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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Seasalt Ocado, Crocs, B&Q, Alo Yoga, Iceland, Tesco, and John Lewis. Plus how to build a better buyer journey, how to build your Instagram following quickly and organically and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Footfall takes election-induced hit

Total UK footfall fell by 3.3% in July YoY with shopping centres worst affected seeing footfall drop 3.9%, with retail parks seeing a  0.8% fall and high streets down 2.7% according to the BRC.

FSB releases UK high streets report

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has unveiled “The Future of the High Street” report which details a package of new measures that aim to help transform UK high streets.

Seasalt sales and profits surge boosted by new store openings

Seasalt sales grew 12% to £132.6m with a pre-tax profit of £6.8m in the year to 27 Jan, up from £470.6k as sales were boosted by the fashion retailer’s UK and Ireland store expansion.

Retail chief Dickinson warns that food price rises are on the horizon

Chief Executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Helen Dickinson, said leading indicators in the commodity market mean another bout of food inflation in the next six months looked likely.

Ocado raises refinancing target to £700m due to strong demand

Ocado has revised its funding target to £700m from £600m due to “strong demand” the new funding bonds will finance a tender offer of its existing bonds which are due to mature next year.

Amazon sales come up short as consumers trade down

Amazon online store sales for Q2 ending June 30 were up 5% to $55.4bn, with sales in international markets, which includes Europe, up 7% year-over-year to $31.7bn.

Crocs reports another solid performance

Crocs Q2 sales were up 3.6% to $1.1bn, on the back of surging direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, including international revenues up 18.7% to $425m.

TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How to build a better buyer journey

Struggling to connect content with your buyer's journey? Here's MarTech’s guide to how to leverage personality insights for better results.

38 ways to gain Instagram followers fast and organically

Want to know how to get more Instagram followers? You don’t need to pay for fake followers or use bots Hootsuite has a full guide.

How retail is adapting to consumers

Conversion ratios - the percentage of people who make a purchase - remain fundamentally higher in-store, making it crucial for brands to get people back to the high street and to bricks-and-mortar.

Digital retailers are finding actual stores are key

Shoppers increasingly want to physically see and try on clothes, creating demand for old-fashioned brick-and-mortar stores and forcing online brands to evolve or stagnate.

Best practices for subscriber acquisition

Martech offers some Insights on list management, subscriber acquisition and personalisation to keep your email campaigns effective.

How to maximise your influencer budget

How do successful influencers decide what to charge for their work? We’ve got influencer rates and pricing formulas to help you get started.

B&Q is trialling robot deliveries

Shoppers in Milton Keynes can now have their DIY supplies delivered by a robot as part of a joint B&Q and courier DPD trial.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

John Lewis is restructuring its buying and merchandising teams to ‘turbocharge’ transformation

Department store group John Lewis is reshaping its buying and merchandising teams as part of its transformation programme,

BRAND NEWS

Alo Yoga opens flagship store in London’s Regent Street

US luxury activewear brand Alo Yoga has opened a 10,000 square foot flagship store on London’s Regent Street.

Iceland delays autumn range launch due to warm Septembers

Iceland boss Richard Walker said it will push back its seasonal shift to warmer foods such as pies, pastries, and other cool-weather favourites due to increasingly warm weather in September.

Tesco has more than doubled the size of its marketplace in under two months

Tesco has more than doubled the number of items available from third-party sellers on its marketplace since its launch in June.

TikTok Shop is increasing seller fees in drive to be ‘marketplace of the future’

TikTok Shop is increasing its seller base commission fees in the UK from 5% to 9% from the 2^nd September.

B&Q partners with Deliveroo for on-demand delivery in London

B&Q has teamed up with Deliveroo to offer Londoners access to on-demand delivery of over 600 DIY products from their nearest B&Q Local store.

AND FINALLY

English wine producers benefit from warmer climate

Sales at the biggest producers of English wine has risen by 15% in the last year and nearly three-fold since 2019, with bottles produced nearly doubling from 13m bottles in 2018  to 22m in 2023.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending August 2^nd 2024?

1/ SS24

2/ AW24

3/ Christmas

4/ Garden

5/ Halloween

6/ Back to school

7/ Denim

8/ Lamp

9/ Bag  

10/ Skirt

NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Causebook vision goes beyond creating notebooks. They craft spaces for mindfulness, where each product is designed to awaken your senses, with vibrant colours and carefully selected materials that feel great in the hand.

BHF is the biggest funder of research into heart and circulatory diseases in Europe and helps find cures and treatments to give people more time with loved ones. Their shops and online store sell everything from Christmas gifts and cards to wedding accessories, clothing and garden furniture.  

Ada Dakin is named after Founder Sophie Dakin’s grandmother, a gracefully strong yet beautifully independent woman who made her own dresses and taught Sophie how to sew. The collection is a kind and responsible collection which inspires individuality, femininity and offers ethically-minded, considered fashion choices without compromising on style.

Jan Constantine is the international home textile label started by British designer Jan Constantine who is known for her bold, distinct and original collection of home textiles and her work as a designer and manufacturer of a range of home interior products.

Twisted Loom is a furniture and homeware brand founded by award-winning designer-maker Charlotte Cochrane. It creates exceptional quality goods with a focus on sustainability and all items are made in-house, using materials sourced within a 50-mile radius of the Manchester studio.

Online Home Shop are passionate about home textiles and believe that gorgeous interiors don't need to cost the earth. The brand aims to bring you on-trend products for home and life, for a price that suits all budgets with everything from the latest bedding styles, soft towels, throws, curtains, rugs and best-selling hoodie blankets.

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Clothing, beauty and accessories

River Island has new July-August drops, plus leopard prints,  Western and FlackStock ranges of festival wear, a collection of dresses, shoes, bags and jewellery for The Races, and high summer ranges.

Joe Browns has new AW24 womenswear ranges and accessories including bags, purses, belts and jewellery, plus menswear ranges of jumpers, jackets, boots, shoes, scarves, hats and accessories.

Marks & Spencer has new AW menswear, Jaeger ranges plus womens dresses, shoes, boots, bags and accessories, plus B by Boutique lingerie and pyjamas, NBA kidswear ranges, back-to-school collections.

Scamp & Dude has new kids ranges plus high-summer women's wear ranges and accessories for holidays, the beach, the evening and for relaxing at home.

Bonmarché has new Christmas 2024 jumper, dresses, t-shirt and partywear ranges, new jewellery, AW24 Autonomy range of womenswear, Lorraine Kelly Autumn 2024 range and a high summer collection.

Very has new V by Very, occasion wear, a Michelle Keegan collaboration, airport ranges, a new Back-to-school range, festival fashion and Olympic ranges, plus a summer holidays range.

Barbour has a new Modern Heritage range for men and women.

Curvy Kate has a new Wonderful, Smoothie Spacer, Lush Rose and Hey Girls range of bras and pants.

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

Threadbare has new SS24 ranges of womenswear.

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

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

Matalan has new Soluxe activewear ranges for all the family, Halloween wear for all the family, denim ranges, new AWtransition womenswear, 20 dresses for £20 or less range, summer women's shoes and sandals, adult and kids clothing for summer 2024.

Fable England has new AW24 small accessories ranges from scarves to purses and AW24 nightwear.

Monsoon has new womenswear and jewellery ranges.

Primark has new Kappa ranges, PS Sweet makeup ranges, new leopard print outfits, Brat Girl summer and denim ranges, back-to-school ranges, Edit ranges, beauty ranges, a new Rita Ora collaboration of festival wear range including jewellery, shoes, boots and clothing.

Betty & Biddy has new jewellery ranges for AW24 including necklaces, earrings and bridal ranges.

Dune London Mens has new ranges of summer shoes, boots and trainers.

New Look has back-to-school ranges, new summer and high summer 2024 womenswear dresses, trousers and tops.

Lipsy has a new Love & Roses collaboration of womenswear for the summer.

Oliver Bonas has new September and October clothing, shoes, hats, accessories and jewellery ranges, 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.

Dune London has new womens shoe ranges, suitcases and travel luggage, handbags and accessory ranges for high summer 2024.

George at Asda has a new range of clothes and food for Tickled Pink 2024 (October’s Breast Cancer awareness event), the Gruffalo and Tema GB collaboration, new SS24 womenswear including metallics and prints, back-to-school ranges, plus new kids and womenswear collaboration with Billie Faiers.

Peachaus has new ranges of sleepwear and lingerie.

Crew Clothing has new Williams F1 racing collaboration ranges of sportswear from sweatshirts to polo tops.

F&F has a new Autumn F&F Edit and athleisure outfits, a collaboration with In The Style and a new summer range of womenswear including beachwear, lots of denim and metallics.

TK Maxx has new womenswear and menswear ranges of clothing, shoes and accessories for the beach and home.

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.

Shoe Zone has back-to-school 2024 shoes and bags.

Style for Stroke has new ranges of t-shirts and bags to promote the charity.

See additional new clothing and accessories images from

Accessorize John Lewis Deichmann UK Fatface Tu Clothing Teenage Cancer Trust Lola Starr

Home, garden and food

Dobbies Garden Centres has new Halloween ranges, plus Snow & Sparkles, Magic Woodland, Classic Noel, Colour Pop and Festival Tales Christmas decoration ranges, plus autumn homewares, playhouses and garden toys.

Primark has a new Quiet Luxury and Harvest lines of homeware for the kitchen, lounge and bedroom.

The Gluttonous Gardener has new BBQ herb garden ranges,  summer gifts, wedding gift roses and new plant ranges.

B&M has new Christmas 2024 ranges of decorations, Christmas mugs, cushions and things for the Christmas dining table.  

Dunelm has a Muppets range, Christmas gift ranges, new Classic Christmas, Festive Folk, Merry & Bright and Winter Shimmer ranges, 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.

Sandberg Wallpaper has a new Chinoiserie Garden Collection for the bedroom and the lounge.

Cult Furniture has new sofas, armchairs, TV stands and tables, Arbor kitchen furniture, Bourton office furniture, Boucle and Eco Edit range for indoors, furniture for outdoors, Madelyn and Aubery Garden ranges.

Furniture Village has Nature’s Palette, Cosy Cottage, Alba and Trend ranges for the lounge, dining room and bedroom. 

Very has new homeware solutions for the bedroom, living room and dining room.

Home Bargains has a new Harvest and Winter charm ranges of things for the home for the autumn and Halloween including Haunted House ranges.

Arran Sense of Scotland has new 2024 festive gift collections.

TK Maxx has homeware, Halloween things for the home and everything for the summer holidays from luggage to beach towels.

Hotel Chocolat has new drinks and Selectors 2024 ranges.

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.

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.

Oliver Bonas has new Christmas decorations, plus AW24 ranges for September and October homeware drops, plus jewellery boxes, ring holders and trinket pots, plus homeware including wall art, vases and more.

Teenage Cancer Trust has new artworks and gifts from Anthony Burrill, in collaboration with Dave Lombardo.

Matalan has new AW24 ranges for the kitchen, bathroom and the living room, Christmas gifting, Halloween ideas, new homeware (indoors and out) ranges including cushions, kitchenware, bowls, baskets, planters and gift ideas for the summer.

George Home has new AW24 Primitive Essence, Cosy Cottage, Modern Renaissance and Dark Nature ranges for the dining room, kitchen and lounge.

Treats by Mars has new M&M cookies.

Habitat has new Forest Retreat, Opulent Embers, Kaleidoscope Joy ranges of furniture, accessories and tableware for the bedroom, dining and living rooms plus Christmas decoration ranges.

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

Biscuiteers Baking has new Halloween biscuits and goodies and Christmas-themed treats including Advent calendars, mince pies, biscuit tins and macarons.

See additional new home images from

John Lewis Next Ivyline Nest Marks & Spencer London Grace Homesense Designers Guild Hobbycraft Cutter & Squidge National Trust shop

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DIARY

PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until the new School year – 27

Days until London Fashion Week - 39

Days until Halloween – 87

Days until Black Friday – 116

Days until Christmas – 142

How to get your brand on the August Media Calendars   

The Olympics are still on, and summer is in full swing, and hopefully the weather has improved – i.e. stopped raining in the north and stopped being so damn hot in the south. So, there are just a few weeks left to boost your summer-related images before the AW23 images fully kick in.

There’s still time to tag anything relevant to summer/high summer and push anything related to the outside: garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or picnic or barbecue. Plus, don’t forget to add all of the other spellings, BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc., and add any other related keywords like picnics, garden parties, etc. If you have them, then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good.

It's also a good time to start uploading your AW24 images. So jumpers, scarves, coats, boots, raincoats, hoodies, and cardigans will all start to be searched for by the media.

It's also not too early to start thinking about back-to-school items - Scottish schools start again in mid-August - and university students will be getting ready to sort out their wardrobes and rooms in September, so add fresher(s) and university as keywords to anything relevant.

There’s also still time to add Halloween ideas and Christmas gifts if you have them. 

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.

August Diary - Weeks/Months

Music festivals are still on, so add any festival wear and camping-related things you have and keyword them with festival, particularly in the weeks running up to the August bank holiday weekend with Reading/Leeds festivals 21^st-25^th August. 

The 29^th marks 3 months until the Black Friday/Cyber Monday (29^th Nov – 2^nd Dec) weekend so start preparing for those sales now.

Weeks to celebrate this month include;

Olympics (26^th July – 11^th August)
World Breastfeeding Week (1^st - 7^th)
Edinburgh Festival (2^nd - 25^th)
Paralympics (28^th - 8^th Sept)

August - Days

8^th – International Cat Day

9^th – Book Lovers Day

10^th - National Shapewear Day

11^th – National Bakewell Tart Day

11^th – Olympics Closing Ceremony

12^th – International Youth Day

12^th – National Vinyl Records Day

12^th - 13^th - Tisha B'Av (Jewish Holiday)

13^th – International lefthanders Day

13^th – National Prosecco Day

15^th – VJ (Victory over Japan) Day

16^th – National Rum Day

17^th – UK Cupcake Day

17^th – World Honey Bee Day

18^th – National Grooming Day

19^th - Raksha Bandhan (Hindu holiday)

21^st – World Senior Citizens Day

23^rd - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 

22^nd – National Burger Day (UK)

24-26^th – Notting Hill Carnival 

25^th – National Secondhand Wardrobe Day

25^th – Christmas in August (4 months until Christmas Day)

26^th - Women's Equality Day

26^th – August Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August)

26^th – Krishna Janmashtami – (Hindu Holiday)

28^th – Summer Paralympics Opening Ceremony

28^th – National Red Wine Day

29^th – 3 Months until Black Friday (changes annually)

30^th – Blackpool Illuminations start

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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