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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

M&Co enters administration

Fashion retailer M&Co has entered administration for the second time in just over two years and has appointed administrators from financial advisory firm Teneo.

Monsoon eyes new store openings as profitability recovers

Monsoon has plans to open another 22 stores in the current financial year building on its current 154 UK stores, thanks to a strong post-pandemic return to stores by consumers.

Asos holds talks with lenders on adding restructuring expert

Asos and its lenders are discussing whether to hire a restructuring expert following the departure of its chief financial officer.

Superdry boss Dunkerton in talks over potential buyout

Superdry boss and co-founder Julian Dunkerton has held talks with private equity backers with an eye to a potential buyout of the company.

I Saw It First purchase price and debt levels revealed

I Saw It First was bought by Frasers Group for £1 back in July, but the online retailer came with £13m of debt which Frasers Group took over.

Clothing and footwear market set to shrink in 2023

The clothing and footwear market in the UK has grew 6.1% in 2022, but is expected to contract by 3.9% next year, with volumes down by more than 10.0%.

The UK’s economy rebounded in October

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a bigger-than-expected 0.5%, the rebound marked the biggest expansion since November 2021.

Getir acquires rapid grocery rival Gorillas for £1bn

Getir has announced the £1bn ($1.2bn) acquisition of rapid grocery delivery rival Gorillas, following months of speculation.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How e-commerce can help brands in the fight against inflation

THG Ingenuity’s CEO, Vivek Ganotra, believes e-commerce can have a valuable role to play in helping brands in the fight against inflation.

Why you need to get your brand on a marketplace

Across e-tailers and traditional retail players the marketplace model is catching on. With studies suggesting that 75% of e-commerce will be done via marketplaces in 2025

How Dancing Leopard made a difference in 2022

Since Dancing Leopard was first founded, working with charities has always been part of their story, and this year was no different

How to retain customers into 2023 and beyond

Remerge gives their top four tips on customer retention and retargeting campaigns, to help you meet and exceed your retention goals.

How to turn holiday returns into sales

Every interaction with a customer or prospect is an opportunity to build long-lasting relationships. So, analysing holiday gift return requests for their engagement and upsell potentials makes sense.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Tesco begins search for new chairman as Allan prepares to step down

Tesco is putting plans in place to begin its search to find a successor for long-serving chairman John Allan as he prepares to step down in 2024.

BRAND NEWS

Frasers Group commits to developing new distribution centre

Frasers Group has acquired a significant plot of land in Coventry on which it plans to develop a new distribution centre.

Pull&Bear and Zara launch winter sport collections

Inditex is expanding into winter sports with Pull&Bear's collaboration with the sports equipment manufacturer Head and the launch of Zara's new ski collection.

Boohoo to close Wellingborough distribution centre

Boohoo Group is to close its distribution centre in Wellingborough following the upgrade of three other facilities in the UK; the centre was acquired in the Arcadia purchase and will affect 420 jobs.

AND FINALLY

Burberry, Balenciaga and Nanushka honoured in 2022 PETA Fashion Awards

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has announced the winners of its 2022 Fashion Awards, created to recognise those in the industry making animal-friendly efforts.

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

Accessorize has new SS23 bags, lingerie, accessories, jewellery, hair and gift ranges

Matalan has new Christmas jumpers and SS23 collections

Primark has the new athleisure wear and lipstick ranges, Greggs Primark range and new clothing and accessory ranges for men, women and kids

Joe Browns has new clothing for SS23

River Island has new SS23 bags and clothing for men, women and kids as well as accessories

M&Co  has new AW22 and SS23  clothing for men, women and kids

Monsoon  has new childrens outfits

New Look has new Christmas outfits and shoes, jumpers and loungewear

Dune London has new SS23 shoe and bag ranges, gift ranges, going out shoes and wedding shoes

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

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

F&F has new spring 2023 ranges and athleisure wear

Fatface Has beachwear for SS23 and new clothes for AW for him and her

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

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  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.

Matalan has new SS23 homestore ranges

M&Co  has new homeware and Christmas gifts, games and decorations and home wear

Very has new Wellness Kitchen ideas

Cambridge Imprint  has new wrapping paper and stationery

Sofology has new SS23 furniture 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

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 – 13

Days until Valentine’s Day - 64

Days until Mother’s Day - 97

Days until Easter – 118

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 26^th to the 1^st Jan as well as No Gender December. Additionally, the 1st week (5^th-9^th) is UK Charity Week

December Diary - Days

18^th – Hannukah begins

18^th – Stilton Day

21^st – Winter Solstice

22^nd – National Regifting Day

24^th – Super Saturday/Panic Saturday 

25^th – Christmas Day

26^th – Boxing Day

26^th – Hannukah ends

27^th – Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas Day

31^st – New Year’s Eve

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