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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Shein, Emma, Ocado, THG, L’Occitane, Iceland, Bodycare, Evri, Yodel, Soulland, Sephora, Shopify and John Lewis. Plus is circular fashion in trouble, top sustainable practices in retail, tips and tools for SMS marketing and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Shein filed London IPO paperwork in early June

Shein filed its IPO paperwork at the beginning of the month to kick off the process for a potential London float later in the year.

Mattress specialist Emma lays off 18% of workforce

Online mattress retailer Emma will be axing 200 employees, 18% of its workforce, amid volatile global economic conditions hitting both the online and home sector.

Ocado axed almost 1,000 jobs last year

Ocado cut close to 1,000 jobs in 2023 with the majority as part of a “headcount rationalisation” within its head office and support functions, helping cut costs by around £17m.

Klarna to exit checkout business

Klarna has agreed to sell its Klarna Checkout business for SEK5.4bn (£410m) to an investor consortium led by the serial entrepreneur Kamjar Hajabdolahi.

THG chairman Lord Allen re-elected as just 9% of shareholders rebel

THG chair Lord Charles Allen has retained his position with just 9.25% of shareholders voting against his re-election, despite dissent from a number of small shareholders.

L’Occitane sales exceed €2.5bn milestone

L’Occitane International has seen its net sales increase by 19.1% to €2.54bn in the year to April however operating profit fell by 2.5% to €233.1m due to an increase in marketing spend. 

Iceland releases a manifesto for government

Iceland has released “Frozen Out” a manifesto based on shopper research and input from a panel of customers. The manifesto will be shared with all parties and is aimed at giving customers a voice.

Evri close to sale

Apollo Global Management and Platinum Equity are among the parties which have lodged initial offers for Evri, which is reportedly worth around £2bn.

Yodel seeks rescue funding

Yodel is actively seeking new funding and is in discussions with various potential investors, including Paypoint, which is considering injecting around £10m into the company.

Bodycare announces plans to expand

Toiletries retailer Bodycare has revealed plans to open 40 new stores in the south of England and increased sales to £128m from £119m in FY23 and cut its losses from £3.4m in 2022 to £1.7m.

Soulland founder steps down

Silas Adler, the founder and creative director of Danish contemporary fashion brand Soulland, has announced his departure after more than two decades at the business.

TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Is circular fashion in trouble?

Fashion resellers like Vinted are swamped with fast fashion clothing, with Vinted listing 61.8m items from Zar 59.7m from H&M, 21.8m from Shein, 21m from Primark and 10.2m from Mango.

The top sustainable practices in retail

Companies are striving to satisfy the demands of a more ecologically aware and morally upright consumer, here are some of the top sustainability retail marketing strategies.

Tips and tools for SMS marketing

Consumers are becoming more comfortable interacting with businesses on their mobile devices. Hootsuite how to get on the on the SMS marketing train, now.

What are the political parties promising retail?

The seven major UK parties have now released their manifestos. Retail Week has waded through the documents so you don’t have to.

Sephora on its approach to omnichannel and personalisation

Alexandre Meerson, chief digital, data and technology officer EMEA, Sephora, speaks to Emma Herrod as part of the newly published RetailX Global Beauty 2024 Report.

UK start-up unveils lab-grown real leather for luxury goods

A UK tissue engineering company 3D Bio-Tissues (3DBT) said it has “successfully produced lab-grown leather” and believes it could be a game-changer for the luxury fashion sector.

Shopify launches new platform with bigger and better AI enhancements

Shopify has unveiled what it calls its “most unified, most intuitive, most powerful platform yet” as part of its latest products and innovations showcase that include multiple AI-powered features.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

John Lewis Partnership names interim finance boss

John Lewis Partnership has appointed Andy Mounsey as its interim executive director for finance from 6 September.

BRAND NEWS

THG owned Lookfantastic to open first physical store

THG-owned e-commerce beauty retailer Lookfantastic will open its first store in Altrincham as it steps into physical retail.

Vivienne Westwood chooses Margate as latest campaign backdrop

Vivienne Westwood has unveiled its AW24/5 campaign with its high-profile pieces shot in Margate, making the most of “the faded glamour of England’s South east coast”.

AND FINALLY x2

Mike Ashley bounce over for Hornby

Hornby is now worth less than it was when Mike Ashley’s retail empire Frasers Group revealed its investment in the brand earlier this year.

Dries van Noten bids farewell with an ode to fashion and time

Belgian designer Dries van Noten pondered time and eternity at his last men's show during Paris Fashion Week.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending June 21^st 2024?

1/ SS24

2/ Garden

3/ AW24

4/ Bathroom

5/ Bag

6/ Swimwear

7/ Bedroom

8/ Picnic

9/ Cushion  

10/ Denim

NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Cayo is a new British brand that aims to become a part of the family with the launch of its curated collection of unique and stylish dummies to help soothe babies and toddlers throughout their daily routine. 

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.

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.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

George at Asda has a new SS24 womenswear, back to school ranges, plus new kids and womenswear collaboration with Billie Faiers.

Fielding & Nicholson has AW24 menswear.

Marks & Spencer has new M&S Collection womenswear, a new menswear, kidswear, a Sienna Miller collaboration, new B by Boutique ranges, plus new menswear range, Euro 2024 ranges and a FA collection featuring Gareth Southgate, Marcus Rashford and Conor Gallagher.

River Island has new collection of dresses, shoes, bags and jewellery for The Races, high summer ranges, new festival ranges, 90s collection, a RI Studio range, Boho range, plus this summer’s fashion items including midi and maxi dresses and big florals, sandals, bags and jewellery.

Cotton Traders has new AW24 womenswear including coats, jumpers, skirts, and bags, plus jumpers and shirts for men.

Very has a new summer holidays range, under £50 ranges of clothing, plus new beachwear, sunglasses and summer co-ords, new Tara Maynard collaboration,  V by Very curve and Everyday ranges, summer co-ordinates, occasionwear, a Michelle Keegan collaboration, V by Very summer dress and festival ranges, plus Wimbledon-inspired ranges.

Iolla has new ranges of sunglasses and contemporary glasses for men and women.

Bonmarché has a new Lorraine Kelly Autumne 2024 range, a high summer collection and a second David Emmanuel collaboration, a new Autonomy high summer ranges, denim and Mollie Mom collection.

Accessorize has a new small accessories range, flip flops and a festival edit of jewellery and accessories.

Matalan has new summer women's shoes and sandals, adult and kids clothing for the Euros summer 2024, an NSPCC Bing kidswear collaboration, and womenswear for the holidays and the beach.

Monsoon has new children, girls and womenswear plus maxi and midi dress ranges for summer.

Scamp & Dude has new Summer women's wear ranges and accessories for holidays, the beach, the evening and for relaxing at home.

F&F has a new collaboration with In The Style and a new summer range of womenswear including beachwear, lots of denim, metallics and a new collaboration with In The Style of new metallic looks, plus new kidswear.

Fable England has new SS24 ranges including a new bag and scarf collection, new jewellery ranges, the Whispering Sands sleepwear collection.

Roman Originals has new SS24 womenswear and new Petite, Dusk, Ariella ranges and new spring womenswear ranges including big-pattern dresses, denim and linen.

Primark has a new Rita Ora collaboration of festival wear range including jewellery, shoes, boots and clothing, a new Pride range, a Bridgerton-inspired clothing range, plus new bags, shirt and shorts sets, summer sandals, espadrilles, and mules, men's and women's clothing.

Celtic & Co have new AW24 clothing with jumpers and coats for the winter months for him and her plus summer womenswear ranges.

Peacocks has a new Louise Redknapp Edit, new lingerie and swimsuit collaboration with model Caprice, football PJs for the UEFA Championships Summer 2024 and a range of beach and holiday wear.

Barbour has new ranges for him and her.

Dune London has new high summer bags and accessories.

Deichmann UK has summer sandals, trainers, slip-ons, shoes, handbags and beach bags. 

PrettyLittleThing has PLT label summer outfits, new beach outfits, and For the dreamers Festival range, a new menswear range using Joe Baggs as it’s first ambassador, plus womenswear ranges including Endless Summer and Laura Celia.

Oliver Bonas has new July/August clothing ranges with an Ibiza feel, new cosmetics ranges and new summer dresses (midi and mini), bags, jackets, hats, jewellery, sunglasses, flats, training shoes and sandals.

Fatface has a new Marine Conservation Society and Judes Trevose collaboration, high summer clothing ranges for men, women and kids plus an accessory range including big summer hats, beach bags, sandals, sunglasses and purses.

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Tu Clothing New Look Betty & Biddy TK Maxx Teenage Cancer Trust Joe Browns John Lewis Lola Starr Shoe Zone

Home, garden and food

Cult Furniture has new Bourton office furniture, Boucle and Eco Edit range for indoors, furniture for outdoors, Madelyn and Aubery Garden ranges, plus ‘70s revival furniture, side tables, lighting solutions and dining chairs.

Cambridge Imprint has pen boxes, notebooks, exercise books, trays, memo books and planners, portfolios, letter trays, gift boxes, box files, exercise books, wrapping paper and much more.

Marks & Spencer has new makeup ranges, summer resort picnic ranges, beauty ranges, luggage for summer holidays, travel cosmetics and towels for the beach.

Sofology has new sofas and armchairs for AW24 for lounges of all sizes from small to very large in fabrics and leather.

The Gluttonous Gardener has new wedding gift roses and new plant ranges.

Next has its new Woodland Walk Autumn 2024 range of furniture, lighting, soft furnishings for the living, dining room and bedroom.

Dunelm has new sofa and chair ranges, plus lots of gifts for the home, its Elements and Churchgate AW24 ranges for the home, a Made to Measure William Morris range and Cosy Sleep and Autumn Glow ranges.

Arran Sense of Scotland has new After the Rain Lifestyle ranges, new home fragrance ranges, bodycare and handcreams.

Hobbycraft has new wreath floral faux foliage autumn ideas, Country Cottage knitwear and how to make bracelet advice kits. 

Dobbies Garden Centres has a new playhouses and garden toys, Halloween ranges, a Sintra Cookshop range, outdoor garden accessories, barbeque tools,  garden tools, plus accessories for outdoor picnics and BBQs.

Matalan has new Halloween ideas, new homeware (indoors and out) ranges including cushions, kitchenware, bowls, baskets, planters and gift ideas for the summer.

Oliver Bonas has new AW24 ranges, plus jewellery boxes, ring holders and trinket pots, plus homeware including wall art, vases and more, plus bright summer kitchenware, travel edits and wellness goods.

National Trust shop has new summer guides and Chelsea inspired ranges.

Designers Guild has new AW24 pottery Studio fabric and wallpaper available in July.

Primark Home has a new Bridgerton range of plates and saucers, plus lots of decorative items for the home and accessories for picnics and BBQs.

Homesense has new homeware, pet accessories, kitchen accessories, outdoor dining ranges, and homeware for the kitchen, bedroom, conservatory and lounge for SS24.

Nest has new summer furniture ranges for inside and out.

Fritz Fryer has new lighting ranges for the home including bathrooms and kitchens.

TK Maxx has new things for a summer of barbeques, plus homeware and gifts. 

Cutter & Squidge has new foodie gift ideas.

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.

John Lewis has new Anyday outdoor living furniture and accessories ranges plus kitchenware, drinkware, outdoor living ranges including furniture, soft furnishing.

Habitat has a new 60^th Birthday celebration range of homeware classics, plus Scandi-inspired homeware collaboration with Scion including kitchenware, cushions, accessories and fabrics. 

Treats by Mars has new Twix, Malteser, Bounty and Skittles ice cream kits and treats.

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DIARY

PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until Paris Olympics - 31

Days until Halloween – 128

Days until Black Friday – 157

Days until Christmas – 183

How to get your brand on the June Editorial Calendars   

Summer is here - and hopefully, the weather will improve – and the media will be starting to ramp up their summer holiday features. For fashion, add summer clothing, swimwear, beachwear, sandals, garden party outfits etc, plus any accessories, like suitcases, travel bags, travel accessories etc.

For home, push anything related to the outside, including garden furniture, anything for a garden party, a picnic, or a barbecue. Don’t forget to add all of the other spellings, such as BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc. Also, add general keywords like beach, holiday, travel, and vacation.

We’re also at the start of the festival season, so upload any items related to festivals and make sure you add the keyword festival or Glastonbury or any of the other big festivals, Isle of Wight, British Summer Time, Boardmasters, Reading/Leeds, to your keyword lists.

Also, look at any sports-related items, as this month sees the start of football’s Euro 2024 competition. Plus, look at anything tennis-related for Wimbledon, which is coming up in early July, and the Olympics, which start at the end of July.

If you’re looking for more hooks to promote your brand and products, see the list of days, weeks, and fortnights below.

June Diary - Weeks/Months

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, Men’s Health Month and the Glastonbury festival (26^th-30^th).  

It’s also.

National Picnic Week (17^th-25^th).

Tour De France (29^th Jun – 21^st Jul)

June - Days

25^th – 6 months until Christmas Day

26^th – First Day of Glastonbury Festival

29^th – Wimbledon Searches Rise

29^th - Tour De France Starts 

29^th - Pride London parade 

30^th – International Asteroid Day

30^th – Last Day of Glastonbury Festival

How to get your brand on the July Media Calendars   

Summer is here! So keep on adding anything summer-related to your media centres eg summer clothing, swimwear, bikinis, shorts, beachwear, and sunglasses, plus things to keep you cool, like fans, sun hats and sun shades. Also, push anything to do with the 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 that people may search on eg BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and other related keywords like picnic.

The festival season is now in full-swing, and the media are all looking for festival wear and things to take to festivals (tents, fans, ice boxes, torches etc). We’re also getting ready to go on holiday so luggage, bags, bumbags, beach towels etc are all being searched for.

It’s also the Olympics so sport is going to be in the news and it’s going to make everyone want to get healthy so athleisure wear, running shoes, trainers, pumps are all going to start appearing in searches.    

Clothing keywords being searched for this summer include; florals, denim, crochet, midi-dresses, maxi-dresses, polo, preppy, tennis-core, festival wear.

But not everyone is going abroad. The cost-of-living crisis is still cutting into everyone’s wallets, so shoppers are still looking at holidays closer to home. Add in keywords and phrases like “staycation”, “holistay”, “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like raincoats, coats, hoodies, and cardigans? If you stock them, then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good to add.

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.

If you’re looking for more hooks to help promote your brand and products, then see the list of days, weeks and fortnights below.

July Diary - Weeks/Months

July is Independent Retailer Month, Plastic-free Month, and National Ice Cream Month in the US.  The UEFA European Championships continues through July.  Weeks to celebrate this month include;

The Tour De France (29^th Jun – 21^st Jul)

Wimbledon fortnight (1^st-14^th)

Berlin Fashion Week (1^st – 4^th)

Alcohol Awareness Week (3^rd- 9^th)

Cowes Week (27^th Jul - 2^nd Aug).  

July - Days

1^st – Wimbledon Starts

4^th - US Independence Day

5^th – National Bikini Day

7^th – World Chocolate Day

7^th - British Grand Prix

7^th - Muharram/Islamic New Year

11^th – World Population Day

11-14^th - Goodwood Festival of Speed

12^th – Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland)

13^th – Wimbledon Womens Final Day

14^th - Bastille Day (France)

14^th – UEFA European Football Championship Final

14^th – Wimbledon Mens Final Day

14^th- 16^th – Pure London JATC Exhibition Olympia

18^th - Nelson Mandela International Day

20^th-21^st - Northern Pride

21^st – Tour De France ends

21^st – National Ice Cream Day (US Third sundae in July 😉)

23^rd – Start of the school holidays  

24^th – National Tequila Day (US)

25^th – Christmas in July (5 months until Christmas)

26^th – Paris Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony

28^th – National Parents Day (US)

29^th – National Lipstick Day

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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