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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Wickes, Amazon, JD Sports, Ada Dakin, KLAYD, Sheep, Belstaff, Mulberry, Card Factory, Lanvin, Puig, Space NK and Next. Plus, the best content curation tools, how retail parks are reinventing themselves, is it time for retailers to diversify into services and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Next maintains guidance as quarterly sales rise
Next Q1 sales to Apr 27 were up 5.7%, above the predicted guidance of 5% for the period, with online sales up 8.8% during the quarter, while retail sales remained flat.
Wickes holds firm on outlook despite dip in sales
Wickes group sales were down 4.2% for the 16 weeks to Apr 20, but it maintains its profit expectations for the full year despite an “uncertain” trading environment.
Amazon sales surge driven by AI and advertising
Amazon sales for Q1 to Mar 31 were up 13% to $143.4bn (£114.8bn), helped by the appeal and success of its AI and advertising capabilities.
Mulberry reveals UK and APAC weakness
Mulberry sales were down 4% for the year to Apr 1, but retail sales in total rose 0.3%, with international retail sales up 7.2%, but the UK was down 3.2%.
Shares rocket as investors cheer ‘solid’ performance in Card Factory
Card Factory sales for the year ended Jan 31 show profit before tax was up 25% to £65m. With the store opening 26 new stores, taking its total to over 1000 stores across UK and Ireland.
Lanvin Group maintains growth momentum in 2023
Wolford and Sergio Rossi owner Lanvin Group FY23 revenues grew 1% to €426m and reduced its EBITDA loss from €71m in 2022 to €64m.
Puig raised €2.6bn in a successful IPO, with shares sold at the top of the marketed range €24.50, making it Europe’s biggest listing so far this year, and valuing the company at €13.9bn.
Space NK owner hires bankers to sell high street beauty chain
Space NK owner Manzanita Capital has picked Investment bank Raymond James to handle a possible auction of Space NK that could realise more than £300m.
Morrisons tackles debt pile with £2.5bn petrol forecourts sale
Morrisons has closed a £2.5bn deal to sell its 347 petrol stations to Motor Fuel Group (MFG) to help reduce its £8bn debt.
LVMH strongly denies it's considering options for Marc Jacobs
LVMH group has denied it’s exploring sale options for its Marc Jacobs fashion brand amid interest from potential buyers.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
The best content curation tools for social media managers
Curating social content doesn’t have to take forever. Hootsuite breaks down 5 top content curation tools that make your job much easier.
How retail parks are reinventing themselves
As retail parks continue to deliver strong footfall and a more diverse mix of shops, Retail Week visits Nugent Shopping Park in Orpington to see what the latest trends are in successful locations
Is now the time for retailers to diversify into services?’
People are increasingly prepared to pay to manage their health and wellness, which could spell opportunity for retailers, believes PwC’s Lisa Hooker.
Card Factory CEO’s strategy for success
As Card Factory posts robust sales in the full year ending Jany 2024, Retail Week speaks to chief executive Darcy Willson-Rymer on its strategy for success and future plans.
TikTok Shop sellers expand to 15m
TikTok’s e-commerce platform TikTok Shop added more than 6m new sellers in the second half of the year, bringing the total to 15m sellers worldwide.
Adidas’ retro-inspired shoes are flying off shelves
Adidas’ Samba and Gazelle sneakers might look like they’re from another decade, but they’re the hottest shoes on sale right now.
BRAND NEWS
JD Sports rolls out forensic tagging sprays
JD Sports is introducing tagging sprays across its stores nationwide as it ramps up security measures amid the recent surge in shoplifting.
New slow fashion label Ada Dakin launches
A new slow fashion label has been launched in East London with a contemporary approach but a retro name. Called Ada Dakin it was named after founder Sophie Dakin’s grandmother Ada.
Hannah Lewis joins forces with KLAYD basics brand
New wardrobe staples brand KLAYD, has joined forces with fashion director, stylist and content creator, Hannah Lewis, on a basics collection of trousers, skirts and cardigans.
Screwfix invests £1m into expanding its refurbishment programme
Screwfix is investing £1m into doubling its refurbishment operations as part of its commitment to keep products in use for longer
Sheep Inc launches carbon negative footprint T-shirt
Knitwear specialist Sheep Inc has launched what it claims is “the first carbon negative footprint ultra-light T-shirt”.
Belstaff to celebrate 100th anniversary in home town of Stoke-on-Trent
British brand Belstaff, founded in Stoke-on-Trent in 1924, is returning to its roots to take over the Gladstone Pottery Museum with a 100th-anniversary archive exhibition.
AND FINALLY
Cat accidentally shipped to online retailer
A curious cat that sneaked into an open box was shipped across the United States to an Amazon warehouse after its unknowing owners sealed it inside.
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2/ Garden
3/ Denim
4/ Dress
5/Picnic
6/ Home
7/ Blue
8/ Floral
9/ Swimsuit
10/ Sunglasses
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
London Grace is a female founded, British beauty brand. Their vegan nail polish and nail care products feature 21 glossy colour, salon worthy products for healthy, nourished nails without compromise.
Olukai is a Hawaiian brand producing footwear that combines the strength and durability of a waterman’s ocean lifestyle - all footwear comes with a 1-year guarantee - with an island-inspired brand rooted in sound values, style, comfort, and craftsmanship.
Peter Bowen Art has been making ceramics and creating artworks for more than 40 years. He now specialises in creating handmade ceramic mantel clocks and tableware produced in his studio in rural Somerset.
Quorn Stone began in 1995, importing artisan hand-painted terracotta tiles from Manises, Spain. The business now includes a wide range of indoor tiles large and small, for floors and walls, plus stoneware tiles for outside.
Iolla designs high-quality eyewear. All their glasses and sunglasses are handmade and designed to last, using the highest-quality components and materials.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Monsoon has new swimwear and womenswear ranges including blouses, midi and maxi dresses with this seasons must-have big pattern prints.
Bonmarché has a new Autonomy high summer ranges, denim and Mollie Mom collection, new summer wear modelled by TV’s Lorraine Kelly plus a new David Emmanuel collaboration.
Fable England has a new Whispering Sands sleepwear collection and Meadow Creatures bag collection.
F&F has new summer collections, and collaborations with Kate Ferdinand and RISE by Zara McDermott, plus new swimwear and clothes for the beach and the summer, retro band t-shirts.
Scamp & Dude has new Summer women's wear ranges.
Roman Originals has a new Petite, Dusk, Ariella ranges and new spring womenswear ranges including big-pattern dresses, denim and linen.
Fielding & Nicholson launches new menswear occasionwear outfits.
Primark has a new Stacey Solomon collaboration, a new Edit range, swimwear range, new DTR Kem collaborations, PS new cosmetic ranges, kids beachwear plus a new extensive collaboration.
Betty & Biddy has new jewellery ranges, including earrings and necklaces.
PrettyLittleThing has a Laura Celia and GK Barry edit, a Emilly Miller maternity range and new occasion wear, a Destination Swim range of bikinis and beachwear, plus new in leopard print ranges of occasion wear and outfits for a night out.
Matalan has holiday outfits and accessories for the beach for the whole family, Barbie 2024 collaborations, new beachwear, bags, shoes and sandals, and SS24 womenswear lookbook images.
Very has a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, a new occasion wear, V by Very summer dress and festival ranges, Wimbledon-inspired ranges, women’s festival, beachwear and summer holidays outfits, and Father’s Day presents.
Curvy Kate celebrates National Lingerie day.
John Lewis has new summer wear for all the family for the beach and for the holidays plus outfits for the office and occasion wear for adults and kids and gifts for Father’s Day.
TK Maxx has new men’s and womens wear, shoes, hats, sunglasses, watches, and accessories plus kids ranges of trainers to summer dresses.
Neem London has new shirts and jackets and recycled ranges for the summer.
Dune London has a new flats, bags, sandals, wedges and accessories. Plus SS24 Dressy ranges, shoes (stilettoes to flats), bags (clutches to shoppers), sunglasses, accessories, boots (bikers to cowboy to riding).
George at Asda has new kids outfits for the beach and holidays, womenswear, and menswear for the summer including beachwear evening and day wear plus lingerie, bags and accessories.
River Island has a new 90s collection, a RI Studio range, Boho range, plus this summer’s fashion items including midi and maxi dresses and big florals, sandals, bags, leopard print, pumps, waistcoats and jewellery.
Barbour has new mens clothing and accessories, boots and women's midi and maxi dresses, plus men’s outdoor wear and casuals.
New Look has new drops of evening wear, beach wear and bags, new drops of shirts, skirts, coats, waistcoats, dresses, jumpers, bags, boots and stilettos.
Regatta has a new outdoor wear collaboration with Giovanna.
Oliver Bonas has a new May/June drops for the summer including dresses (midi and mini), bags, jackets, hats, jewellery, sunglasses, flats, training shoes and sandals.
Celtic & Co has new womenswear ranges.
Tu Clothing has new big-print summer Scion collaboration outfits for all the family.
Cotton Traders has new summer clothing ranges for the beach and holidays with maxi dresses and big patterns featuring TV’s Jasmin Harman, plus menswear modelled by TV’s Will Mellor.
Threadbare has womenswear including maxi and midi dresses in big patterns and miniskirts in denim.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
Peachaus Shoe Zone Accessorize Dune London Mens Lipsy Marks & Spencer Radley Fatface Busby & Fox Rebecca Rhoades
Home, garden and food
The Gluttonous Gardener has new interesting plants that make ideal Father’s Day gifts.
Arran Sense of Scotland has new home fragrance ranges.
Cambridge Imprint has memo books and planners, portfolios, letter trays, gift boxes, box files, exercise books, wrapping paper, large notebooks, tea towels, waste bins, and slimline list books and more.
Dobbies Garden Centres has outdoor garden accessories, barbeque tools, garden tools, plus accessories for outdoor picnics and BBQs, Father’s Day presents, plus rugs, outdoor cushions, plants, grow lights and outdoor seating ranges.
John Lewis has new Anyday outdoor living furniture and accessories ranges plus kitchenware, drinkware, outdoor living ranges including furniture, soft furnishing, plus ideas for Father’s Day presents.
Habitat has a new 60th Birthday celebration range of homeware classics, plus Scandi-inspired homeware collaboration with Scion including kitchenware, cushions, accessories and fabrics.
Cult Furniture has new furniture for outdoors, Madelyn and Aubery Garden ranges, plus ‘70s revival furniture, side tables, lighting solutions and dining chairs.
Treats by Mars has new Twix, Malteser, Bounty and Skittles ice cream kits and treats.
TK Maxx has new homeware and gifts.
Matalan has new homeware (indoors and out) ranges including cushions, kitchenware, bowls, baskets, planters and gift ideas for the summer.
Home Bargains has new Father’s Day gifts, decorative garden ranges and outside lighting and furniture.
Hobbycraft has new Autumn ideas, Father’s Day projects and gifts, Country Cottage knitwear and how to make bracelet advice kits.
Sandberg Wallpaper has new big pattern ranges for the kitchen, lounge and bedroom.
Nest has new summer furniture ranges for inside and out.
Biscuiteers Baking has biscuit and chocolate gifts for Father’s Day.
Homesense has new homeware, pet accessories, kitchen accessories, outdoor dining ranges, and homeware for the kitchen, bedroom, conservatory and lounge for SS24.
Imp & Maker has pub, Italian, bourbon, tequila, champagne and cheese-themed hampers, plus hampers for all occasions and all budgets from small gifts to large big-treat hampers as well as hampers and gifts for Father’s Day.
Ivyline has new Kew-inspired water features, plus stoneware and glazed plant pots for the garden and indoors.
Oliver Bonas has bright summer kitchenware, travel edits and wellness goods and garden tables and chairs and hammocks.
Primark Home has lots of decorative items for the home and accessories for picnics and BBQs.
George Home has Stacey Solomon collaborations and new things for outdoor living and the garden including barbecues, parasols and planters as well as items for the kitchen and lounge.
See additional new home images from
Fritz Fryer Marks & Spencer Cardfactory Designers Guild National Trust shop Next Rebel Walls Very Joe Browns B&M
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until UEFA European Championship – 44
Days until Father’s Day – 46
Days until Paris Olympics - 86
Days until Halloween – 183
How to get your brand on the May Editorial Calendars
We’re now well into Spring, and there are two long bank holiday weekends to enjoy this month, and with a bit of luck, we’ll have great weather for at least one of them.
To get the best chance for a download, add images that are related to the summer, and make sure they’re accompanied by any keywords relating to being out of the house and into the garden and the great outdoors, including garden, garden parties, barbecues (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc.) picnics, outdoors.
Summer holidays are on the horizon, so campaign images that include the beach or the outside world will be used. Upload any images you have of summer outfits, holiday clothes, festival clothes, sandals, beachwear, swimsuits, bikinis, linen, and sandals.
With the cost-of-living increases not everyone will be going abroad so still keep keywords and phrases like “staycation” “holistay” “holiday at home” to your keywords, also think about uploading images more appropriate to a UK holiday like cardigans and hoodies for the colder UK evenings.
May is also the start of wedding season, so if you have any wedding-related items, then get ready to promote them along with any wedding keywords, bridal, bride, groom, hen party, stag do, etc.
If you’re looking for more hooks to help promote your brand and products, then see the list of days, weeks and fortnights below.
May Diary - Weeks/Months
May is National Walking Month, National Smile Month (13th May – 13th Jun), and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
It’s also:
Small Business Week – (Apr 28th – May 4th)
Dementia UK Time for a Cuppa Week (1st-8th)
National Gardening Week (1st -7th)
National Vegetarian Week (16th – 22nd)
National Stationery Week (15th –21st)
Cannes Film Festival (14th – 25th)
National Doughnut Week (18th – 26th)
Sandwich Week (19th – 25th) (4th week of May)
Chelsea Flower Show (21st – 25th)
National Barbeque Week (May 27th – June 2nd)
The Derby (31st May - 1st Jun)
May - Days
2nd – World Password Day
3rd – World Press Freedom Day
4th – Star Wars Day
4th – Firefighters Memorial Day
5th –Cinco de Mayo (US Holiday)
6th – May Day
8th – VE day
9th – Europe Day
9th – Ascension Day
10th – Searches of Prom dresses peak
11th- World Fairtrade Day
11th – Eurovision Final in Malmö Sweden
12th – International Nurses Day
12th – Mother’s Day
12th – Women’s FA Cup Final
13th – World Cocktail Day
13-14th –Yom HaAtzmaut
15th – International Day of Families
15th - Father’s Day gift searches rise / BBQ searches rise
18th – World Whisky Day
20th – World Bee Day
20th – Whit Monday / Pentecost
21st – International Tea Day
22nd – World Goth Day
22nd – Craft Distillery Day (US)
25th - Geek Pride Day
25th – National Wine Day (US)
25th - Men’s FA Cup Final
25th – Camping-related searches rise
25-26th – Lag B'Omer
27th – Spring Bank Holiday
27th – Memorial Day (US )
29th – National Biscuit Day
30th – BBQ searches peak
NB - All dates have been checked, but some events may change due to unforeseen circumstances or have not been fully confirmed for 2024 by the authorities controlling the event(s).
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