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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Sealskinz, JD Williams, Harrods, H&M,  Zalando, Revolution Beauty, Boohoo, OnBuy, Coty, Ralph Lauren and Swatch. Plus articles on why you need endless aisle technology, the best reputation monitoring tools, how AI can help with personalised customer journeys and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Revolution Beauty CEO and chair to resign as ‘compromise’ reached with Boohoo

Revolution Beauty’s chief executive Bob Holt and chair Derek Zissman have “agreed to resign” from its board in a “settlement agreement” for the dispute between it and Boohoo.

UK government crackdown on BNPL sector to be shelved

The UK government is to shelve plans to crack down on buy now pay later (BNPL) amid concerns it could curb the availability of low-interest products in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.

Chinese retailer Temu files lawsuit against rival Shein over antitrust laws

Chinese e-tailer Temu has filed a lawsuit against Shein accusing its rival of violating US antitrust laws when dealing with clothing manufacturers.

OnBuy becomes first marketplace to offer cashback rewards

OnBuy has become the first online marketplace to offer cashback, with £10m set aside to reward customers as part of the launch.

Just Around The Corner attracts buyers from across the UK to new venue

Just Around The Corner (JATC) received a positive response to its new venue at Tobacco Dock, in London's Docklands, when it opened its doors for its SS24 edition on Sunday.

Coty to sell $150m stake in Wella

Cosmetics giant Coty has entered into an agreement to sell a 3.6% $150m stake in hair care and beauty company Wella. After the transaction Coty will still hold a 22.3% stake in Wella.

Ralph Lauren will keep raising prices to boost brand prestige

Ralph Lauren Corp. plans to keep lifting the average price of its products, as it doubles down on efforts to elevate the cachet of its brands and to sell higher-priced items such as home goods. 

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How endless aisle technology can help stores beat online

Endless aisle technology helps bricks and mortar retailers compete with online stores and builds customer loyalty.

How AI can help with personalised customer journeys

Here's why artificial intelligence is integral to delivering personalised customer journeys and the platforms and tools that make it possible.

8 of the best online reputation monitoring tools

Online reputation monitoring tools help you listen to online conversations, keywords and mentions, and industry news that might impact your business.

What is customer journey orchestration and how does it work?

A marketer’s guide to the goals and core capabilities of customer journey orchestration solutions and how they can help your business.

Influencers continue to hold sway on consumers

A new survey by Capterra shows 48% of respondents who had made a purchase as a result of an influencer said they had been disappointed.

Roku partners with Shopify to allow purchases direct from TV

Ecommerce on streaming TV is becoming more mainstream as buying becomes easier with ad forms like Roku Action Ads.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Tom Ford Fashion names Gavazza its new CEO

Ermenegildo Zegna has named Lelio Gavazza as Tom Ford Fashion CEO, putting him at the helm of the American designer’s fashion business it acquired under a long-term license from Estée Lauder.

BRAND NEWS

Zalando launches size advice based on customers’ own body measurements

Zalando has launched a new online tool that enables customers to receive size advice based on their own body measurements by taking two pictures of themselves in tight clothing.

JD Williams sponsors ITV dating show hosted by Davina McCall

JD Williams, the online fashion and homeware retailer, is to become the headline sponsor of ITV1 and ITVX’s new UK version of the dating show, My Mum, Your Dad hosted by Davina McCall.

Harrods to open first ever private members club in Shanghai

Harrods launches its very first private members club The Residence Shanghai. The 250 member club will offer rooms, bar and a Gordon Ramsay restaurant when it opens at the end of this year.

H&M to launch homeware in Ireland

Swedish fashion and lifestyle retailer H&M is set to launch its furniture, textiles and decorative pieces offering in Ireland for AW23.

Valentino launches digital avatar outfits with Meta

Valentino is delving deeper into digital fashion with a new partnership with Meta by offering a capsule collection of special branded digital avatar outfits.

Sealskinz launches first collection

British outdoors waterproof accessories brand Sealskinz, which was acquired by Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin in November last year, has launched its first-ever collection.

Dior opens new London boutique on Sloane Street

Dior has opened a new store on Sloane Street which showcases the brands womenswear collections, high jewellery, in addition to the Dior world of menswear.

AND FINALLY

Swatch sues Malaysia for seizure of Pride watches

Swatch has filed a lawsuit against the Malaysian government for confiscating rainbow-coloured watches that celebrate LGBT rights, in an act the company says has damaged its reputation.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending July 14^th 2023?

1/ AW23

2/ Bikini

3/ Beach

4/ Christmas

5/ Swimwear

6/ Garden

7/ Barbie

8/ Pink

9/ Cushion  

10/ Halloween

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Fable England produces bags, accessories and delicate hand-painted jewellery with each piece made with positivity and kindness to uplift the human spirit and to bring joy to their owners.

Neem London produces sustainable, stylish and classic menswear pieces with low emissions, and according to the Guardian is “a label to consider for your wardrobe staples.”

Rebecca Rhoades is a successful and well-acknowledged Leeds-based womenswear designer who specialises in slow fashion featuring beautiful designs that are well known across the globe with influence in the UK, UAE, AU & EU.

Belissh create bags and dresses for going out and having fun and are committed to creating solutions that are environmentally friendly using sustainable fabric options.

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.

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.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Radley has new bag and shoe ranges for AW23.

Tu Clothing has new AW23 womenswear clothing, coats, shoes, boots, bags and accessories.

Barbour has new menswear, and womenswear for AW23 plus bags and scarves and back-to-school ranges.

National Trust shop has new jewellery ranges for Christmas plus summer outdoor gifts plus autumn and winter accessories.

Primark has a new Edit AW23 range, monogram bag ranges, back-to-school ranges, and a Barbie movie range.

Dune London has new ankle and cowboy boots, shoes, luggage, sandals and bags.

Curvy Kate has new Balcony, Heart, Plunge, Non-Stop, Key to the Peep Show, Elementary, Frill Me, Amaze, Centrepiece, Authority, Retro Wave, High Waist, Happy Boobs ranges.

New Look has new July drops as well as women’s summer wear, accessories, and footwear ranges.

PrettyLittleThing has Barbie-pink range, Lori Harvey, Gemma Owen, Diliamne Jacob and Jayda Cheaves ranges of holiday outfits for the beach and the clubs, a bodycon range, a festival collection, a Molly Mae Summer edit.

Monsoon has new kids clothing ranges and womenswear including bags, scarves, dresses, kaftans, jackets and jumpers, accessories and jewellery.

Shoe Zone has new back-to-school and women’s and men’s shoes.

Threadbare has more summer clothing with a RHS collaboration, cool womenswear and menswear  in its Urban Renaissance and Luxe ranges.

Roman Originals has new floral outfits, spring and summer ranges in all sizes.

Matalan has back-to-school ranges, plus pink and Barbie ranges and summer accessories and a new 20 outfits for £20 or less online range

From my mother’s garden has new womenswear.

Oliver Bonas has new clothing, accessories, footwear and jewellery ranges.

Fatface has a new Julien and Adele ranges of womenswear and high summer 2023 ranges for men, women and kids.

Peacocks has new womenswear for AW23

Joe Browns has new AW23 cosy clothing ranges as well as shoes, boots, bags and accessories.

Accessorize has new Sundown jewellery, summer clothing, hats, scarves, shoes and bag ranges.

See additional new clothing and accessories images from the last few weeks at

George at Asda Aspiga Cotton Traders River Island Lipsy Teva Daisy Park The Night Store Office Very  Bonmarché F&F Silk & Lawn Scamp & Dude Dunelm

Home, garden and food

Cult Furniture has new office chairs, cushions, and new furniture and lamps.

Homesense has new homeware for the lounge, kitchen and bathroom and Halloween decorations as well as gifting ranges.

Dunelm has new Christmas decorations for the dining room, living room and the tree.

National Trust shop has new Christmas gifts, decorations and cards plus things for the garden and home.

Cartwright & Butler has new Halloween goodies as well as Christmas hampers and gift boxes.

Dobbies Garden Centres has new house plant and outdoor living collections.

Wilko has new ranges for the kitchen, dining room and the lounge.

Biscuiteers Baking has new goodies for Christmas from gifts to edible decorations.

Hobbycraft has new Halloween ranges plus weaving and clay kits, sewing kits, cross stitching kits, gifts, Pride clothing, summer party ranges, foam mosaic art and paint and sew your own ranges.

Primark Home has a new home ranges for the bedroom, kitchen and dining room.

Next has a new Dark Fem 1930s inspired furniture ranges, plus new Kindred home accessories and Nomadic, Reflections, Optimism and Moss Green ranges of furniture, Kitchenware and homeware.

Matalan has new Christmas home and gifts collections.

The Range has its Christmas and Halloween ranges, outdoor furniture, things for the kitchen, fans to keep you cool, new beach accessories, homeware, festival gear.

B&M has new Christmas decorations and gifts, Halloween ranges, plus Natural bathroom, kitchen pantry and Winter Harvest ranges.

Tweedmill has new throws and blankets for the home, hot water bottles plus picnic blankets.

Oliver Bonas has new cushions, lamps, art plus gift ranges and kitchen and home ranges and Christmas decorations.

Cuckooland has new furniture for outdoors.

See additional new home images from the last weeks from

Cutter & Squidge Ivyline Imp & Maker Hotel Chocolat Furniture Village  Daisy Park Designers Guild Cambridge Imprint Sofology George Home

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DIARY

PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until Halloween - 102

Days until Singles Day – 116

Days until Black Friday – 129

Days until Christmas Day - 160

How to get your brand on the July Editorial/Media Calendars, higher up on search engines and in social media

Summer is here! So keep on adding anything summery to your keywords and descriptions eg summer clothing, swimwear, beachwear, sunglasses, plus things to keep you cool, like fans, sun hats and sun shades. Also, push anything to do with the outside, so garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or a picnic or barbecue, and don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and other related keywords like picnic.

The festival season is now in full-swing, and the media are all looking for festival wear and things to take to festivals (tents, fans, ice boxes, torches etc). We’re also getting ready to go on holiday so beachwear, bikinis, swimsuits, shorts, trunks, luggage, bags etc are all being searched for.

Clothing keywords being searched for this summer include; crochet, maxi dresses, mermaid-core, and anything Pink and Barbie-related.    

But not everyone is going abroad. The cost of living crisis is cutting the money in everyone’s wallets, so shoppers are still looking at holidays closer to home. Add in keywords and phrases like “staycation”, “holistay”, “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like raincoats, coats, hoodies, and cardigans? If you stock them, then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good to add.

July Diary - Weeks/Months

July is Independent Retailer Month, Plastic-free Month, and National Ice Cream Month in the US.  It’s also Alcohol Awareness Week (3^rd- 9^th Jul), Wimbledon fortnight (3^rd-16^thJul), Berlin Fashion Week (10^th – 13^th Jul), Northern Fashion Week (14^th- 16^th Jul), the Men’s and Women’s Ashes tournaments continues through July, and it’s Cowes Week (29^th Jul - 5^th Aug).  

July - Days  

18^th - Nelson Mandela International day

19^th - Muharram/Islamic New Year 

20^th – Start of Women’s World Cup

21^st – Start of the school holidays  

22^th-23^rd  - Northern Pride 

23^rd – National Parents Day (US)

24^th – National Tequila Day (US)

25^th – Christmas in July (5 months until Christmas)

29^th – National Lipstick Day

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