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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Superdry confirms £70m refinancing loan talks
Superdry has confirmed it is in talks to borrow up to £70m from Bantry Bay Capital to replace its current credit facility which expires at the end of January.
L’Occitane posts strong sales growth of 29.3%
L’Occitane International half year to 30 Sept net sales were up by 29.3% to €900m and delivered a second consecutive year of record interim net profit with an uplift of 5.4% to €63.9m.
Cyber Monday transactions up 5%
Transactions on Cyber Monday rose 5% according to Barclaycard Payments as fashion retailers resort to deep discounts to drive sales.
Boots has biggest online sales day ever on Black Friday
Boots had its biggest ever online Black Friday with online sales up 18% over 2021 with in-store sales also up by 17% year on year.
Boohoo more than doubles stake in Revolution Beauty
Boohoo has increased its shareholding in Revolution Beauty from 12.8% to 26.4% and is now Revolution Beauty’s largest single shareholder.
Fashion demand will grow production and supply chain by 3.8% a year until 2028
The growing demand for fashion - thanks to e-commerce growth - is set to boost the global clothing supply chain and production capacity by a compound annual growth rate of 3.8%.
Footfall lifts on Black Friday
Black Friday footfall was up 9.3% higher on 2021 across all UK retail destinations, with shopping centres up 16.8%, followed by high streets up 11.3% and retail parks up 7.1%.
Retail staff among the most unhappy workers in any industry
Retail employees are some of the most unhappy and least engaged of any industry, according to a survey by Workl.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Why Lush has no regrets about quitting Instagram and Facebook
Last November was a turning point for Lush; it switched off its Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok social media advertising and it’s not looked back since.
Top 4 marketing predictions for 2023
For many, the first of January symbolizes a fresh start. It’s a time to be optimistic about the year ahead, with exciting new opportunities and projects on the horizon.
10 last-minute online Christmas revenue boosters
There are plenty of late-season marketing and selling tactics that can boost your Christmas e-commerce revenue. Here are 10 of them.
How to influence household decision-makers
Household decision makers are the people who are most likely to take charge of home purchases - from food shopping through to appliances and holidays.
Perfect Corp partners with Avon for virtual try-on experience
Perfect Corp is extending its partnership with beauty brand Avon, to launch a virtual try-on (VTO) online shopping experience in nine markets, including the UK.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
N Brown chief financial officer to leave business
Online clothing and footwear retailer N Brown Group has announced that its group chief financial officer is to step down.
Wilko managing director Alison Hands is leaving in January. She has been at Wilko since 2018, starting as commercial execution director before moving to trading director then MD in 2021.
Revolution Beauty's interim COO Holt steps up to CEO's role
Revolution Beauty has promoted its interim chief operating officer Bob Holt to chief executive after previous CEO and founder Adam Minto left.
N Brown Group, the owner of JD Williams and Simply Be, has announced that Rachel Izzard will step down as its Chief Financial Officer.
BRAND NEWS
FatFace introduces product personalisation service
FatFace is launching a new product personalisation service powered by My First Years, with customers able to opt for embossed personalisation on select leather bags and wallets.
Sportswear brand On expands resale program to clothing
Swiss sportswear brand On has expanded its Onward resale program to include tops, pants, running tights, jackets, and other essentials.
La Perla takes a deeper dive into swimwear
The luxury lingerie and sleepwear brand has partnered with Italian factory Isa SpA on a licensing deal.
Ikea store owner eyes more price cuts
Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA furniture stores, is planning additional price cuts as some input costs ease
Michael Kors and Ellesse launch ski capsule
Following an earlier collaboration Michael Kors has linked up with Ellesse brand for a skiwear collection fronted by Emily Ratajkowski along with model David Agbodji.
Thomas Pinks returns to Jermyn Street
Thomas Pink has returned to Jermyn Street with a new flagship store. The brand was purchased by a global investment firm from LVMH in Jan 2021 and relaunched its website in Nov 2021.
Pandora charm sales surge 200%
Pandora has seen sales of one of its charms rocket by over 200% in the UK due to a viral TikTok trend with fans of K-pop group BTS.
Open for Vintage launches The Loop handbag buyback programme
Re-sale technology platform Open for Vintage (OFV) is teaming up with Farfetch-owned resale platform Luxclusif to launch ‘The Loop’ handbag buyback service.
M&S updates on Nobody’s Child investment
Marks & Spencer’s 25% stake in Nobody’s Child is giving back real benefits with 320,000 extra customers, up 7% on 2021 and 14% of sales from shoppers who have not shopped at M&S before.
AND FINALLY
Amazon to owe £100m extra in post-pandemic tax
Amazon's network of fulfilment centres, data centres, corporate offices, delivery stations and headquarters in England and Wales is set to cost the company a further £56.16m in tax.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Nov 25th 2022?
1/ Christmas
2/ Cushion
3/ Candle
4/ Gifts
5/ Bathroom
6/ Rug
7/ Scarf
8/ Pink
9/ Boots
10/ Jumper
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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
M&Co has new clothing for men, women and kids and Christmas gifts and clothing and pet accessories including a new Kylie range
Primark has the new athleisure wear, Greggs Primark range and new clothing and accessory ranges for men, women and kids
Hope Fashion has new hooded coats
The Morphbag by GSK has new campaign images
F&F has new spring 2023 ranges
Accessorize has new jewellery and gift ranges
Dune London has new Wedding collection, AW22 party ranges and going out shoes
Roman Originals has new warm winter wear, party and going-out outfits
Barbour has new collaboration with Wander as well as outfits for men, women and for your pets
George at Asda has new lingerie, Christmas party wear and Children in Need Pudsey ranges
River Island has new Christmas outfits for men, women and kids as well as accessories
New Look has new Christmas outfits and shoes, jumpers and loungewear
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
PrettyLittleThing has new ski wear, party wear and winter clothes and boots
Freemans has the new November drops and Love Mark Heyes and Julien Macdonald ranges
Dancing Leopard has new winter outfits
Monsoon has new womenswear
From my mother’s garden has new womenswear ranges
Matalan has new Christmas jumpers and AW22 collections
Radley has new boots and bag ranges for November, December and January 23
Dune London Men’s has new 30th anniversary shoes
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
Tu Clothing Fatface Cotton Traders Peacocks Sainsbury’s Beauty Sonder Studio TK Maxx Homesense Oliver Bonas Bryony Bel The Range White Stuff Shoe Zone Marks & Spencer Joe Browns Aspiga Radley The Range F&F Lemuel MC
Home and food
Marks & Spencer has new SS23 homeware
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
The Range has new kitchenware and Christmas decorations
Designers Guild has new SS23 fabrics
Avalana has new patterned luxury curtains
Biscuiteers Baking has new Christmas and New Year food
Dobbies Garden Centres has new AW plants, home goods, outdoor goods, pet accessories, Christmas decorations and gifts
Sofology has new SS23 furniture ranges
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
Matalan has new SS23 homestore ranges
M&Co has new Christmas gifts, games and decorations and home wear
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
National Trust Shop has new Christmas and Easter ranges
Paperchase has added more Christmas decorations and gifts for the home
Next has new Emporium homeware collection due Jan including homeware from rugs to lights
Furniture Village has new furniture for the kitchen, dining, living and bedrooms
Luxdeco has new Christmas gifts
Designers Guild has new wallpaper and textile designs and home accessories
NoLoGo has table linen for the Christmas table
Cuckooland has new furniture ranges
See additional new home images from the last few weeks from
Primark Cambridge Imprint TK Maxx Homesense 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 – 26
Days until Valentine’s Day - 77
Days until Mother’s Day - 109
Days until Easter – 131
November
How to make your products attractive to the media in November
We are well into autumn and the Christmas season and the media are looking for images that help them fill all those “what to buy on Black Friday” features, the endless Christmas gift guides, and all those “What to wear for the Christmas party season” articles.
You should be uploading Black Friday and Christmas images for most media, but long lead time magazines will be looking at January issues so anything that helps illustrate the inevitable “New you for 2023” issues, so athleisure, outdoor healthy sporty images will all be useful.
As always don’t forget to add keywords – Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Thanksgiving, Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Winter plus all those words beloved of home and women’s magazines like cosy, cosiness, hygge, wellbeing.
Clothing wise the media are looking for party wear, party dresses, nightwear, “going out out” (thanks to Annie Mac Ex-Radio 1), Christmas Jumpers, jumpers, scarves, bobble hats, beanies, cardigans, coatigans, jackets, and 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.
Also make sure that if your clothing is made from a fabric associated with winter that it’s flagged up somewhere in the title/keyword or in more information. Wool (woolovers are a thing), cashmere, fur (faux obviously) and velvet.
If you’re aiming at being included in Christmas Guides then make sure you have added prices. Guides are normally price-led eg “Presents under £50”, “Party dresses for less than £150” and without prices your items won’t be included.
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.
November Diary - Weeks/Months
Events to add to your marketing diary for November include
Movember which centres around men’s health issues and moustaches, so beard and shaving-related things might be useful, in the US it’s also national peanut butter lovers month, sweet potato month and candy month.
The first week of November is National Sausage Week in the UK – the perfect accompaniment to Guy Fawkes - the first week is also national fig week and the second week is national split pea soup week
November Diary - Days
29th – National Day of Giving
30th – St Andrew’s Day (Bank Holiday Scotland)
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 26th to the 1st Jan as well as No Gender December. Additionally, the 1st week (5th-9th) is UK Charity Week
December Diary - Days
1st – Returns will start to come back from Black Friday sales – be ready for them
1st – World AIDS Day
2nd – National day of giving
2nd – English Breakfast Day
3rd – Advent Sunday/First Sunday of Advent
3rd – UK Small Business Saturday
6th – St Nicholas Day
8th – Christmas Jumper Day
10th – Human Rights Day
18th – Hannukah begins
18th – Stilton Day
21st – Winter Solstice
22nd – National Regifting Day
24th – Super Saturday/Panic Saturday
25th – Christmas Day
26th – Boxing Day
26th – Hannukah ends
27th – Substitute Bank Holiday for Christmas Day
31st – New Year’s Eve
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