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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Topps Tiles, Body Shop, Bluebella, Jo Malone, Givenchy, Asda, B&Q, WHSmith, Decathalon, Co-op and M&S. Plus what lies in store for Boots, how tech is driving circular fashion, 5 ways to amplify your customer marketing and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Topps Tiles sales sink further amid ‘challenging’ market
Topps Tiles sales for Q3 were down 6.9% year-on-year, and 6.2% lower in the 39 weeks to Jun 29, due to challenging market conditions which persisted into the second half of its fiscal year.
The Body Shop rescue bids due today
FRP the administrators of The Body Shop have set a deadline of today (July 3) for prospective buyers to submit bids.
Chinese retail giant JD.com eyes bid for Evri
China’s biggest online retailer JD.com is said to be in talks about a potential bid for parcel delivery company Evri.
M&S increases stocks of smaller womenswear sizes due to higher demand
Marks & Spencer is increasing its stocks of smaller sizes in womenswear after a surge in demand left gaps on shelves.
Amazon is offering a select age group half-price Prime membership
Amazon is introducing half price on its Prime membership for younger customers in the UK, ahead of Prime Day on July 16 and 17.
Frasers Group acquires Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster
Frasers Group has acquired the 770,000 sq ft Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster for an undisclosed sum as it continues to grow its real estate portfolio.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
With doubts about its future ownership and no leadership replacement to steer the ship, Retail Week takes a look at what lies in store for the retailer.
How technology is driving circular fashion
In the quest for sustainable fashion, technology is more than a powerful enabler of circularity. It's an essential part of the solution to an escalating problem.
5 ways to amplify your customer in your marketing
What your customers have to say about their experiences with your brand should inspire and drive innovation in your marketing.
How Ikea, WHSmith and Decathlon are going green to win shopper spend
Sustainability has rocketed up the consumer agenda in recent years. Retail Week explores the sustainability strategies that really matter to shoppers, and the retailers getting it right.
Co-op’s convenience retail media sees halo effect across brands in neighbouring stores
Co-op has found that its convenience retail media not only boosts sales in Co-op, but also generates up to four times more sales in surrounding grocery stores.
Creating a successful back-to-school campaign
Unlike most date-dependent marketing campaigns like Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales, back-to- school is an entirely different beast with its own unique challenges.
The 20-year-old social media platform is a hot topic now. Here's what you need to know about it get the most out of the platform.
UK consumers earning £7bn a year through recommerce
Over half (54%) of UK shoppers aged 16+ are reselling items on online marketplaces creating £7bn in revenue a year, according to new research from Yodel.
Fashion fast-find app Radar launches in UK
Fashion findiing app Radar claims to offer users a “streamlined solution to save and organise your favourite fashion finds, whilst tracking the prices across all online retailers”.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
LVMH has appointed former Louis Vuitton executive Alessandro Valenti as CEO of Givenchy, but is yet to announce a successor to creative director Matthew Williams who left in Dec 2023.
Asda poaches ecommerce boss from Iceland
Asda has hired Iceland group chief customer, marketing and digital officer David Devany as its new vice president for ecommerce.
B&Q appoints former Avon exec as new director of responsible business
B&Q has hired ex PZ Cussons and Avon exec Joanna Gluzman as its new director of responsible business.
BRAND NEWS
M&S to open new flagships in Bath and Bristol
M&S is to open two new flagship stores in Bath and Bristol. The £21m Bristol store marks a return to the city and will create 150 jobs, with M&S spending a further £17m on relocating its Bath store.
Bluebella recruits Team GB women's rugby team for body positive campaign
Bluebella, has teamed up with Team GB Rugby Sevens players Jasmine Joyce, Celia Quansah and Ellie Boatman on the lingerie brand’s #StrongIsBeautiful campaign ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Jo Malone London partners with Paddington Bear on new fragrance
Ever wondered what Paddington Bear smells like? Well, now you don't have to. Jo Malone London has launched a new limited-edition fragrance inspired by the iconic children’s literary character.
AND FINALLY
Can a new government help Britain get its cool back?
Ahead of the general election, retail leaders are calling on Labour to support trade and training, restore tax-free shopping, and recognise the soft power of British industry and creativity.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending June 28th 2024?
1/ Garden
2/ SS24
3/ Christmas
4/ Sunglasses
5/ AW24
6/ Beach
7/ Dress
8/ Bathroom
9/ Sandals
10/ Denim
NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
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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.
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Clothing, beauty and accessories
F&F has a new August F&F Edit, and a 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.
Marks & Spencer has new back-to-school collections, M&S Collection and Per Una womenswear and accessories, 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 Western and FlackStock ranges of festival wear, a collection of dresses, shoes, bags and jewellery for The Races, high summer ranges, new festival ranges, 90s collection, a RI Studio range, Boho range.
Accessorize has a new AW24 Rewild collections, Sports range of bags, jewellery, sunglasses and more, plus a small accessories range, flip flops and a festival edit of jewellery and accessories.
Celtic & Co have new AW24 clothing with jumpers and coats for the winter months for him and her plus summer womenswear ranges.
Scamp & Dude has new Summer women's wear ranges and accessories for holidays, the beach, the evening and for relaxing at home.
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.
PrettyLittleThing has PLT Sports ‘tenniscore’ and athleisure outfits and PLT label summer outfits, new beach outfits, and For the dreamers Festival range, a new menswear range using Joe Baggs as its first ambassador.
Betty & Biddy has new jewellery ranges for AW24.
Roman Originals has new SS24 womenswear and new Petite, Dusk, Ariella ranges and new spring womenswear ranges including big-pattern dresses, denim and linen.
Very has a new V by Very ranges , plus 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.
Oliver Bonas has new August clothing ranges with a Mediterranean and Nostalgia themes, new cosmetics ranges and new summer dresses (midi and mini), bags, jackets, hats, jewellery, sunglasses, flats, training shoes and sandals.
New Look has new summer 2024 womenswear dresses, trousers and tops.
Primark has new The Edit ranges, beauty ranges, a new Rita Ora collaboration of festival wear range including jewellery, shoes, boots and clothing, a new Pride range, a Bridgerton-inspired clothing range.
Peacocks has new Summer 2024 womenswear, 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.
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.
Cotton Traders has new AW24 womenswear including coats, jumpers, skirts, and bags, plus jumpers and shirts for men.
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.
Monsoon has new children, girls and womenswear plus maxi and midi dress ranges for summer.
Fable England has new SS24 ranges including a new bag and scarf collection, new jewellery ranges, the Whispering Sands sleepwear collection.
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Barbour Dune London Deichmann UK Fatface Tu Clothing TK Maxx Teenage Cancer Trust Joe Browns John Lewis Lola Starr Shoe Zone
Home, garden and food
Designers Guild has new AW24 Pottery Studio fabric and wallpaper.
Home Bargains has things for the home for the autumn and Halloween.
Cambridge Imprint has Giant scrapbooks, albums, pen pots, letter trays, pen boxes, notebooks, exercise books, trays, memo books and planners, portfolios, letter trays, gift boxes, box files, exercise books and much more.
Quorn Stone has a range of new tiles for the bathroom as well as paving cobbles and porcelain paving stones for the garden and tiles for the kitchen.
George Home has new AW24 Cosy Cottage, Modern Renaissance and Dark Nature ranges for the dining room, kitchen and lounge.
Oliver Bonas has new AW24 ranges and July and August high-summer homeware drops, 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.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new summer gifts, wedding gift roses and new plant ranges.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new autumn homewares, playhouses and garden toys, Halloween ranges, a Sintra Cookshop range, outdoor garden accessories, barbeque tools and garden tools.
Cutter & Squidge has new Wimbledon tennis-themed biscuits and foodie gift ideas.
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.
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.
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.
Matalan has new Halloween ideas, new homeware (indoors and out) ranges including cushions, kitchenware, bowls, baskets, planters and gift ideas for the summer.
National Trust shop has new summer guides and Chelsea inspired ranges.
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.
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Paris Olympics - 23
Days until Halloween – 120
Days until Black Friday – 149
Days until Christmas – 175
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 (29th Jun – 21st Jul)
Wimbledon fortnight (1st-14th)
Berlin Fashion Week (1st – 4th)
Alcohol Awareness Week (3rd- 9th)
Cowes Week (27th Jul - 2nd Aug).
July - Days
4th - US Independence Day
5th – National Bikini Day
7th – World Chocolate Day
7th - British Grand Prix
7th - Muharram/Islamic New Year
11th – World Population Day
11-14th - Goodwood Festival of Speed
12th – Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland)
13th – Wimbledon Womens Final Day
14th - Bastille Day (France)
14th – UEFA European Football Championship Final
14th – Wimbledon Mens Final Day
14th- 16th – Pure London JATC Exhibition Olympia
18th - Nelson Mandela International Day
20th-21st - Northern Pride
21st – Tour De France ends
21st – National Ice Cream Day (US Third sundae in July 😉)
23rd – Start of the school holidays
24th – National Tequila Day (US)
25th – Christmas in July (5 months until Christmas)
26th – Paris Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
28th – National Parents Day (US)
29th – 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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