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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Frasers Group sales and profits boosted by acquisitions
Frasers Group half to 23 Oct saw revenue up 12.7% to £2.64bn with pre-tax profit up 53% to £284.6m with sales at Flannels up 24.7% thanks to new stores and online sales
Fat Face profitability returns to pre-pandemic levels
Fat Face’s accounts for the year to May 28 report record sales of £244.9m and profit before tax of £10.9m.
Seraphine battles headwinds in H1
Maternity-wear specialist Seraphine’s interim H1 results show revenue fell 9.1% to £18.9m, with losses of £3.8m with revenue up 6.6% in the US, but down 18.8% in the EU and 11.7% in the UK.
In the Style launches strategic review
Fashion brand In the Style has launched a strategic review of the business after its chief executive Sam Perkins stood down and the business swung to a loss.
Cost-of-living crisis creates £150bn global boom in second-hand goods
A new report, by OC&C Strategy Consultants reveals second-hand goods now represent a £150bn global market with clothing, worth £66bn, and consumer electronics, worth £39bn.
A record number of parcels were delivered over the Black Friday weekend despite strikes
Online parcels shipped on Cyber Monday were up 252% higher than the average shopping week, despite delivery delays and a cost of living crisis.
Rent the Runway posts record sales quarter
Rent the Runway (RTR) announced record Q3 revenues of $77.4m up 31% off the back of increased subscriber numbers up 17% to 176,167, with losses reduced to $36.1m down from $87.8m in 2021.
Amazon pledges to make third-party merchants more visible
Amazon has avoided a fine from the EU for alleged seller data misuse, by giving third-party sellers more visibility and equal treatment in the Buy Box section of its site.
New EU deforestation law will impact fashion industry's use of rubber
A new law agreed by the European Union will ban the import of products linked to deforestation. In addition to household goods, like coffee and cocoa, it would also apply to timber and rubber.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
The UK’s busiest retail websites on Black Friday 2022
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s busiest Black Friday sites shows whilst it was good for some, there were 188 big UK retailers who saw an average 12.07% decrease in site visitors.
4 benefits of good brand architecture
When customers can pick out any of your products or services and easily identify them as part of your brand, you know you’ve made a lasting impression.
4 tips to drive more revenue on Pinterest
But retailers shouldn’t underestimate the power of Pinterest, as its 445m users outspend shoppers on other platforms by 40%.
How to implement a personalised shopping experience online
A five-point checklist identifies how retailers can implement personalised shopping experiences online.
How smaller companies can bring manufacturing closer to home
The “production as a service” model enables firms to contract with independent factory operators on an as-needed basis.
East outpacing West in embracing the metaverse
The East loves the metaverse, the west less keen – and early adopters such as China and the UAE are already reaping the economic benefits
Sainsbury’s taps L’Oréal to offer AI-powered skincare consultations
Sainsbury’s has teamed up with beauty retailer L’Oréal to offer AI-powered skincare consultations with staff at over 100 Sainsbury’s stores using iPads loaded with AI skincare tech by L’Oréal Group.
EU privacy regulators wish to prevent Meta from requiring users to agree to personalised ads
EU privacy regulators are seeking to prevent Meta from requiring users to agree to seeing personalised ads based on their activity online.
Rebag launches incentivised digital payment tool 'Rebag Wallet'
Rebag, the digital-first resale platform for designer handbags and accessories, introduced a new incentivised payment tool that centralises seller payouts, as well as all additional Rebag proceeds.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Topps Tiles major shareholder seeks to oust chairman Darren Shapland
Topps Tiles major shareholder (29.9%) MS Galleon (MSG) is trying to oust Chairman Darren Shapland for his rejection of a request to source more tiles from MSG-owned Cersanit
BRAND NEWS
Primark gives further details about US expansion
Primark has revealed plans to expand its 400 stores in 13 countries with the opening of 60 US stores by the end of 2026 – it currently has 10 US stores - and 530 stores by 2026 globally.
Karl Lagerfeld launches new jeans brand for Gen Z shoppers
Karl Lagerfeld has introduced a new jeans brand to its assortment, with products directed at the Gen Z consumer group.
Givenchy transforms Roblox world into a ‘Winter Wonderland’
Givenchy Beauty, which ventured into the metaverse earlier this year, has transformed its world on Roblox into a ‘Winter Wonderland’ for the festive season.
Castore links up 007 for capsule collection
Castore has joined up with fabled British spy 007 to create a capsule collection “that explores the synergies in mindset between high level athletes and James Bond”
Burberry partners with youth charity Onside for the festive season
British luxury brand Burberry is teaming up with UK youth charity Onside to help alleviate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis this festive season.
Playboy is launching its first solo denim line offering both women’s and men’s styles with the first collection consists of 18 pieces all featuring the trademark Playboy logo.
AND FINALLY
Elon Musk loses title of world's richest man to LVMH's Arnault
Elon Musk lost his title as Forbes world's richest person (he’s worth $185.3bn) to Bernard Arnault, chief executive of luxury brand LVMH with a personal wealth of $185.4bn.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Dec 2nd 2022?
1/ Christmas
2/ SS23
3/ Gifts
4/ Gloves
5/ Cushion
6/ Candle
7/ Dress
8/ Pink
9/ Christmas Jumper
10/ Throw
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
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.
Branch Jewellery is a small business that has become synonymous with hand-made wooden and horn jewellery. All materials used are ethically sourced and chosen for their quality and sustainability in mind.
Fabrap makes fabric gift wrapping that stands the test of time. Inspired by Indian textiles and the traditional Japanese art of Furoshiki, these fabric gift wraps combine timeless elegance, sustainability and ease of use.
Boutique agency Emslie Creative has joined PRShots adding jewellery from Joanna Laura Constantine and KJJ Fine Jewellery and handbags from Sambar
TaskPR has added it’s rosta of big name brands to PRShots with womens wear images from Bias Cut DKNY Jaeger Guinea London Knitwear Queen Empreinte and Leocé Couture mens wear from Jaeger jewellery from Annie Haak Tateossian Thomas Sabo Tommy Hilfiger watches and jewellery from Movado and occasion wear from Azazie
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
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.
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
New Look has new Christmas outfits and shoes, jumpers and loungewear
Accessorize has new SS23 bags, lingerie, accessories, jewellery, hair and gift ranges
Dune London has new SS23 shoe and bag ranges, gift ranges, going out shoes and wedding shoes
Primark has the new athleisure wear and lipstick ranges, Greggs Primark range and new clothing and accessory ranges for men, women and kids
Cotton Traders has new womenswear for SS23
Barbour has new collaboration with Wander as well as outfits for men, women and for your pets
Dune London Men’s has new men’s boots and accessories
Freemans has new Lascana athleisure wear
Monsoon has new childrens outfits
Peacocks has new Christmas ranges
PrettyLittleThing has a new Jodie Woods collaboration and ski wear, party wear and winter clothes and boots.
Dunelm has new loungewear ranges
Matalan has new Christmas jumpers and AW22 collections
F&F has new spring 2023 ranges and athleisure wear
Fatface Has beachwear for SS23 and new clothes for AW for him and her
M&Co has new clothing for men, women and kids and Christmas gifts and clothing and pet accessories including a new Kylie range
Hope Fashion has new hooded coats
The Morphbag by GSK has new campaign images
Roman Originals has new warm winter wear, party and going-out outfits
George at Asda has new athleisure wear, lingerie, and Christmas party wear
River Island has new Christmas outfits for men, women and kids as well as accessories
Very has new beauty ranges, Michelle Keegan and V by Very ranges
Cath Kidston has new winter and Christmas ranges for adults and kids
Hope Fashion has new outfits for winter
Crew Clothing has new AW clothing and shoes and boots ranges
Seol + Gold has new jewellery ranges rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
Dancing Leopard From my mother’s garden Radley Tu Clothing Sainsbury’s Beauty Sonder Studio TK Maxx Homesense Oliver Bonas Bryony Bel The Range White Stuff Shoe Zone Marks & Spencer Joe Browns Aspiga Radley The Range F&F Lemuel MC
Home and food
Dobbies Garden Centres has new SS23 outdoors images, AW plants, home goods, pet accessories, and Christmas decorations and gifts.
Cambridge Imprint has new wrapping paper and stationery
Sofology has new SS23 furniture ranges
Matalan has new SS23 homestore ranges
Homesense has new Christmas gifts and SS23 home items
Marks & Spencer has new SS23 homeware
The Range has new kitchenware and Christmas decorations
Cult Furniture has new lighting options, Christmas images and desks
Daisy Park has new Emma Bridgewater and Gisela Graham Primavera and Pastel home and gift ranges
Designers Guild has new SS23 fabrics
Avalana has new patterned luxury curtains
Biscuiteers Baking has new Christmas and New Year food
Cath Kidston has new winter and Christmas gifts, and home and kitchen ranges
Dunelm has new SS23 ranges including Smart Industrial home ware and furniture for the lounge
M&Co has new Christmas gifts, games and decorations and home wear
Dune London has new luggage ranges
B&M has homeware and kids and adults gifting ranges
George Home has Christmas gift ideas
Fritz Fryer has Christmas gift ideas
See additional new home images from the last few weeks from
National Trust Shop Next Furniture Village Luxdeco Designers Guild NoLoGo Cuckooland Primark TK Maxx Abstract House Oliver Bonas White Stuff Cartwright & Butler Monsoon George Home Nest Wilko Cardfactory KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Hotel Chocolat Cath Kidston Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas
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DIARY
Days until Christmas Day – 17
Days until Valentine’s Day - 68
Days until Mother’s Day - 101
Days until Easter – 122
How to make your products attractive to the media in December
Christmas is nearly over by now for the media; there are just a few dailies, weeklies, websites and influencers doing last minute gift guides for Christmas but for most print media it’s the New Year, and what’s happening in 2023.
You should be uploading SS23 outfits and home goods for those “A new you for 2023” “Redecorate for 2023” issues, so athleisure, outdoor healthy sporty images will all be useful plus anything for the home.
As always don’t forget to add keywords – New Year, Gifts, Spring, Christmas, Xmas, Holidays, Winter plus all those words beloved of home magazines like cosy, cosiness, hygge, wellbeing.
Clothing wise the media are still looking for going out outfits for Christmas and New Year, so party wear, party dresses, nightwear, “going out out” (thanks to Annie Mac ex-Radio 1), and also winter clothing jumpers, scarves, bobble hats, beanies, cardigans, coatigans, jackets, coats. So, make sure that you have plenty of images in those categories uploaded and labelled with as many of those words as you can.
You can also start to look at holiday clothing and outfits for when the weather gets a little warmer so make sure SS23 is flagged on your drops even if they’re not yet available until 2023 – If they’re not on sale until Jan or Feb then use the On Sale date field to flag this up. You can either add a specific date 2/2/22 or if you’re not sure then you can use text “available first week in Feb”
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 in the Keyword Search Report and try and add those in.
December Diary - Weeks/Months
December is all about Christmas and New Year events but it’s also AIDS awareness month, and universal human rights month and Kwanzaa runs from 26th to the 1st Jan as well as No Gender December. Additionally, the 1st week (5th-9th) is UK Charity Week
December Diary - Days
8th – Christmas Jumper Day
10th – Human Rights Day
18th – Hannukah begins
18th – Stilton Day
21st – Winter Solstice
22nd – National Regifting Day
24th – Super Saturday/Panic Saturday
25th – Christmas Day
26th – Boxing Day
26th – Hannukah ends
27th – Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas Day
31st – New Year’s Eve
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