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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Heavy storms keep UK shoppers away from high street
Warnings to stay at home and high winds and heavy rain from storms Eunice and Dudley hit overall retail footfall with a 3.8% fall over the previous week with the high-street seeing the biggest fall.
Rate of store closures slowing
Figures show 2021 saw 7,160 shop openings and 17,219 closures, with retail parks remaining the most robust locations with a -4% net fall compared to high streets at -5% and shopping centres at -7%
ASOS confirms stock exchange listing move for Tuesday
ASOS has confirmed its planned move from the lightly regulated AIM part of the London Stock Exchange to the more prestigious Main Market.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group to sell 16 assets in £320m deal
Frasers Group has put 16 of its out-of-town retail parks, shopping parades and standalone shops in Wigan, Cheshunt, Aberdeen, Thurrock and Cheetham Hill, for sale for a rumoured £320m.
Mamas & Papas returns to profit, benefitting from Mothercare’s demise
Mamas and Papas turnover for the year to Mar 31 2021 was £71.5m and a £1.1m profit, up from a loss of £3.9m, thanks to an increase in online sales and the demise of its main competitor Mothercare.
The Hut Group in dispute with beauty brands over discounting
The Hut Group's beauty suppliers are reportedly limiting the flow of stock to the online retailer over growing concerns that it is implementing heavy discounts to reach sales targets.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
What the typical Amazon customer looks like
Eight in 10 US shoppers are Amazon customers and according to the research, a typical US Amazon shopper is a college-educated, married woman, split across two age brackets: 35 to 44 and 55 to 64.
What the new sustainable materials market looks like; bananas and fish-scales
Sneakers made from banana or pineapple leaves, dresses from nettles or fish scales - the search for sustainable materials has taken the fashion industry to some wild places.
Three trends and three predictions for fashion retail
Three major trends fashion retailers are looking at for 2022 and three predictions for what the rest of 2022 could offer.
How to solve the returns headache?
The returns headache for fashion was exacerbated over the Christmas period and is rising in line with online growth. How can retail tackle the issue head-on?
Five initiatives that make the customer feel special
As Selfridges launches free therapy and sex counselling, Retail Gazette looks at the other retailers offering feel-good experiences for shoppers.
What makes a successful fashion influencer in 2022?
Social commerce platform LTK – formerly known as Liketoknow.it – launched in 2011 and is now valued at $2bn.
Can fashion crack carbon-negative fabrics?
Rubi Laboratories has raised $4.5 million to make a carbon-negative viscose replacement, which would mark a big step for fashion sustainability.
Alibaba combats weak consumer spend with new online retail model
Alibaba is aiming to combat the trend of weak consumer spend in China by introducing a new direct online retail model to complement its already existing operation.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Made boss Chainieux steps down with immediate effect
Made.com chief executive Philippe Chainieux has stepped down from the etailer with immediate effect for family reasons.
BRAND NEWS
H&M Group joins Fashion for Good’s circularity project
Fashion for Good has added the H&M Group to its growing list of key project partners taking part in its Sorting for Circularity initiative.
John Lewis trials new electric vehicles across its Home Services fleet
The John Lewis Partnership is replacing its home services fleet with electric vehicles as it looks to reach a target of transitioning 4,000 cars, vans and light trucks to EV by 2030.
Boohoo enters metaverse with Paris Hilton campaign
Boohoo has teamed up with reality star Paris Hilton to launch a marketing campaign in the metaverse on an island built in the game Roblox for her virtual fashion week in Paris World.
AND FINALLY
Matalan founder Hargreaves loses court battle over tax bill
Matalan founder John Hargreaves has lost a long-running court battle over a multimillion-pound tax bill.
Tesco becomes the first UK supermarket to stock Lovehoney products
Tesco is to stock Lovehoney, the exclusivity deal is expected to run until at least August 2022, marking the first time the brand has been able to list its sex toys in a major mainstream UK supermarket.
Aldi unveils new in-store pizza vending machine
Aldi has launched a robotic vending machine called a "Pizzabot" which serves up restaurant-style pizza at its store in North Sydney.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending February 18th 2022?
1/ SS22
2/ Easter
3/ Garden
4/ Green
5/ Yellow
6/ Cushion
7/ Skirts
8/ Tote Bags
9/ Mothers Day
10/ Bags
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
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
Dune London has new bags, shoes and glasses
River Island has new summery SS22 outfits and International Women’s day clothes
M&Co has new outdoor summer and Kylie ranges
Pink House Mustique has new womenswear
Homesense has new gifts and home wear images for Easter
Primark has new leisure wear men and women and a Greggs range
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
New Look has going out outfits
From My Mothers Garden has new kimonos
Radley has new bags
Very has new accessories and clothing ranges
Sonder Studio has SS22 shots
Lipsy has new SS22 outfits and bridal wear
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
Barbour 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
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
Paperchase has new wedding stationery and gifts for the home
Furniture Village has new outdoor furniture
Cult Furniture has new home furniture
Fatface has new home ranges and Easter gifts
Nest has new home ranges for indoors and outdoors
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
National Trust Shop has new books, gifts for easter and SS22 collections
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 Next Homesense George Home Fritz Fryer Cartwright & Butler The Range Very Oliver Bonas TKMaxx Avalana John Lewis Primark Designers Guild Marks & Spencer
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February Diary
How to get your brand on the February Editorial Calendars
Aside from continuing to keep an eye on those SS21 drops the first half of the month is preparing for Valentine’s day issues and the second half is about getting ready for Easter. For Easter make sure everything has some of the keywords the media will be looking for eg eggs, chocolate, easter bunny, easter egg, chick etc.
As we’re coming out of winter it’s time to start putting up images for the spring and summer. So anything related to getting out of the house – Pandemic allowing - so uploading 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).
February Diary - Weeks/Months
In the UK February is LGBT+ history month and in the US this is Black History Month. It’s a great month for food, we have Chinese New Year, Pancake day and national Pizza Day.
Additionally, it’s also Bread Week (19th-27th), Fairtrade Fortnight (Feb 21st – Mar 6th) and it’s National Bird Feeding Month in the US
February - Days
26th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease)
28th – Maha Shivaratri
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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