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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Retail footfall bounced back last week
Retail footfall bounced back last week with a rise of 11.1% across all UK retail destinations with high streets seeing a 15.5% increase, retail parks up 3.3% and shopping centres up 9.6%.
Claire’s reports full-year sales growth
Claire’s sales were up 53% year-on-year and 9% up on pre-pandemic levels with growth mainly from global store sales up 18% and US sales up 27% while Europe was down 2% due to Covid-19 closures.
Zalando delivers ‘faster than expected’ sales growth
Zalando gained more than 10m new customers in 2021 and saw revenue up by 29.7% to £8.7bn and an EBIT of £391m but expects sales growth to slow in 2022 as pandemic related sales are lost.
Poundland acquires Poundshop.com
Poundland has completed the purchase of online store Poundshop.com for an undisclosed sum and has grown to be the UK’s largest online-only value etailer with almost 400,000 customers.
43% of shoppers abandon online checkouts at last minute for Amazon
Online retailers risk becoming a stepping-stone to Amazon, as 43% of consumers ditch online checkouts for Amazon, according to a new report from Ve Global.
Asos seeks discount from suppliers to offset rising inflation
Asos has written to its suppliers to request a 2% “trade discount” to offset the impact of rising inflation.
Online sales tax put on hold by UK government
Consumers will not face an additional levy on their online purchases for the time being, after the UK government said "no decisions have been made yet."
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Brands must give shoppers the confidence to buy direct from them online if they are to avoid losing customers to Amazon or another online competitor at the last minute, new research suggests.
How fashion brands can use TikTok’s creativity
TikTok #couture (885.4m views) has become the internet’s most up-to-date source of both inspiration and analysis, remixing past decades of fashion with new subcultures that you would never think of.
The fitting rooms of the future are here
Clothing brands and retailers are investing in high-tech fitting rooms with AR and VR in their brick-and-mortar stores to try and lure customers back in-store.
How video walls are enhancing the shopping experience
Video wall technology is an increasingly engaging and beneficial tool for retail, as the tech-led marketing tool continues to evolve.
What marketers really need to know about NFTS
Ignore the NFT propaganda and focus on what you see and disregard the people who jump on every bandwagon as ‘The future!’ and consider only the facts.
Why your brand is your secret SEO weapon
When marketers think about SEO, they think of broad keywords, and categories. But often forget the power of their own brand and it’s a lot easier to rank for your name than your subject matter.
BRAND NEWS
Asos Marketplace launches collaboration with Collusion
Asos Marketplace, the online platform for vintage sellers and independent boutiques, has launched its first collaboration with Asos in-house label Collusion.
Ikea launches click and collect parcel lockers in London
Ikea is launching a new click and collect parcel locker service in London there are two sites live and three in planning and the lockers will cost £10 or be free to use on orders over £200.
Banana Republic expands into new categories with baby and athletic collections
US fashion retailer Banana Republic is expanding into two lifestyle categories with the launch of the new BR Baby and BR Athletics collections.
AND FINALLY x2
Kurt Geiger donates profits to support the Ukraine Crisis Appeal
Kurt Geiger has donated last week’s store profits (£50,000) as part of its global kindness mission to support the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal.
Etsy waives $4m in fees owed by Ukrainian sellers
Etsy is waiving all fees owed by Ukrainian sellers, a sum of approximately $4m, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending February 25th 2022?
1/ SS22
2/ Easter
3/ Garden
4/ Floral
5/ Shoes
6/ Green
7/ Jubilee
8/ Polka Dot
9/ Living Room
10/ Mother’s Day
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Gold Collagen was started by Tony Sanguinetti whilst on a trip to Japan where he noticed that taking collagen drinks to supplement their diet was key to Japanese women’s youthful appearance and their daily beauty regimes.
DoTerra was founded in 2008, after the health-care and business professional founders discovered the benefits of natural essential oils and decided to bring those benefits to wider audience – doTERRA is the Latin for “Gift of the Earth.”
V.Gan started in 2018 with the aim of providing animal-friendly fashion and has quickly established ourselves as one of the most progressive in the vegan community and is available worldwide.
The Jacket Bar was born in the streets of Notting Hill by two long-time friends Diane and Sara, who shared a passion for iconic vintage pieces from the early ‘90s with the retro look and style of the era.
Delightfull is a Portuguese interiors business with offices in the UK that specialises in high-end furniture and lighting solutions. Their products are handmade and combine a long heritage of skilled crafts and have an eye for the emerging needs of the future.
Designer Angelika Józefczyk was inspired by the expression of artists like William Morris, Gustav Klimt, and the architecture of Antonio Gaudi. The collection uses embroidered and patterned soft fabrics like chiffon, satin and crepe.
The MorphBag by GSK is an award-winning London-based luxury vegan handbag brand. Designed by Italian born award-winning luxury handbag designer Giovanna Sessi-Knott the sustainable bags have a timeless and versatile design and come in three colour-coordinated options.
Night Store combines a girl’s night glamour and dreamy levels of comfort, all pieces are designed with a relaxed fit. Best served with a glass of your favourite on a chilled night in or catching up with friends.
Under the Make it British umbrella we have a selection of innovative small businesses producing beautiful clothes, accessories and jewellery and they’re all designed and made in the UK.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing and accessories
M&Co has new outdoor summer and Kylie ranges
Oliver Bonas has new clothing, jewellery, beauty products and bags
Lipsy has bright new SS22 outfits
New Look has women and kids SS22 ranges
Primark has new leisure wear men and women and a Mickey Mouse range
Freemans has the latest Star by Julien Macdonald ranges
Very has new accessories, shoes and clothing ranges
Barbour has new summer outfits
Dune London has new bags, shoes and glasses
River Island has new summery SS22 outfits and International Women’s day clothes
Pink House Mustique has new womenswear
Homesense has new gifts and home wear images for Easter
Regatta has new kids Peppa Pig clothing ranges
Fatface has new accessories, jewellery, and shoe ranges
Crew Clothing has new SS22 ranges
Tu Clothing has outfits for world book day
George at Asda has summer clothing ranges and swimwear
From My Mothers Garden has new kimonos
Radley has new bags
Sonder Studio has SS22 shots
Matalan has new Papaya and kids ranges
Aspiga has organic eco clothing ranges
See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from
Feelunique Hope Fashion Pretty Little Thing Dune London Mens Seol + Gold Cath Kidston Primark Kaleidoscope Sainsbury’s beauty Office The Jacket Bar Joe Browns Cocoove
Home
Cartwright & Butler has new Mother’s day gift boxes
Next has new outdoor furniture and picnic dining
National Trust Shop has new books, gifts for easter and SS22 collections
Nest has new home ranges and prints
Cult Furniture has new home furniture
Parker Knoll has new furniture ranges
Collins & Hayes has new sofa ranges
Oliver Bonas has new March release home products
Paperchase has new wedding stationery and gifts for the home
Biscuiteers Baking has new Father’s Day and Mother’s Day gifts
Sofology has new bedroom furniture
Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods and things for outdoor summer entertaining and Mother’s Day
Furniture Village has new outdoor furniture
Fatface has new home ranges and Easter gifts
Habitat has new bedding and homewear
Abstract House has new canvases
B&M has new home accessories
Cambridge Imprint has new patterned papers
Dunelm has new homeware and bedding
Lights4fun has new lights for the garden and home for Easter and summer
DFS launched its Vegan sofa and furniture range
See more new home images from the last two weeks from
Baa Stool Homesense George Home Fritz Fryer The Range Very TKMaxx Avalana John Lewis Primark Designers Guild Marks & Spencer
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March Diary
How to get your brand on the March Editorial Calendars
March is mostly about preparing for the big Easter holidays in April so make sure you are starting to include relevant Easter keywords, plus it’s also the time people make their first big getaway abroad so any keywords and clothes for warmer climes, loungewear, going-out wear, swimsuits, bikinis etc should be added.
At the end of the month, there’s Mothers’ Day. If you have any relevant gifts, cards etc then get them uploaded and get Mother’s Day in your keywords and on anything appropriate. Also, if you have anything green then add that for St Patrick’s day in the middle of the month.
Plus, as we’re now definitely in Spring, so carry on adding those spring summer related images and adding keywords relating to summer outfits, swimwear, the garden, garden parties and Barbecues (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc).
March Diary - Weeks/Months
In the UK it’s National Bed Month - Introduced by The Sleep Council and The National Bed Federation, it aims to raise awareness of the importance of sleep so push anything sleep-related. it’s also the British Heart Foundations Dechox month which encourages people to give up chocolate – cakes and biscuits - for the month! So, any chocolate, biscuit or cake alternatives should be pushed.
Other events include;
Fairtrade Fortnight (Feb 21st – Mar 6th)
British Pie Week (7th-13th)
British Science Week (11th-20th)
Butchers Week (7th-13th)
March - Days
1st – St David’s Day
1st – Maha Shivaratri Hindu festival
2nd – Dr Seuss Day (US)
2nd - Ash Wednesday
3rd – World Book Day
8th – International Women’s Day
9th – No Smoking Day
14th – Commonwealth Day
17th – St Patrick’s Day
18th – Global Recycling Day
18th – Red Nose Day for Comic Relief
28th – Holi Hindu Festival
20th – First Day of Spring
21st – International Day of Forests
22nd – World Water Day
22nd -23rd - The London Textile Fair - Business Design Centre in Islington, North London
25th – National Bridesmaids Day
27th - Mother’s Day UK
27th – The Oscars
27th – British Summertime Begins
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