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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Shein set to raise $2 bln and eyes US IPO later this year

Chinese online fashion retailer Shein is set to raise around $2bn in a new funding round this month and is aiming for a US stock market float in the second half of this year.

Hugo Boss profits soar in ‘outstanding year’

Hugo Boss had an “outstanding year” with FY22 to Dec 22 group sales up 27% to €3.6bn with a gross profit up 31% to €2.2bn on 2021’s profit of €1.7bn.

Boohoo shareholders approve latest growth share plan

Boohoo shareholders approved its plans to hand executives £175m if its share price improves via its “growth share plan” but 37% of shareholders voted to reject the plan.

Hammerson full year earnings boosted by rental income rise

Landlords Hammerson saw a 60% rise in earnings to £105m for the year ended 31 Dec thanks to a 8% rise in gross rental income and footfall levels across its properties at 90% of 2019 levels.

Showroomprivé 2022 revenues fall 9.2%

Showroomprivé year ending Dec 31 saw revenues down 9.2% to €657.4m on 2021 figures due a slower-than-expected rebound in consumer spending but it expects the market to improve in 2023

Oi Polloi latest indie to close under JD Sports

Recent JD Sports purchase Manchester-based menswear retailer Oi Polloi is closing and the store will be rebranded to another JD Sports brand.

76% of social media users would share content from a brand or celebrity they like

Just over three-quarters of British social media users (76%) would share content if it came from a brand or celebrity they like.

DMA welcomes UK government’s new data privacy and GDPR reforms

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA) is welcoming new GDPR legislation - the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI) - being introduced by the government today in parliament.

Ocado becomes first grocer to give direct access to customers’ behaviour

Ocado has become the first grocer in the UK to allow marketers to access all of its customer behaviour data.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

The rise of de-influencers

De-influencers address consumers' desire for authenticity and transparency and it's the antidote to over-to-top marketing pitches.

Why beauty recycling schemes are vital to brand loyalty

With consumers taking advantage of the rewards associated with drop-off your empties initiatives, is this the way to attract shoppers going forward?

Can Boots win on the health and beauty battleground?

UK pharmacy and beauty chain Boots is being squeezed from all sides of the beauty battleground and this week’s opening of trendy global beauty retailer Sephora’s first UK store will apply extra

4 most influential women of retail – 2023

Charged Retail reveals the four most influential women in retail, with the changes they have made, and the innovative approaches they’ve made to the business environment.

How to tackle your content marketing to-do list

If you’ve tried all the popular task management tools, and nothing has worked, then here’s a productivity hack to help create your own solution that works for you.

John Lewis Partnership sustainability boss on the group’s plan for nature

John Lewis Partnership’s sustainability boss Marija Rompani on how they are tackling the challenge of becoming a greener business, by assessing organisational change, eco initiatives and more.

What will Amazon’s NFTs marketplace look like?

Amazon’s NFT marketplace is rumoured to drop next month. Charged Retail dives into all the information we currently have about Amazon’s digital collectible outlet.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Former ASOS chairman Ian Dyson appointed as non-exec at JD Sports

Former ASOS chairman Ian Dyson has been appointed as a non-executive director at JD Sports Fashion joining the sports fashion giant's Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee.

BRAND NEWS

Gap’s Athleta brand now available at Next

Gap’s Athleta sportswear and lifestyle brand is now available in the UK and Ireland through Gap’s joint venture with Next.

Boots revamps Advantage Card as part of ‘biggest ever investment’ in value

Boots has revamped its Advantage Card offering with its ‘biggest ever investment’ giving shoppers 10% discount on Boots own-brand products and discounts on 1,000+ other products from May 2023

Bravissimo move to new HQ in Leamington Spa

Bravissimo has opened its new headquarters in Leamington Spa. The new 14,500 sq ft office space is part of a continued investment into the company’s growth.

Marc Jacobs revives his most famous Y2K bag, the Stam

Marc Jacobs has revived the handbag that made him a household name and which adorned the arm of every early noughties 'It' girl - the Stam.

Kipling collaborates with Victoria Tang

Accessories brand Kipling, part of VF Corp, has unveiled a capsule collection with designer and entrepreneur Victoria Tang.

Amazon 'planning NFT marketplace'

Amazon is planning on creating a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace selling fashion-oriented NFTs that are linked to physical clothing with the initiative set to launch in April 2023.

M Core acquires Solihull shopping centre

Privately held commercial property portfolio M Core has acquired Chelmsley Wood shopping centre in its investment drive which has seen more than £160m spent on 25 centres in 12 months.

AND FINALLY

Nestlé to launch coffeenade

Nestlé looks set to launch a 'coffee-lemonade-hybrid soft drink' and has applied to register the name ‘Coffeenade’ with the Intellectual Property Office

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending March 3^rd 2023?

1/ Easter

2/ Mother’s Day

3/ Garden

4/ Cushion

5/ Floral

6/ Candle

7/ Dress

8/ Orange

9/ Bathroom  

10/ Spring

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Jessica Russell Flint is British designer who creates vibrant, entirely unique hand illustrated prints, with luxury products ranging across accessories, clothing, sleepwear and homeware.

&Sons is all about vintage-inspired clothing for the modern-day Pioneer. Timeless garments for the modern man, designed by and for craftspeople, artisan makers and creative pioneers in their chosen fields of endeavour.

Damsons aim is to cater to real women who face the challenges of life with open arms. Their latest collection is influenced by vintage workwear and iconic styles, delicately transformed into contemporary feminine silhouettes.

Tweedmill is a family run business established in 1971 that creates beautiful British made blankets, picnic rugs, home accessories and more and are stocked in more than 4000 retailers UK wide.

Curvy Kate lingerie and swimwear is designed to make women feel fabulous about their curves. With sizes from D to K cups Curvy Kate lingerie and swimwear ethos is to “Fit, lift, shape and comfort.”

Imp & Maker founded by entrepreneur Sarah Louise Fairburn to bring together food, drinks & gifts from established, emerging and exciting new names in the food & drink world for both home and corporate gifting.

Scamp & Dude was created by Jo Tutchener-Sharp, founder and previous MD of Beauty Seen PR and is famous for their signature leopard and lightning bolt print and vibrant designs, which features in their mens, womens, kids and baby ranges.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Threadbare has new mens and womens ranges

Monsoon has a new SS23 womenswear, shoes, bags, jewellery, and accessories

Oliver Bonas has new dresses, bags, jewellery, shoes and accessories

Roman Originals has new spring and summer ranges in all sizes

New Look has new swimwear and summer clothing drops

River Island has new swimwear and accessories, spring and summer clothing, plus wedding outfits for him and her

Barbour has new Modern Heritage mens, womens and kids ranges

Primark has new makeup, denim ranges for women and summer clothing for men and women and kids clothing and accessories.

National Trust Shop has new scarves, hats, bags and accessories

PrettyLittleThing  has PrettyLittleThing and Teyana Taylor Designer of the Year and new ranges and collabs

The Morphbag by JSK has new PETA certified vegan bag ranges

Dune London has new bags and kids shoe ranges for the summer

Dune London Men’s has new SS23 shoes and accessories ranges

Marks & Spencer has new M&S Collection bags, sunglasses, shoes and hats for the summer,  a new denim collection, and lingerie from its “Love your Boobs” campaign

Radley has new ranges but check the embargo

NoLoGo  has new ranges for spring and summer

Dancing Leopard has new womenswear ranges

Crew Clothing has new menswear and womenswear, accessories, and shoes

Very has V by Very swimwear and dresses plus Everyday womenswear ranges, handbags, shoes and accessories

Peacocks has new womenswear

Matalan launches the Papaya Curve range of clothes as well as new shoes and bags

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

Bryony Bel  Lipsy Tu Clothing Regatta Teva Office TU Clothing Cotton Traders Fatface Cath Kidston Joe Browns Aspiga From my mother’s garden TK Maxx  Night Store John Lewis

Home and food

Dobbies Garden Centres has new pet ranges, things for the home, and patio furniture.

Oliver Bonas has new home ranges

Ivyline has a new grow your own range of garden pots and planters   

National Trust shop has new Easter gifts and summer items for outdoor living

Sofology has a new Sapporo, Hetty and Fellini ranges and a new corner sofa bed

Dunelm has new camping and outdoor ranges homeware and Easter gifts and decorations

Wilko has new Mothers Day gifts and home items

Cult Furniture  has new interiors items as well as tables and chairs

Biscuiteers Baking has new coronation goodies as well as Smiley 50th birthday ranges plus Easter, Mother’s and Father’s Day

Fritz Fryer has new lighting solutions

Next launches outdoor dining ranges, Easter collections as well as a new Tahiti, Stockholm, Arches, Valencia and Medley interiors collections

Branch Jewellery has new ranges

The Range has new Mother’s Day presents, Easter homeware and decorations, plus kitchen and homeware to keep you organised in 2023

Primark has new bright homeware for the kitchen and bathroom and for Easter events

GettingPersonal has new unique personalised Mother’s Day gifts

Nest  Has outdoor living furniture and interior ideas 

Furniture Village has new outdoor furniture for the garden and patio

Cardfactory has new Mother’s Day gifts

Cartwright & Butler has new Easter and Mother’s Day hampers and gift boxes

Cuckooland has new furniture

See additional new home images from the last weeks from

B&M Homesense Cutter & Squidge Fatface George Home Daisy Park  Very Primark Home Cath Kidston TK Maxx Hotel Chocolat John Lewis Marks & Spencer Cambridge Imprint  Designers Guild Matalan NoLoGo Avalana

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DIARY

PRShots Retail Alert

Days until Mother’s Day – 10

Days until Easter – 31

Days until Eid al-Fitr – 43

Days until The Coronation - 58

Days until Halloween – 236

Days until Singles Day - 247

Days until Black Friday – 260

Days until Christmas Day – 291

How to get your brand on the March Editorial Calendars, search engines and social media 

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 Mother’s Day so try and get Mother, gifts, or Mother’s Day into your keywords for anything that seems appropriate. Also, if you have anything green then add the Keyword St Patricks Day.

Plus, as we’re now definitely in Spring, carry on adding those spring and summer-related images and adding keywords relating to the summer like swimwear, outdoor living, garden, garden parties and Barbecues (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc).   

We’re also starting to get ready for the bridal season – the peak is May to October – so If you have bridal wear or anything appropriate to weddings then start to upload it, and label it with the keyword wedding.

Lastly, it’s Oscar month so why not upload some smart suits and dresses and create an Oscar section for an evening watching the Oscars.  

If you’re looking for more hooks to help promote your brand and products then see the list of days, weeks and fortnights below.

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 Foundation 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.   

Interesting Stat: National No-Smoking day was originally on Ash Wednesday when it was started in 1984. It was moved to the second Wednesday in March as, while it’s less easy to remember, the date doesn’t move around the calendar quite so much as Ash Wednesday does.  

Other events include;

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Fairtrade Fortnight (Feb 27^th – Mar 12^th)

British Pie Week (6^th-12^th)

British Science Week (10^th-19^th)

Butchers Week (6^th-12^th)

World Autism Awareness Week (Mar 27^th – Apr 2^nd)

Ideal Home Show (Mar 17^th – Apr 2^nd)

London Bridal Fashion Week (19^th-21^st)

National Fragrance Week (20^th-26^th)

March - Days

12^th – The Oscars 

13^th – Commonwealth Day

13^th - Passover Ends 

15^th – Spring Budget Day

17^th – St Patrick’s Day

17^th – World Sleep Day

17^th - Red Nose Day for Comic Relief

18^th – Global Recycling Day

19^th - Mother’s Day UK

20^th – First Day of Spring 

21^st – International Day of Forests

21^st – World Poetry Day

22^nd – World Water Day

22^nd - Start of Ramadan

25^th – National Bridesmaids Day

26^th – British Summertime Begins 

26^th – Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

31^st – Wear a Hat Day (Brain Tumour Research)  

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