/pressnews and keep up to date with the PRShots daily guide to some of the latest news and trends in the retail, home and marketing sectors.
Related articles
