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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Online retailers risk losing significant revenue daily as SCA becomes mandatory

Online retailers who are not set up for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) risk losing significant revenue every day as the new two-factor authentication becomes mandatory today.

Marks & Spencer to open Early Learning Centre outlets in stores

M&S will add Early Learning Centre concessions at 10 stores around the country at the end of this month and will also add Nobody’s Child fashion lines in a bid to bolster its appeal to family shoppers.

Primark puts click-and-collect on radar as it preps website launch

Primark will launch a new website in the UK by the end of March, and across 13 other markets by the autumn, but is still looking at new stores in Italy and the United States as its main growth driver.

Fashion sales continue to soar

Total fashion sales in the UK - including online - jumped by 73.93% year on year in the week to 6 March, the latest data from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO shows.

Lush and Asos back employment pledge for Ukrainian refugees

A consortium of British businesses is in talks with the government to offer employment and accommodation to refugees fleeing Ukraine.

Steptronic footwear goes into administration

UK Footwear producer and retailer Steptronic. The Rushden, Northamptonshire-based company entered administration this week with Kroll appointed to oversee the process.

​Yoox Net-A-Porter launches menswear resale service

Yoox Net-a-Porter is extending its resale offer from womenswear that it launched last October to Mr Porter, the group’s luxury men’s online retailer.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How to get staff to drive your sustainability targets

Spurred by sustainably-minded leaders, brands including Lululemon and Lush are creating a virtuous cycle of personal growth and organisational change.

How to make your brand attractive to new staff

What is the attraction to working in a retail store? Or better yet: what should retailers pay attention to in order to make it even more attractive?

Why digital dresses are the future

The concept may sound strange, but with the rapidly growing NFT and metaverse boom, brands are beginning to recognise the potential of digital fashion to engage a younger demographic.

What are the returns on rental?

The rapid growth of rental may be positive news for the climate, but the model has yet to prove its financial sustainability.

How eBay plans to double its advertising revenue to $2bn by 2025

Ecommerce giant eBay is planning on doubling its advertising revenue to $2 billion by 2025, according to Alex Kazim, the company's head of global advertising, on its investor day.

Co-op and Starship Technologies extend robot delivery partnership

Co-op and Starship Technologies have extended its partnership, with an extra 20,000 households in Northhampton now able to access food delivery via robots.

Vyking launches Flex AR fashion app

​Tech specialist Vyking has launched a product called Flex to deepen its augmented reality offer for fashion and sports brands but targeting consumers rather than just those brands.

BRAND NEWS

FeelUnique signs up to RangeMe, is first UK beauty name to do so

Feelunique has linked up with global product sourcing platform RangeMe to support its product buying teams. RangeMe debuted in 2014 but launched in the UK only last year.

Oxfam to boost online focus in major retail strategy update

Oxfam is overhauling its retail operations in a bid to reach more online customers and supporters around the world.

Burberry’s roadmap to ‘climate positivity’

Burberry responsibility programme director Jocelyn Wilkinson guides Drapers through the luxury brand’s mission to embed sustainability in every part of its business.

Diesel strengthens its presence in the virtual world with its own D:VERSE platform

After launching its first NFTs last fall, the Diesel brand is continuing its foray into the metaverse with a collection mixing virtual and real-world pieces.

Joules to finalise Garden Trading acquisition

Joules has confirmed that it will complete the final payments needed to acquire home and garden retailer Garden Trading that it acquired in January last year

Adidas taps traceability platform TrusTrace to help back up sustainability claims

The German sportswear giant is deploying a new tool from the supply chain traceability-focused tech platform to help document its products’ sustainability credentials.

Hermes UK announces full rebrand to ‘Evri’

Hermes UK is rebranding as 'Evri' with a new logo and brand identity that will be rolled out across all its locations, vehicles and ParcelShops.

AND FINALLY

Bitcoin cashpoints have been declared illegal in the UK

All Bitcoin cashpoints in the UK have been ordered to be shut down after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) declared the cashpoints illegal.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending March 11^th 2022?

1/ SS22

2/ Easter

3/ Garden

4/ Floral   

5/ Mothers Day

6/ Outdoor

7/ Blazer

8/ Corset

9/ Sunglasses   

10/ Picnic

COLLABORATIONS ON PRSHOTS

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Bryony Bel was born out of a desire for aspirational, contemporary and wearable jewellery without the designer price tag. With over 15 years industry experience at a number of jewellery brands, they bring a curated edit of contemporary and affordable sterling silver and 18kt gold vermeil jewellery.

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.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing and accessories

M&Co  has new summer and family ranges

Primark has new swimwear and activewear baby and toddler clothing and leisurewear

Dancing Leopard has new ranges

Monsoon has new kids and women's summer wear

Cotton Traders has new campaign images

Regatta has new outdoor ranges for women and children

F&F has new leisurewear and spring clothing

From My Mothers Garden has new SS22 ranges

Marks & Spencer has new Mother’s Day outfits

Matalan has SS22 outfits for men and women and Mother’s day ranges

Lipsy has new Friends Like These SS22 outfits

George at Asda has new clothing and jewellery

Sonder Studio has a new range of statement pieces

Very has new accessories, shoes and clothing ranges

New Look has women and kids SS22 ranges

TKMaxx has new spring summer ranges

Hope Fashion  has new dresses

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

Dune London Barbour Freemans Feelunique Dune London Mens Oliver Bonas River Island Pink House Mustique Fatface Crew Clothing Tu Clothing Radley Aspiga Pretty Little Thing Seol + Gold Cath Kidston

Home and food

Nest has new home ranges and prints

Primark has new homeware and Goosey Gander nursery furniture

Furniture Village has new outdoor furniture and sofa ranges

Very has new home and kitchenware

Avalana has new home ranges

Cult Furniture  has new home furniture

Sofology has new ranges available

National Trust Shop has new summer ranges

Daisy Park has new homeware and some rather rude soaps

Cuckooland has new kids beds, furniture and BBQs

LuxDeco has new SpringRetreat furniture ranges

Abstract House has new canvases

Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods and things for outdoor summer entertaining and Mother’s Day  

Hotel Chocolat has new Mother’s Day gifts 

Wilko has new Easter, DIY, storage, garden and home wear

George Home has new home and garden ware

Next has new homeware outdoor furniture and picnic dining

DFS launched new furniture ranges including a vegan range

See more new home images from the last two weeks from

Habitat Cartwright & Butler Parker Knoll Collins & Hayes Oliver Bonas Paperchase Biscuiteers Baking Homesense Fatface B&M Cambridge Imprint Dunelm Lights4fun Baa Stool Homesense Fritz Fryer The Range Very TKMaxx Avalana John Lewis 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;

British Science Week (11^th-20^th)

March - Days

14^th – Commonwealth Day

17th – St Patrick’s Day

18th – Global Recycling Day

18^th – Red Nose Day for Comic Relief

28^th – Holi Hindu Festival

20^th – First Day of Spring

21^st – International Day of Forests

22^nd – World Water Day

22^nd -23^rd - The London Textile Fair - Business Design Centre in Islington, North London

25th – National Bridesmaids Day

27^th - Mother’s Day UK

27^th – The Oscars

27^th – British Summertime Begins

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