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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from John Lewis, River Island, Victoria’s Secrets, N Brown, Ted Baker, Armani, Sainsbury, G-III, Riva Home, AO, and Zara. Plus articles on how the big brands are combatting shoplifting, how to fix the most common retail marketing mistakes, how marketplaces can help brands compete and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Zara owner Inditex profits and sales continue to thrive

Zara parent Inditex saw a 13% increase in sales to €7.6bn and a 14% increase in EBITDA to €2.2bn for quarter to April 30 which it credits to a positive performance across “all geographical locations.”

Sainsbury’s hands boss £4.95m pay packet

Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts pocketed £4.95m in pay last year as the supermarket giant invested £225m in colleague pay.

G-III Apparel sales and earnings down in Q1

G-III owner of Donna Karan, DKNY and Karl Lagerfeld saw Q1 sales fall 11.9% to $606.6m, but has lifted its guidance for FY23 and expects sales of around $3.29bn and net income of $125-130m.

Riva Home acquires Voyage Maison

Riva Home, a manufacturer of home furnishings has acquired Glasgow-based Voyage Maison, a DTC and wholesaler with a 4000 strong range of premium home furnishing products.

Kids Cavern ceases trading following Frasers buyout

Designer kidswear retailer Kids Cavern has become the latest closure made by Frasers Group, with some of its stores set to rebrand to Flannels Junior.

Montezuma’s sells to Paramount Retail Group

Sussex-based chocolate business Montezuma’s has been sold to Paramount Retail Group which owns multiple confectionery brands as well as a number of pet related brands.

AO to recruit 250 customer service staff after raising salaries by 20%

AO is looking to recruit more than 250 people to its customer service team after raising the pay of contact centre agents by over 20% in the past 12 months.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How the big brands are combatting shoplifting

Retail Gazette looks at the radical steps Sainsbury’s, M&S and Sports Direct are taking to stop shoplifting including facial recognition and receipt scanning.

How marketplaces could counter inflation's impact

Marketplace sites saw a sales growth rate of 38% last year whilst brand sites saw just 6% growth, with 94% of consumers expecting to use marketplaces the same or more in the future.

Ted Baker CMO reveals the most common retail marketing mistakes

Ted Baker’s chief customer, marketing and digital officer Jason Beckley laid out what he believes to be the common mistakes that retail marketers are making, and how they can be rectified.

How PR can help tackle the growing epidemic of fake news and misinformation

Tackling the creation and distribution of misinformation and fake news is going to require a united effort from governments, tech and the media, and that includes the PR and comms industries.

How AI can give you a competitive advantage

Understanding the limits and workings of generative AI is the first step in harnessing its benefits for business.

Everything you need to know about Twitter Blue

Twitter Blue offers a bunch of features that allow you to expand your reach, see fewer ads, and customize your experience on the platform.

The worsening curse of convenience

Glynn Davis looks at the word convenience and how it has become all-encompassing and is having a dramatic impact on everyone’s lives including retailers.

Armani tests sustainable cotton production in Italy

Luxury fashion house Armani Group has started an experimental agroforestry plantation in southern Italy to test new ways to produce cotton sustainably.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Boots chief financial officer quits after five years

Boots chief financial officer Michael Snape has quit his role after five years, a year after its US parent Walgreens Boots Alliance halted plans to sell the business.

N Brown appoints ex-Very Group finance boss as new CFO

N Brown has named Dominic Appleton as its new chief financial officer, succeeding Rachel Izzard who has stepped down after three years.

BRAND NEWS

John Lewis unveils new kidswear concept

The John Lewis Partnership has unveiled a new design concept for its childrenswear department at the John Lewis Oxford Street flagship.

Victoria's Secret expands Amazon Marketplace offer

Victoria's Secret has announced it will expand its collections on Amazon to include its Pink brand and underwear, lingerie, sleepwear, swimwear, and loungewear ranges.

River Island opens concept store at Trafford Centre

River Island has upsized and relocated at Manchester’s Trafford Centre with the opening of a new concept store.

The Edit LDN eyes European expansion

London-based footwear and streetwear reseller The Edit LDN is expanding its European presence with a new department store concession in Amsterdam.

AND FINALLY x2

Louis Vuitton to Sell €39,000 NFTs

The luxury brand launched its first saleable NFTs, and at €39,000, consumers can purchase one of Louis Vuitton's Via Treasure Trunks.

Happy 35^th birthday Retail Week

To celebrate its 35^th birthday Retail Week has brought together retail leaders, experts and past editors to reflect on the past 35 years and to explore what the future now holds for the industry. Access your free copy of the magazine here

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending June 2^nd 2023?

1/ Summer

2/ Father’s Day

3/ Garden

4/ Sandals

5/ Outdoor

6/ Earrings

7/ Scarf

8/ Bathroom

9/ Picnic  

10/ Pink

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

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.

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.

Oliver Bonas has new fashion, bags, accessories and jewellery collections.

New Look has new women’s summer wear, and footwear ranges.

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

Fatface has new festival wear, beachwear – with a collaboration with the Marine Conservation Society - summer clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery, and accessories.

Curvy Kate has new Twist & Shout ranges.

Primark has a new Hip Trip festival range, a Pride range, a Bridgerton range of clothes and accessories, makeup ranges, swimsuits and beachwear, plus a Keith Haring collab, and new makeup.

Seol + Gold has new jewellery and womenswear ranges.

George at Asda has new women’s summer clothing and tops for Father’s Day.

Matalan has new Father’s Day gifts, summer accessories, mens Taylor & Wright suits, kids summer outfits and beachwear plus new womenswear.

Lipsy  has new Laura Whitmore x Love & Roses collaboration and new Love & Roses collections.

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.

Teva have new sandal ranges.

Daisy Park Has a new range of all-purpose bags.

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

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

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

Barbour has new festival fashion ranges for all weathers.

Very has new ranges for Father’s day and V by Very ranges for the summer.

Bonmarché has new summer and swimwear ranges

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

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Home, garden and food

Hobbycraft has new cross stitching kits, gifts, Pride clothing, summer party ranges, Father’s Day gifts, foam mosaic art and paint and sew your own ranges.

B&M has new Natural bathroom, kitchen pantry and Winter Harvest ranges.

Hotel Chocolat has new velvetisers and chocolate gift ranges.

Oliver Bonas has new kitchen gift ranges and home ranges as well as Father’s Day gifts.

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

Furniture Village has new lounge and bedroom solutions.

Cartwright & Butler has new picnic hampers and Father’s Day ranges.

Daisy Park has new homeware and new Gisela Graham Christmas candle ranges and Christmas decorations.

Wilko has new presents for Father’s Day

Designers Guild has new ranges for AW23 including John Derian fabric and wallpaper and an Essentials range and an Accessories range.

Cambridge Imprint has new stationery storage ranges.

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

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.

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.

See additional new home images from the last weeks from

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PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until Father’s Day - 11

Days until Halloween - 146

Days until Singles Day - 157

Days until Black Friday - 170

Days until Christmas Day - 201

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 (15^th May – 15^th June).  It’s also London Fashion Week (9^th-12^th), Men’s Health Week (10^th-17^th), Diabetes Awareness Week (12^th-18^th), National Picnic Week (18^th-26^th). Shorter events include - Royal Ascot (20^th-24^th) and the return of the Glastonbury festival (21^st-25^th)

June - Days

7^th – Global Running Day

8^th – World Oceans Day

10^th – World Gin Day

14^th – International Bath Day

14^th – National Cup Cake Day (US)

15^th – Three years since the end of the first UK lockdown for non-essential shops (England)

15^th – National Beer Day (UK)

17^th – King Charles III official Birthday

18^th – Sustainable Gastronomy Day

18^th – International Picnic Day

18^th – Father’s Day

18^th – Juneteenth

20^th – Royal Ascot Starts

21^st – Glastonbury Festival Starts

21^st – International Yoga Day

21^st – Summer Solstice (The end of Spring)

22^nd – World Rainforest Day

22^nd – Windrush Day

23^rd – Take your dog to work Day

24^th – Midsummer’s Day

25^th – 6 months until Christmas Day

30^th – International Asteroid Day

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