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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Retailers brace for “most frugal Christmas in a generation”

Brands and retailers are being warned to prepare for “the most frugal Christmas in living memory”  according to the latest Reality Check report from advertising agency Mindshare

Instagram to U-turn on social commerce features

Meta platforms' Instagram is to shut down its existing ‘Shop’ page and will begin testing a simpler and less personalised version of the shopping page internally as “Tab Lite.”

WH Smith boosted by performance at travel business

WH Smith group revenue hit 117% of pre-Covid levels in the 11 weeks to 27 Aug after it was boosted by a strong H2 performance from its stores at airports and rail stations and UK and US.

Boots to launch new online marketplace

Boots will be launching an online marketplace with Mirakl in spring 2023. The marketplace will integrate into its existing product range on boots.com and will add access to 100s of new brands.

Ferragamo sales beat forecasts in H1 despite slowdown in China

Revenues at Salvatore Ferragamo grew 20.3% in H1 to €630m thanks to 45.8% growth in EMEA and 41.6% in the US but Asia Pacific was slightly down by 1.5% due to COVID-19 restrictions in China.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Will the decline in traditional TV viewers kill TV marketing altogether?

Ofcom have found that younger adults now watch seven times less broadcast TV than those aged 65 and over. Is this the death of TV advertising?

How consumers are changing how they interact with brands

Battered by Covid, worried about the economy and empowered by technology, consumers are already changing how they shop and what they want from retailers and brand

How Banana Republic became a bright spot in Gap’s portfolio

The mall retailer saw sales rise after swapping generic office clothes for a stronger point-of-view inspired by its safari-themed origins. The new look wasn’t for everyone and that was the point.

CMOs are ‘drowning’ in data and distracted from consumer behaviour

According to new research chief marketing officer’s are ‘drowning’ in data and distracted from focusing on consumer behaviour.

How Crew Clothing is moving to ‘hyper-personalistion’ as fashion competition heats up

Clothing is looking to elevate its customer experience to what it calls “hyper-personalisation levels” as the retailer seeks to use real-time data to give it an edge in the fashion and lifestyle market.

Hotter owner Unbound's CFO to leave

Hotter Shoes parent Unbound Group will lose its chief financial officer Dan Lampard as he steps down to take up the same position with an unnamed business.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Davina McCall and Amanda Holden star in JD Williams autumn campaign

​E-tailer JD Williams has unveiled its latest campaign featuring its two aspirational-but-accessible ambassadors, Davina McCall and Amanda Holden.

Gym shark to open Regent Street store on October 1st

Gymshark has revealed that the doors to its highly anticipated flagship store at 165 Regent Street will open on Saturday 1st October.

River Island's reveals its new River Studios retail concept

River Island has opened the doors of its new 11,000 sq ft retail concept, River Studios, at the Derbion shopping centre.

Boots launches ‘Everyday’ value range to combat cost-of-living concerns

Boots has launched a new ‘Everyday’ value range of 60 products including shampoo, period products and toothpaste to help consumers tackle the rising cost of living.

Gwen Stefani's Gxve Beauty launches social selling platform

Gxve Beauty is launching a browser-based social selling platform, that allows consumers to interact, share ideas and sell Gxve products while earning 30% commission.

Gap launches AW campaign with Selma Blair, Labrinth

Gap launched its latest autumn winter campaign showcasing a collection of essential classics shown across a cast of culture shapers.

Selfridges new owner to redevelop ‘underutilised’ Oxford Street space

Selfridges new owner is looking to redevelop “underutilised space” at its Oxford Street flagship as it looks to transform the department store into a luxury ecommerce platform.

Boohoo taps Kourtney Kardashian Barker for new sustainability project

Boohoo has teamed up with Kourtney Kardashian Barker making her the fast fashion retailer's sustainability ambassador to release two sustainability-focused capsule collections.

Boden refreshes brand identity for AW22

For the autumn/winter 2022 season, Boden has refreshed its identity across all print, digital and retail platforms.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Sep 2^nd 2022?

1/ AW22

2/ Christmas  

3/ Halloween  

4/ Coats

5/ Jeans

6/ Back to School

7/ Garden

8/ Floral

9/ Dresses   

10/ Knitwear

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Bridge Coffee Roasters launched Bridge in 1985 by sourcing and providing the very best coffee from around the world, and since then Bridge Coffee Roasters has bloomed into roasting and selling coffee, coffee machines and accessories

Swealthy is a Midlands-based home décor and interior design company selling the finest quality homeware, gifts, furniture, art, coffee table books, lighting and so much more and making it available to all through 'attainable opulence.'

Wild Clouds started because they wanted more from their clothing. More sustainability, more longevity, more versatility, more comfort, and they wanted them to be affordable. They’re committed to slow fashion, making seasonless clothing locally in London, using the most sustainable materials they can find.

Threadbare is a proud family-owned British brand bringing great quality up-to-date fashion trends for men, women, children and dogs at affordable prices. Elevated, everyday, essentials

Ivyline creates contemporary accessories for the home and garden. Founded in 1976 the UK team works on everything from initial design to eventual dispatch. Its ethical product range comprises everything from fire pits and candles to planters, plant pots and everything in between.

Sarvin is a Persian-influenced brand, delivering ethically conscious womenswear with distinctive, high-quality garments handpicked from the finest fabrics and materials designed with the majority of the clothes made in the UK.

Teva produced the original sport sandal on the shores of the Grand Canyon back in 1984. Born out of necessity to prevent sandals from floating downstream, a resourceful river guide strapped two Velcro watchbands to a pair of old flip-flops. And just like that, Teva was born.

Cutter & Squidge is a family-run, all-natural bakery created by two food-obsessed sisters. Playfulness is their passion, they love to create exciting, experimental flavours and artisan designs. Their bakes and gifts are lovingly handcrafted to taste delicious and look exquisite on any occasion.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Roman Originals has new party and going out outfits

New Look has new women’s ranges and Christmas outfits

Oliver Bonas has new October drop clothes, accessories, and jewellery

Regatta has new backpacks and kids and adult wear

Very has new Judi x Very collabs and Everyday range

River Island has new AW22 kids, womens and mens lines and beauty Advent calendars

PrettyLittleThing  has new Molly Mae ranges and their beauty advent calendar

John Lewis has new kids clothing ranges

Joe Browns has new collections for winter

Barbour has new items for cosy autumn and winter walks

M&Co  has new AW22 drops for men, women and kids and Christmas gifts and clothing

Sonder Studio has new Christmas and AW ranges

Bryony Bel has new jewellery

See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from

Primark Lipsy George at Asda Seol + Gold Peacocks Shoe Zone Dune London Men’s Freemans Fatface Monsoon  Dune London Bonmarché Matalan Office TU Clothing  NoLoGo

Home and food

B&M has new home gifts

Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods, pet accessories, Christmas decorations and gifts and spooky Halloween plants

Cath Kidston has a new Great British Bake off collaboration range

Sofology has new sofa and chair ranges

Cambridge Imprint has new designs

National Trust Shop has new Christmas and AW22 gifts

Abstract House has new prints and frames

George Home has new things for the home

Marks & Spencer has its new Christmas ranges

Nest has new furniture ranges

Paperchase has added its Christmas Cosmic Wonder stationery and gift ranges

Wilko has festive decorations and gifts for Christmas and Halloween, and AW22 home 

Christy has new home ranges

The Range has new kitchen items

DFS has new sofas

Very has new Christmas décor

See more new home images from the last two weeks from

Primark Cult Furniture  Matalan Cardfactory Oliver Bonas Next Daisy Park Freemans Primark Home Homesense Biscuiteers Baking Cuckooland M&Co  Regatta John Lewis Fritz Fryer Furniture Village NoLoGo

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DIARY

Days Until Halloween – 54

Days Until Black Friday – 79

Days Until Cyber Monday - 82

Days Until Christmas Day – 109

September

How to make your products attractive to the media in September    

Summer is nearly over and it’s time to look to the autumn and to the winter. Mid-September marks just 100 days to Christmas so you should be adding your Christmas images for those monthly/weekly magazines with medium lead times.  Plus, look at adding some spring summer 23 images for those titles with long lead times as they will be starting to look at their Feb and March 2023 issues so you can help them out with previews of SS23. 

The media are going to be starting to create features around getting back to the office, what to wear for university or college, back to school. Now the nights are drawing in they’ll also be running features on winter wear so add coats/jumpers/boots plus they’ll be looking for images for Halloween, bonfire night parties and there are decorations and gifts for Christmas and some last-minute AW images. 

Don’t forget to add keywords – Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Autumn, Winter, Halloween will all be looked for. It’s National Yoga month so you could add yoga as keyword on any athleisure wear, floor mats, rugs etc

If you’re a PRShots brand user and you need more ideas then take a look at the keywords that media are searching for on PRShots and try and add those in.

September Diary - Weeks/Months

September is National Honey Month and National Yoga month and it’s second hand September (an Oxfam initiative https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/second-hand-september/)

September also has London Fashion Week between 16^th-20^th September and this year features men and women’s fashion and features digital and physical events see the schedule here https://londonfashionweek.co.uk/schedule  There’s also the London Textile Fair (5^th-6^th Sept) Top Drawer (11^th-13^th Sept)

Other weeks to celebrate this month include; New York fashion week (8^th-14^th Sept), Milan fashion week (20^th-26^th Sept) Paris fashion week (26^th Sept -4^th Oct), Open House Festival (8-21^st Sept) Jane Austen Festival (9^th-17^th Sept) British Science Festival (13^th -17^th Sept) National Horse Race Week (10^th-18^th Sept) Recycle Week 2022 (19^th-25^th Sept)

September - Days

7^th – National Beer Lovers Day (US)

11^th – Great North Run Newcastle

16^th – 100 days until Christmas

16^th -18^th – The Goodwood Revival

21^st – Zero emissions day

22^nd – Car free Day

23^rd – September Equinox

25^th – Rosh Hashanah 

25^th – 3 months to Christmas Day

26^th – Navaratri

27^th – World Tourism Day

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