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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
ScS blames international supply chain issues as it slips to loss
ScS figures for the 26 weeks to Jan 29 show a loss before tax of £3.6m with a 4% drop in revenues to £146m ScS blames the drop in revenues and loss on international supply chain issues.
Kingfisher delivers record year as profits and sales soar
Kingfisher pre-tax profits for the year to Jan 31 were up 33% to more than £1bn with a 6.8% increase in revenues to £13.2bn “driven by strong growth” in the UK, Ireland and France.
Indies predict ‘strongest’ Mother’s Day trading in two years
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has predicted the strongest Mother's Day trading in over two years, as shoppers will be able to hit the high street without Covid-19 restrictions.
Retail footfall grows by over 2% thanks to warmer weather
Retail footfall in the UK increased by 2.3% last week according to Springboard data with high streets seeing a 4.2% increase, with shopping centre growth of 0.5% and retail parks up 0.1%.
Mobile overtakes email as preferred comms channel during buying journeys
Mobile has overtaken email as consumers’ preferred channel with 22% (up 9% on pre-Covid levels) saying they preferred mobile, followed by email at 20% (down 12%) and 19% (up 5%) on socials.
Swiss brand On reports record annual sales thanks to strong Q4
Swiss shoe brand On, which floated on the New York Stock Exchange in September, saw Q4 sales up 53.7% increase to CHF 191.1m, with DTC business growing 76.7% and wholesale up 39.3%.
The Range founder on a mission to fill empty Debenhams stores
The Range founder Chris Dawson is on a mission to fill stores left empty by big retail names and plans to open 21 new stores this year in former Debenhams, Homebase, Matalan and Outfit sites
Nearly three quarters of debit card transactions were contactless in December
The majority (69%) of debit card transactions and 56% of credit card transactions were contactless in December with the total value of contactless transactions in 2021 at £165.9bn up 46% on 2020.
Valentino climbs back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021
Italian luxury fashion house Valentino saw 2021 sales up by nearly 40% to €1.23bn, and has returned to profit, and brought its e-tail operations in-house.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Why consumers want to be heard, not studied
You can ask consumers for information via email, build that first-party database and even embrace zero-party data practices, but what works best?
Why you need micro-influencers
Micro-influencers - those with 100,000 followers or fewer - have been proven to drive a greater ROI than their macro counterparts, helping to drive authentic messages to loyal and engaged fanbases.
Why web personalisation drives sales uplifts
Web personalisation marketing tactics in fashion, jewellery and luxury online retailers generated a 32% total sales uplift in February according to Monthly Real Time Marketing figures.
How brands can make an impact through a new way of storytelling
There is a need for a new way of telling stories for brands that is empowering and accessible, engages the masses and starts giving people the tools they need to make a change.
Shopify launches Linkpop to help creators sell products directly from social media
Shopify has launched Linkpop a new tool to help UK-based content creators build brands and sell products directly from social media.
Vinted updates US app to help sellers earn more money
Vinted has renewed its mobile app for the US market with new features to help buying lower priced and unique second-hand clothing and has introduced a new home décor category.
Why brands should advertise on podcasts
Podcast-loving Brits consumed almost 60m hours a week in 2021 - a 50% increase on 2020 - but brands are prioritising traditional media so why should they consider putting podcasts on the plan.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
The Hut Group hires former ITV CEO as chair
The Hut Group has hired former ITV founding chief executive Charles Allen as a new chair as the online retail business strengthens its corporate governance.
BRAND NEWS
Me+Em bags £55m to fund international expansion
Womenswear label Me+Em has raised £55m from investors led by tech fund Highland Europe for international growth in the US, Australia, the Middle East, Canada, Switzerland, and Hong Kong.
H&M to open first UK outlet store
H&M will open its first outlet store in the UK at the Affinity centre, Staffordshire this spring. The 7,000 sq ft store will feature “a lower volume of products which will be displayed in an inspirational way”.
Lush raises prices as inflation continues to surge
Lush has joined the ranks of businesses, including Tesco, Inditex and Joules raising prices after the business reported a recovery in profits last year.
The North Face launches new campaign to get people outdoors and active
VF Corp’s outdoor brand The North Face has launched a European campaign called Discover Your Trail. It’s designed to “encourage everyone to get out and explore the trails around them”.
AND FINALLY
Charlotte Crosby is added to ASA's watchlist
The ASA has named a third TV star for repeatedly failing to flag ads on Instagram, Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby now joins Geordie Shore star Scott Timlin and Love Island winner Amber Gill.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending March 18th 2022?
1/ Easter
2/ SS22
3/ Garden
4/ Mothers Day
5/ Garden Furniture
6/ Sofa
7/ Orange
8/ Outdoor
9/ Blazer
10/ Bag
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Noughty is a British-born, cruelty-free, vegan and naturals brand on a mission to exceed the performance of premium conventional hair and body care with natural alternatives that won’t cost the earth - literally.
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.
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.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing and accessories
Fatface has new athleisurewear ranges
Pink House Mustique has new outfits for the summer
Barbour has new summer outdoor wear for humans and dogs
Shoe Zone has its SS22 ranges of shoes and bags
Joe Browns has it summer ranges
Matalan has SS22 outfits for men and women and Mother’s day ranges
M&Co has new summer and family ranges
River Island has new summer outfits for the beach
George at Asda has new womenswear and SSFenomenal festival images
John Lewis has new summer womenswear, shoes bags
Primark has new gifts for Mother’s Day, beauty products swimwear and activewear baby and toddler clothing and leisurewear
Aspiga has new SS22 ranges
Dune London has new summer shoes and bags
From My Mothers Garden has new SS22 ranges
Cocoove has new outfits
Pretty Little Thing has new Molly Mae ranges
See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from
Dancing Leopard Monsoon Cotton Traders Regatta F&F Marks & Spencer Lipsy Sonder Studio Very New Look TKMaxx Hope Fashion Freemans Feelunique Dune London Mens Oliver Bonas Crew Clothing Tu Clothing Radley Seol + Gold Cath Kidston
Home and food
Oliver Bonas has new homeware
Parker Knoll has new furniture ranges including a USB ready sofas
Joe Browns new homeware ranges for the summer
Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods and things for outdoor summer entertaining Easter and Mother’s Day
Oak Furnitureland has new sofa ranges
John Lewis and Partnership has added new outdoor garden furniture
Abstract House has new canvases
Nest has new outdoor lighting, home ranges and prints
The Range has new homeware
Furniture Village has new outdoor furniture and sofa ranges
Wilko has new Easter, DIY, storage, garden and home wear
Homesense has new Easter gifts
Daisy Park has new homeware and some rather rude soaps
Easter gifts
Cambridge Imprint has new Easter printing ranges and cards
Fatface has new Easter ranges
Lights4fun has new Easter lights
George Home has new home and garden ware and Easter gifts
Next Easter gifts and decorations
Hotel Chocolat has new Easter and Mother’s Day gifts
Getting Personal has new Easter chocolates
John Lewis & Partners has added its Easter images
TK Maxx has new Easter gifts
Biscuiteers Baking has new Easter biscuits
Cartwright & Butler has new Easter food and chocolates
See more new home images from the last two weeks from
Cuckooland Paperchase Soho House Retail Sofology National Trust Shop Primark Very Avalana Cult Furniture LuxDeco DFS Habitat Collins & Hayes B&M Dunelm Baa Stool Homesense Fritz Fryer Very Avalana 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 (11th-20th)
March - Days
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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