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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Superdry shares suspended as results delayed
Shares in fashion retailer Superdry have been suspended as full-year results were delayed as a result of “normal” auditing procedures.
The Works results for FY22 saw an adjusted pre-tax profit of £10.1m last year, down from a restated £16.5m the year before, but said current trading is in line with expectations.
M&S will re-enter the FTSE 100 next month for the first time in four years as its shares soared to a 19-month high.
Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger parent PVH Q2 revenue was up 4% to $2.207bn, coming in ahead of its guidance of a low single-digits increase, with net income for Q2 down to $94.2m from $115.3m.
Lego grabs bigger share of declining toy market
Lego H1 sales grew just 1% to KR27.4bn (£3.15bn) and operating profit fell 19% to KR6.4bn (£738m) as the toy market declined and the Chinese market was slower to pick up than expected.
M2 Capital criticises Wilko administrators as job losses put on hold
Wilko bidder M2 Capital has criticised administrators at PwC over whether the process was “fair and transparent” as pressure mounts for a rescue deal to made.
Decathlon UK sees sales grow but a bigger loss as investments dent earnings
Accounts for FY22 for the UK arm of French sports chain Decathlon - 48 stores plus online - shows revenue up by 6% to just over £300m with losses increasing to £9.4m from £4.67m in 2021.
Wilko redundancies on hold while rescue bids considered
Redundancies at Wilko have been put on hold while last-minute rescue bids for the troubled retail chain are considered.
Esprit swings to H1 loss as sales fall
Esprit saw a 17% fall in sales to $HK3.03bn (€356.6m) for H1 and made a loss of $HK714m (€84.2m), as it faced “adverse conditions” and made progressive initiatives to “reinvigorate growth”.
John Lewis boss Sharon White calls for tougher laws on shoplifting
John Lewis boss Sharon White has called on the government to implement tougher legislation on shoplifting following a surge of theft among gangs in recent months.
Global cosmetics market to be worth $663bn in 2031
The global cosmetics market is projected to be valued at $663bn (€613bn) by 2031, with an annual growth rate of 5%.
Amazon CEO tells staff they need to visit the office three days a week
Amazon’s CEO has told workers “it’s probably not going to work out” for them at the tech company unless they are prepared to come into the office at least three days a week.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
10 key tips for scaling personalisation in retail
Fast-moving innovation is a tricky thing. What was a surprise-and-delight experience for customers two years ago is now an expectation. And when that expectation isn’t met, it’s a big problem.
How to save time and avoid issues with Facebook auto reply
If you want to improve response time, customer service, and brand reputation, you need to know how to use Facebook auto reply.
How Google personalises its search results
Search results on Google vary among users and are personalised based on a number of user’s interactions and can affect rankings and thus your company’s exposure to customer prospects.
EU’s Digital Product Passport explained
The new EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) will require brands to collect and share data from a product’s entire lifecycle accessible in the form of a 'digital twin'.
5 tips for getting started with generative AI
Adobe’s article helps gives you a framework for getting started with generative AI for your business and how to get the most out of this emerging CX technology.
Where to use AI in your marketing
Just because it can be fun seeing what AI will do with a prompt, it's not necessarily helping with your marketing. Stop and think.
How Boden boss plans to revive the business
The boss of Boden has put together a new strategy to revamp the business after admitting to a “catalogue of mistakes” that pushed the fashion retailer to a significant loss.
BRAND NEWS
LK Bennett launches repair service
Premium womenswear brand LK Bennett is launching a repair service in partnership with clothing-alteration service The Seam.
Polish fashion company LPP is in the process of launching three new London stores for its flagship Reserved brand.
Boots to open first-ever beauty-only store at Battersea Power Station
Boots is set to open its first-ever beauty-only store inside Battersea Power Station. The 11,200sq ft beauty studio will showcase over 250 brands across cosmetics, skincare and haircare.
Ikea pilots ‘car boot sale’ concept in sustainability push
Ikea is piloting car boot sale-style events at its Milton Keynes and Cardiff stores to encourage customers to buy pre-loved home furnishings as part of its circular economy push.
OluKai launches UK website following “consumer demand”
US men’s and women’s footwear brand OluKai, has just launched a dedicated UK website following increased consumer demand.
Mulberry and Paul Smith join forces on handbag collection
Mulberry and Paul Smith, two brands synonymous with British heritage and style, have partnered up on a collaborative collection of reimagined ‘Antony’ handbags.
Louis Tomlinson launches luxe streetwear label 28
One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has launched the debut collection from his new premium luxe streetwear brand 28, the range features T-shirts, hoodies, shorts, joggers, track tops, and a cap
AllSaints founder Stuart Trevor launches eponymous brand
Stuart Trevor, founder and former CEO of AllSaints, has shared details for the first collection of his clothing brand, which will air at a launch party during London Fashion Week on 15 September.
AND FINALLY
Is self-checkout contributing to a rise in loneliness?
Two-thirds of Americans say self-checkout technology has made it harder to connect meaningfully but about the same amount say they would prefer to do self-checkout for speed and privacy.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending August 25th 2023?
1/ AW23
2/ Christmas
3/ Halloween
4/ Bags
5/ Candle
6/ Green
7/ Autumn
8/ Bedding
9/ Floral
10/ Check
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Arran Sense of Scotland puts quality and fragrance first, so you can be sure that each of their Bath, Body & Home products have been expertly crafted and manufactured with the greatest care on the Island home of Arran.
Style For Stroke x FUND FUND is a fashion-for-good brand with a mission to fund positive change, prioritising people and planet in everything they do, and since their launch in 2020, they have donated 100% of their profit to good causes.
Fable England produces bags, accessories and delicate hand-painted jewellery with each piece made with positivity and kindness to uplift the human spirit and bring joy to their owners.
Amelia Scott is a new London-based accessories brand created by Jane Hebden, an award-winning watch and jewellery designer. The jewellery range celebrates individuality and embraces the wonderful world of colour.
Lola Starr ranges are designed with the environment and functionality in mind. They source only the highest quality recyclable materials designed to be recycled, recreated and remoulded again and again. They are a British brand that champions local expertise and keeps the carbon footprint to its lowest level.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Roman Originals has new autumn clothes ranges.
Dune London has new shoes, bags and accessories for going out, and new ankle and cowboy boots, sandals, trainers, shoes and luggage.
Very has new V by Very women’s ranges with sheer and sequin looks and dresses, skirts, jackets, coats, shoes and boots, plus Lucy Mecklenburgh ranges of womenswear and childrenswear.
Shoe Zone has new ranges of boots for autumn winter 2023.
Crew Clothing has new AW23 ranges for men and women.
Primark has Room to Grow baby and toddler ranges, makeup and accessories, Halloween outfits, and a new AW23 clothes for women, men and kids, plus shoes and bags.
Oliver Bonas has new workwear ranges including new boots, bags dresses, tops and scarves.
Peacocks has new AW23 ranges.
Monsoon has new AW23 womenswear, bags, scarves, dresses, kaftans, jackets and jumpers, accessories and jewellery, as well as Christmas gifts.
New Look has the last drops for August womenswear including cardigans, jumpers, coats, knitwear, bags, blouses, bodysuits, tops, jackets, skirts, trousers, footwear and jewellery.
Matalan has new AW23 Papaya and Et Vous womenswear including blouses, jackets, trousers, dresses, bags, belts, scarves and lingerie ranges, jewellery ranges, back-to-school ranges, plus pink and Barbie ranges.
Fatface has new AW23 womens, mens, and kids clothing ranges plus shoes, jewellery, bags and accessory ranges.
Dune London Mens has new AW boots and shoe and accessory collections.
PrettyLittleThing has a new Indiyah, Ami Charlize and La La Anthony edits.
Radley has more 25th anniversary special bags as well as new bag and shoe ranges for releases in August/September/October AW23.
Accessorize has Christmas themed jewellery, Christmas gifts as well as new bags, purses, cardholders, belts, accessories and jewellery ranges.
Silk & Lawn has new multi-coloured turban and headband ranges.
The Morphbag by GSK has a new range of vegan handbags for Christmas.
Marks & Spencer has new M&S Collection AW23 boots, shoes, bags, hats and scarves for women.
TK Maxx has new clothing, accessories, shoes and boots for women, men’s clothes and shoes and clothes for children and babies.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at
Belissh Threadbare River Island Barbour Curvy Kate Joe Browns Bonmarché Regatta Cardfactory Deichmann UK George at Asda Scamp & Dude National Trust shop Tu Clothing From my mother’s garden Aspiga Cotton Traders
Home, garden and food
Very has new toys and gifts for Christmas.
Imp & Maker has new drinks and food Christmas hampers.
Primark Home has new kitchen and dining homeware collections, Halloween decorations, click and collect exclusives, new AW23 home ranges for kids and adults bedrooms, as well as the kitchen and dining room.
The Range has new Christmas decoration ranges.
Daisy Park has new Emma Bridgewater ranges for the autumn, Christmas and Halloween and new Christmas decorations.
Homesense has new Christmas decorations and gifts, plus AW23 homeware for the bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom and Halloween decorations as well as gifting ranges.
Cutter & Squidge has Christmas food and hampers.
Cult Furniture has new lighting ranges.
Sofology has new sofa, chairs and footstool ranges.
Dunelm has new back-to-university student homeware starter packs, autumn Halloween homewares, sewing, Disney, Harry Potter and Winnie the Pooh home and gift, pets, and furniture ranges.
B&M has new ranges for the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom plus autumn, Halloween and Christmas decorations and homeware.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new Christmas wreaths, and Christmas gifts and decorations, plus house plant and outdoor living collections.
Cardfactory has a range of Christmas gifts for kids.
Next has new Christmas homeware, bedding, gifts, wrapping and decorations and new Town & Country furniture range, a Natural Rustic furniture ranges plus new bedding and homeware ranges and Halloween homeware.
National Trust shop has new Halloween gift and decorations ranges.
Cambridge Imprint has new Christmas crackers, envelopes and paper ranges.
TK Maxx has new Halloween decorations and Christmas gift including spa gifts and toys plus new AW23 home ranges.
Cuckooland has the Woody outdoor pizza oven, and an innovative 2-person roof-mounted tent.
Oliver Bonas has new homeware, household gifts and accessories as well as furniture for the bedroom and the lounge and decorations for the tree.
See additional new home images from the last weeks from
Hobbycraft Biscuiteers Baking Cartwright & Butler Hotel Chocolat Matalan George Home Marks & Spencer Tweedmill Ivyline Furniture Village Designers Guild
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Halloween – 62
Days until Singles Day – 73
Days until Black Friday – 86
Days until Christmas Day – 117
Days until Valentine’s Day - 168
SEPTEMBER DIARY
How to make your products attractive to the media in September
Summer is nearly over, and it’s time to look to the autumn and to the winter. Mid-September marks just 100 days to Christmas so you should be adding your Christmas images for those monthly/weekly magazines with medium lead times. Plus, look at adding some spring-summer 24 images for those titles with long lead times, as they will be starting to look at their Feb and March 2024 issues so you can help them out with previews of SS24.
The media are going to be starting to create features around getting back to the office, what to wear for university or college, back-to-school. Now the nights are drawing in, they’ll also be running features on winter wear, so add coats/jumpers/boots plus, they’ll be looking for images for Halloween and bonfire night parties and there are decorations and gifts for Christmas and some last-minute AW images.
Don’t forget to add keywords – Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Autumn, Winter, and Halloween will all be looked for. It’s National Yoga Awareness Month, so you could add yoga as a keyword on any athleisure wear, floor mats, rugs etc.
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.
September Diary - Weeks/Months
September is National Honey Month and National Yoga Awareness Month, and it’s second-hand September (an Oxfam initiative https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/second-hand-september/), Self-Care September, as well as Organic, September, and Sourdough September.
September also has London Fashion Week between 15th-19th September, and this year features men's and women’s fashion and features digital and physical events. See the schedule here https://londonfashionweek.co.uk/schedule.
There’s also the Moda trade show (3rd-6th Sept), London Textile Fair (4th-5th Sept) Top Drawer (10th-12th Sept) and Sustainable Fashion Week (25th Sept to 8th Oct).
Other weeks to celebrate this month include;
British Science Festival (7th -10th Sept)
New York fashion week (7th-13th Sept)
Jane Austen Festival (8th-17th Sept)
Open House Festival (8th -21st Sept)
National Horse Race Week (9th-17th Sept)
Sexual Health Week (11th- 17th Sept)
Great British Beach Clean week (16th-25th Sept)
British Food Fortnight (16th Sept - 1st Oct)
Negroni week (18th-24th Sept)
Milan fashion week (19th-25th Sept)
Wool Week (23rd Sept – 1st Oct)
Paris fashion week (25th Sept -3rd Oct)
September - Days
1st – National Tofu Day
1st – Blackpool Illuminations start
1st – Schools start going back
4th – Labor Day US
5th – International Charity Day
6th – Read a book Day
6th – Krishna Janmashtami – (Hindu Holiday)
7th – National Beer Lovers day (US)
8th -10th – The Goodwood Revival
10th – Great North Run Newcastle
16th – 100 days until Christmas
19th – Ganesh Chaturthi – (Hindu holiday)
21st – Zero emissions day
22nd – Car-free Day
23rd – September Equinox
15th – Rosh Hashanah
25th – 3 months until Christmas Day
27th – World Tourism Day
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