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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Marks & Spencer, Primark, Uniqlo, Sweaty Betty, MySale, Frasers Group, Victoria’s Secret, Bisley, Very and articles on how H&M is meeting changing consumer expectations, why click and collect fees should be scrapped, how to create recurring revenues and more.

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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

M&S to close one in four bigger stores selling clothing and homeware

Marks & Spencer is planning to close 25% of its bigger stores selling clothing and homeware while opening more than 100 new Simply Food outlets

Payment fraud growing, driven by BNPL

Ecommerce fraud to merchants may exceed $48bn globally in 2023, up from 2022’s $41bn, driven by the increased use of alternative payments, such as digital wallets and BNPL.

Primark reveals store locations for new click-and-collect trial

Primark will introduce a click-and-collect service in 25 selected stores located across the North West of England, Yorkshire and North Wales before the end of the year.

LVMH sees revenues rise in first nine months of 2022

LVMH saw revenue grow 2% to £49.6bn for the first nine months of 2022 with Q1 group revenue up 23% year on year, Q2 up 19% and Q3 up 19% with US, Europe and Japan revenues up "sharply."

Fast Retailing proves strong in latest year, expects growth to continue

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing operating profit was up to ¥297.3bn (£1.83bn) from ¥249bn in 2021 beating its guidance and analysts’ expectations and beating pre-pandemic 2019 profit of ¥263bn.

MySale urges shareholders to accept Frasers Group offer

MySale has recommended its shareholders to accept Frasers Group’s offer despite it undervaluing the business.

Sweaty Betty has good year with digital outperforming

​Sweaty Betty results for the last year show turnover up by 45% over 2020 to £183.2m and gross profit up to £94.5m from £70.1m, mainly as a result of a strong digital performance.

Victoria's Secret affirms Q3 guidance, unveils strategic growth plan

Victoria’s Secret & Co said Q3 operating income and earnings per share are expected to fall at the high-end of its previously announced guidance, despite a high single-digit sales dip.

Frasers Group eyes new HQ to ‘accelerate growth’

Frasers Group is considering relocating its Derbyshire headquarters to somewhere in the West Midlands to “accelerate growth”.

Refund fraud-as-a-service ads on hacker forums increase by 60%

Cybercrime’s continued shift to a service-driven economy has enabled several new professionalised hacking services with Refund Fraud-as-a-Service being one of the latest

Online retail still shrinking

IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index figures for September show the online retail market continues to shrink with sales down 3.3% over 2021, a slight improvement on August’s 4.1% fall.

The dress rental trend is showing no signs of slowing down

Worldwide searches around dress rental on Google are up 44% over the last year, and the hashtags #dressrental and #rentaldresses on TikTok have had over 23m views.

UK economy on track for quarterly decline

Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank in August the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 0.3% between July and August.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Five ways H&M is evolving to meet consumer expectations

Despite its Russian exit impacting its bottom line in its most recent results, H&M is laying out plans for “long-term initiatives to meet customers’ ever-increasing expectations”

Why retailers must scrap ‘penny-pinching’ click & collect fees

John Lewis said it will suspend click & collect fees, to encourage shoppers to order ahead of Christmas. ParcelHero says axing click & collect charges should be for life, not just for Christmas.

How ScS used digital to improve the customer experience

ScS has continued to invest in digital and in customer service as well as in people and in its products over the last year.

How to win the retail race with engaging ads

Driving consumer engagement and conversions when holiday shopping begins earlier than ever is hard. Luckily, with the right approach to creative, data and technology, the win is within reach.

How to make a success of subscriptions

A subscription business is about more than recurring revenue. A successful subscription business is a function of the strength of the habits they create.

Topshop is changing strategy but will it ever be the same?

Since its acquisition by ASOS, Topshop has fallen under the radar as it competes with brands like Weekday, H&M and River Island in an oversaturated e-commerce market.

How can fashion retailers tackle their old clothes pile up?

Unwanted clothing is gathering up in toxic waste sites, clogging waterways and smouldering in burn piles across the global south. What are fashion retailers doing about it?

Can Sephora crack the UK this time round?

Sephora is returning to the UK. How will the LVMH-owned beauty giant fare here at a time when shoppers are more cash-strapped than ever?

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Boohoo CIO to exit the business after three years

Boohoo CIO Jo Graham is leaving the business of leading its tech division. Graham helped drive business performance during Covid and helped relaunch acquisitions such as Debenhams.

ProCook announces board changes

ProCook has announced that it has decided not to replace Steve Sanders’ chief operating officer role on its board when he retires.

JD Sports chief financial officer to step down

JD Sports chief financial officer Neil Greenhalgh is to leave the retailer next year.

BRAND NEWS

Bisley to sell on John Lewis site

Office furnishing products company Bisley will launch a range of 27 products on the John Lewis website as the manufacturer increases its eCommerce channel activity.

Pinterest unveils curated gift guides for shoppers with John Lewis, M&S and Very

Pinterest has partnered with John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Very on its first-ever holiday gift guide which allows the brands to create curated boards of shoppable items.

Very kicks off the festive season with TV campaign

Very has kicked off the festive season with a TV advert celebrating the “lots of days” of Christmas – key moments that make up the holiday period.

AND FINALLY

American candy shops on Oxford Street told ‘playtime’s over’

The American candy stores that have opened along London’s Oxford Street have been raided by police and trading standards, who found more than £200,000 worth of counterfeit products.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Oct 7^th 2022?

1/ Christmas  

2/ Halloween    

3/ AW22  

4/ Bedroom

5/ Dress

6/ Cushion

7/ Coat

8/ Shacket

9/ Advent Calendars   

10/ Lights

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Boutique agency Emslie Creative has joined PRShots adding jewellery from Joanna Laura Constantine and KJJ Fine Jewellery and handbags from Sambar

Papier was launched in 2015, and creates stationery – notebooks, diaries, planners, photobooks  and stationery for weddings, birthdays etc  – and gifts that invites curiosity and contemplation. In every piece of Papier is the promise of what's to come, the endless possibilities of a blank page.

TaskPR has added it’s rosta of big name brands to PRShots with womens wear images from Joules Bias Cut DKNY Jaeger  mens wear from Jaeger jewellery from Annie Haak Tateossian Thomas Sabo watches and jewellery from Movado and occasion wear from Azazie    

Somerset by Alice Temperley embodies all of the hallmarks of the Temperley aesthetic –whimsy; unabashed femininity, wild prints and dresses that float from office to after hours.

Little Mistress is a specialist in occasion wear. From proms to graduations, weddings to christenings and every social event in between, their hyper-feminine details, jaw-dropping silhouettes and ultra-luxurious fabrics they’re designed to make the wearers feel like a million dollars. The new ranges include a phot shoot with celeb Dani Dyer.

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.

Wild Clouds started because they wanted more from their clothing. More sustainability, more longevity, more versatility, more comfort, and they wanted them to be affordable. They’re committed to slow fashion, making seasonless clothing locally in London, using the most sustainable materials they can find.

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

Barbour has new cosy clothing

Peacocks  has a new collections and Louise Redknapp collaborations

Primark has Christmas Party outfits, Stacey Solomon collections, new clothing and accessory ranges for women and young adults and added beauty ranges as well as Breast Cancer awareness ranges

Monsoon  has new womenswear

M&Co  has new AW22 drops for men, women and kids and Christmas gifts and clothing

Dune London has new going out shoe and boot ranges

Marks & Spencer have new clothing, shoes and boot ranges and Christmas jumpers

New Look has new women’s shoes and Christmas outfits and jumpers

Roman Originals has new party and going out outfits

Dune London Men’s  has new bags and shoes for winter

Sonder Studio has new Christmas and AW ranges

Hope Fashion has new party outfits

PrettyLittleThing  has Gemma Owen ranges, winter coats, a Girls Versus Cancer range and new Halloween ranges

Matalan has new AW22 collections, Halloween outfits and Alder Hey 2022 collections

Joe Browns  has new Christmas ranges

Seol + Gold has jewellery including bangles, earrings and rings for Christmas

Cotton Traders has Christmas jumpers and new AW22 ranges

From my mother’s garden has new AW22 clothes and bags

River Island  has Halloween dressing-up ranges

Aspiga has new AW22 ranges

Very has new Michelle Keegan ranges and new accessories and bags

Radley has new bag ranges

Freemans has new AW22 ranges

Dancing Leopard has new AW22 womenswear ranges 

See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from

Hope Fashion Fatface The Range Accessorize F&F Lemuel MC Bonmarché TK Maxx NoLoGo Oliver Bonas Regatta Very John Lewis Bryony Bel Lipsy George at Asda Seol + Gold Shoe Zone Office TU Clothing  

Home and food

Cartwright & Butler has hampers, advent calendars and treats for Christmas

Monsoon  has new Christmas decorations

Daisy Park has new kitchen ware from Emma Bridgewater for Christmas, Halloween and Bonfire Night

George Home has Christmas goodies for the home

Primark shows its Christmas decorations, gifts and homeware

Nest has new desks tables and chairs

Marks & Spencer have new personalised Christmas gifts and Christmas decorations

Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods, pet accessories, Christmas decorations and gifts and spooky Halloween plants

Cardfactory has new personalised gifts and hampers

Cambridge Imprint  has new gifts for AW22

M&Co  has new Christmas decorations and homeware

Cult Furniture  has new bar stools and furniture

Paperchase has added more Christmas decorations and gifts and folkart stationery ranges

TK Maxx and Homesense have new homeware and Christmas goodies

KMI Brands have new curly styling essentials

DFS has new ranges for the living room and bedroom including a Cath Kidston collaboration

Sofology has new sofa ranges

Wilko has festive decorations and gifts for Christmas and Halloween, and AW22 home 

The Range has Halloween ranges

Fatface has new Christmas gift ranges

Very has new gifts and decorations

Habitat has Christmas decorations and home ranges

Luxdeco had new gifts and homeware

Hotel Chocolat has new velvetisers, Christmas gifts, chocolates and advent calendars

Cuckooland has new sofas and childrens beds and bedding

B&M has new home gifts

Cath Kidston has a new Great British Bake-off collaboration range

See more new home images from the last two weeks from

National Trust Shop Abstract House Marks & Spencer Christy Primark Matalan Oliver Bonas Next Freemans Primark Home Homesense Biscuiteers Baking Regatta John Lewis Fritz Fryer Furniture Village NoLoGo

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DIARY

Days Until Halloween – 18

Days Until Black Friday – 43

Days Until Cyber Monday - 46

Days Until Christmas Day – 73

October

How to make your products attractive to the media in October    

We’re into autumn and the nights are starting to draw in and the heating is on - at last! Although at a much-reduced rate.  The media are looking for images that reflect the changes so anything that looks cosy and warm is good, roaring fires, big jumpers, coats, hats, knitwear, scarfs and wellies in a leaf-strewn outdoors – all the cliches – are what the media are looking for. If you can do some night shots with sparklers, then you’re also ticking the boxes for bonfire night next month. We also have Halloween at the end of the month, so if you can get a pumpkin in your images then you’re hitting two birds with one stone.  

You should be adding Christmas images and for those magazines with long lead times then start to look for the images of people working off the Christmas excesses for the January issues. 

Don’t forget to add keywords – Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Autumn, Winter, Halloween, fireworks night, bonfire night will all be looked for. Also, we have a wide audience with media from around the World so add those American holiday versions eg the holidays, Fall, Pumpkin day, Thanksgiving etc and words like hygge that are starting to enter the language. 

Also cost-of living crises maybe a good keyword to add especially on warm clothing

Media will also be searching for party outfits for Halloween, Guy Fawkes, and the office party season will be on us soon.  Christmas gift guides are also useful, try and be creative, do ones for every eventuality eg gifts guides for him/her/mum/dad/kids/teenagers/pets etc also gifts under £150/100/£50 and for guides for secret Santa’s gifts under £20.

Please put prices on everything!!! Otherwise, you stand no chance of getting into any of the features that include “Presents under £50”, “Party dresses for £150” 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.

October Diary - Weeks/Months

October is also known as ‘Stoptober’ which started as a campaign around giving up cigarettes, but is now joined by MacMillans Go Sober for October, so if you have anything non-alcoholic then get it on PRShots and make sure you add Stoptober and non-alcoholic as keywords. It’s also breast cancer awareness month, wool month, black history month, vegetarian awareness month, apple month, cookie month, spinach lovers’ month, pork month and national pasta, chilli and pizza month.

The second week is National Chocolate week, and in the US the 14-20^th is national School Lunch week.

October - Days

13^th – National Yorkshire Pudding Day (US)

15^th – Hoshana Rabbah

16^th – Last Day of Sukkot

16^th – Shemini Atzeret

16^th – UN World Food Day

16^th – Department store day

17^th - Simchat Torah

18^th – National Chocolate Cup Cake Day (US)

20^th – National Office Chocolate Day (US)

25^th – World pasta day

26^th – National pumpkin day

27^th – National American Beer Day

28^th – National Chocolate Day (US)

29^th – National Cat Day (US)

30^th – Clocks go back tonight

31^st – Halloween

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