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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Dunelm, Asda, John Lewis, Skims, Loewe, Lululemon Lusso, Gilda & Pearl, Garbstore and M&S. Plus articles on how Argos changed how we shop, where shoppers are buying in 2023, how to market green products and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Dunelm ups profit guidance

Dunelm has upped its profit guidance with sales for the year to 1 Jul up by 6% on 2022 and up 50% on pre-pandemic levels and expects profit before tax to be slightly ahead of the £188m predicted.

MPs to debate tourist tax issue in Parliament

Following a successful lobbying campaign, the Treasury will hear and formally respond to proposals to reinstate tax-free shopping for international visitors in a debate on 7 September.

UK online fashion sector continues to shrink back from pandemic peak

2022 UK online sales were down 7% to £36.2bn from 2021’s peak of £39.2bn, with fashion taking the majority (70%) of sales, and womenswear responsible for £13.2bn (36%) of those fashion sales.

Kim Kardashian's SKIMS valued at $4 billion after latest funding round

Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS brand is now valued at $4bn after its Series C fundraising round which saw $270m of new funding led by Wellington Management.

Asda co-owner told responses to parliament ‘detrimental’ to brand

Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa was told his answers were damaging to the brand during a parliamentary hearing over the retailer’s fuel pricing and employment practices.

​Co-op extends robot grocery delivery service across Leeds

The Co-op is expanding the roll-out of its autonomous grocery delivery service to cover more areas across Leeds.

Oxford Street units offered to small businesses rent-free

Small businesses are to be offered rent-free units on London’s Oxford Street in an attempt to squeeze out the American candy and vape stores.

Loewe is world's hottest brand

LVMH-owned brand Loewe has taken the top spot in the Lyst World’s hottest label Index for Q2, with Prada in second place and Versace in third place.

Amazon says its carbon emissions decreased for the first time in 2022

Amazon’s global carbon emissions dropped for the first time ever in 2022, emissions fell 0.4% (from 71.54 to 71.27m metric tons). In 2021 emissions grew 18% and grew by 15.7% in 2020.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How to improve your customer comms on social media

Your social channels are the face of your brand. Having a plan for how to interact with your followers and engage customers is a must.

How Argos changed how we shop

As high-street brand Argos turns 50 years old, Retail Gazette looks back at how it became a surprising pioneer of UK retail.

Where are shoppers buying during the economic crisis?

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to take its toll, the pressure is on for retailers to deliver a shopping experience that offers consumers a convenient, cost-friendly and good value offering.

What makes Lululemon’s supply chain strategy so great?

Retail Week takes a deep dive into Lululemon’s operating model to see why it’s one of 15 global retailers and brands recognised by analysts for leading supply chain performance. 

How to use AI to improve your cut-outs

Product cut-outs shots are an essential for any business wanting to get their products into gift guides. These seven AI tools will remove, alter, or generate backgrounds for any photo.

How to effectively market green products

Sustainably-marketed goods are consistently growing across demographics, indicating that compelling sustainability claims can boost customer engagement and business growth.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Vans names Andreas Olsson general manager EMEA

Vans appointed Andreas Olsson as managing director of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Olsson took charge of sales for Vans in the EMEA region after being with the group for 13+ years.

BRAND NEWS

Chanel to stage its next Métiers d'Art show in Manchester

Chanel is to host its next Métiers d'Art catwalk show in Manchester on Dec 7. Chanel Métiers d'Art are “Presented in cities and places that inspire the house.”

Lidl is determined to go viral once again with its latest merch drop

Discount supermarket Lidl is bringing back its viral products, such as the logo-clad bucket hat, sliders and socks with its high-anticipated merch collection dropping today.

John Lewis trials virtual ‘Try On’ service for fashion rental offer

John Lewis is offering a virtual ‘Try On’ service across 750 outfits on their rental platform. The service allows shoppers to upload their picture and sizes to virtually try clothes before purchase.

Cycle brand Lusso gets ready for expansion after tech investment

UK cycle clothing maker Lusso is investing £100,000 in new technology in an ambitious plan to boost productivity, create new jobs and enter new global markets.

UK's Garbstore links with Simple for shoe collab

Garbstore, the menswear and lifestyle brand has announced a collaboration with Californian footwear brand Simple.

UK lingerie brand Gilda & Pearl gets B Corp Certification

UK lingerie and loungewear specialist Gilda & Pearl has become a member of the coveted certified B Corporation business set.

M&S rolls out braille range including industry-first gift card

Marks & Spencer has created a ‘Happy Birthday’ braille gift card after working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).

Fortnum & Mason to open luxury Cornwall beach huts

Fortnum & Mason will be opening a trio of beach huts later this month ‘inspired by the nostalgia of summers spent on the British coast’ at Watergate Bay near Newquay, Cornwall.

AND FINALLY x3

Crocs teams and Musician Jacob Collier to create first-ever music-making clogs

Crocs has collaborated with singer-songwriter and producer Jacob Collier on the first-ever music-making Croc clog which incorporates a bell and features in his latest song “WELLLL.”

Pocket-bra inventor sues Nike over sports bra line

Nike was sued in Boston federal court on Monday by Sherry Goff owner of SherryWear who claims the clothing giant stole her technology for a line of sports bras with pockets.

Party is over for Champagne as sales drop after two record years

Champagne sales are expected to fall this year to 314m bottles down from 326m sold in 2022 as the cost-of-living crisis hits and after record sales due to the lifting of pandemic-related curbs.

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

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

Scamp & Dude has new bags, dresses and headbands.

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

TK Maxx has new mens, womens and kids clothing and back to school ranges for AW23

Radley has new bag and shoe ranges for releases in August/September/October AW23.

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

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

Peacocks  Joe Browns Accessorize Aspiga Cotton Traders River Island Lipsy Teva Daisy Park The Night Store Office Very  Bonmarché F&F Silk & Lawn

Home, garden and food

Hotel Chocolat has new summer chocolate gift box ranges

Dunelm has new collaboration with Star Wars and the Natural History Museum and has 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.

Marks & Spencer has new furniture ranges for the living room., dining room and bedroom.

Sofology has new Bridgerton, Midland Hill,  Richmond, Rococo and Emperor ranges of furniture and accessories.

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

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

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

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.

See additional new home images from the last weeks from

Tweedmill Oliver Bonas Cuckooland Cutter & Squidge Ivyline Imp & Maker Furniture Village  Daisy Park Designers Guild Cambridge Imprint

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DIARY

PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until Halloween - 104

Days until Singles Day – 115

Days until Black Friday – 128

Days until Christmas Day - 159

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 the Men’s and Women’s Ashes tournaments (continues through July), the Women’s Football World cup (20^th July onwards) and it’s Cowes Week (29^th Jul - 5^th Aug).  

July - Days  

20^th – Start of Women’s World Cup

21^st – Start of the school holidays  

22^nd-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)

26^th - Tisha B'Av (Jewish Holiday)

29^th – National Lipstick Day

How to make your products attractive to the media in August    

Summer is in full-swing and hopefully the weather will improve – ie stop raining in the north and stop being so damn hot in the south. So, there are just a few weeks left to boost your summer-related images before the AW23 images fully kick in.

Plus tag anything relevant with summer/high-summer, and push anything to do with the outside; garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or a picnic or barbecue. Plus, don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and other related keywords like picnics, garden party, garden parties etc and if you have them then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good.

It's also a good time to start uploading your AW23 images. So jumpers, scarves, coats, boots along with raincoats, hoodies, and cardigans will all start to be searched for by the media.

It's also not too early to be thinking about back-to-school items - Scottish schools start again end of August – and university students will be getting ready to sort out their wardrobes and rooms so add fresher(s) and university as keywords to anything relevant.

It’s also still time to add Halloween ideas and Christmas gifts if you have them. 

August Diary - Weeks/Months

Music festivals are still on, so add any festival wear and camping-related things you have and keyword them with festival, particularly in the weeks running up to the August bank holiday weekend with Reading/Leeds festivals 25-27^th August. 

The 24^th marks 3 months until the Black Friday/Cyber Monday (24-27^th Nov) weekend so start preparing for those sales now.

Weeks to celebrate this month include; World Breastfeeding week (1-7^th August) the Edinburgh Festival (5-28^th August)

August - Days

1^st – Yorkshire Day

4^th – International Beer Day

5^th-6^th – Brighton Pride

7^th – Summer bank holiday Scotland

8^th – International Cat Day

9^th – Book Lovers Day

10^th - National Shapewear Day

11^th – National Bakewell Tart Day

12^th – International Youth Day

12^th – National Vinyl Records Day

13^th – International lefthanders Day

13^th – National Prosecco Day

15^th – VJ (Victory over Japan) Day

16^th – National Rum Day

17^th – UK Cupcake Day

18^th – National Grooming Day

20^th – World Honey Bee Day

21^st – World Senior Citizens Day

23^rd - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 

24^th – 3 Months until Black Friday

24^th – National Burger Day

25^th – National Second-hand Wardrobe Day

25^th – Christmas in August (4 months until Christmas Day)

26-28^th – Notting Hill Carnival

26^th - Women's Equality Day

28^th – August Bank Holiday

28^th – National Red Wine Day

30^th - Raksha Bandhan

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