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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Superdry in-store sales rebound as online falls back
Superdry in-store sales are up 59.8% year on year post-covid to £224.5m as Superdry “lapped enforced closures”, however in-store sales were still 21.8% down on pre-covid figures.
JD Sports cautious on outlook despite sales rise
JD Sports has said it’s “reassured with the trading to date” and it saw a 5% sales rise for the quarter to May 7.
Unbound Group hails Hotter Shoe performance
Unbound Group has said the Hotter shoe retail brand performed well in its first quarter with a double-digit year-on-year increase in revenue.
Shoppers crave great customer service but don’t want to pay a premium
Half of consumers say they wouldn’t be willing to pay more to receive good customer service and just a fifth (21%) say they would be willing to pay over 10% more.
Card spending jumps 18% in April
Consumer card spending grew by just over 19% last month compared to pre-pandemic levels, the highest uplift since October 2021, according to figures from Barclaycard.
Experiential retail is key to physical store survival
The vast majority (93%) of European fashion retailers believe that experiential retail is key to securing the future of the physical store.
Consumers are turning to UGC and their peers with 74% of UK shoppers finding ratings, reviews, photos, and videos from other shoppers important when looking for purchase advice and inspiration
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Latest fashion trends are retro from the 90s 60s and 70s
BNPL specialist Clearpay has launched a new Trend Report and said 1990s and noughties looks, as well as styles form the 60s and 70s, are proving to be key among consumers using its services.
Should fashion retailers go gender-neutral?
As young shoppers move away from dressing based on gender norms, is it time for fashion retailers to go unisex?
How to make delivery more reliable
Leaders from Made.com, Monsoon-Accessorize, Mulberry, and Tesco debate on how to make delivery more reliable at the Retail Gazette and Amazon Shipping roundtable.
How retailers can meet consumer expectations for the metaverse, sustainability, and more
The commerce shortfall report reveals knowing more information about products is one of the top factors that would entice consumers (35%) to shop with a different brand or retailer.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Boots has promoted Paula Bobbett to UK chief digital officer.
Boots has promoted Paula Bobbett to UK chief digital officer from her current role as e-commerce director. She joined Boots in Dec 2020 and was previously head of online performance at Currys.
BRAND NEWS
Bloom & Wild is launching a series of UK pop-up stores
From May to July, the online floral service Bloom & Wild will be hosting a series of physical pop-up stores across the UK for the very first time.
Mulberry updates its Lily line with carbon-neutral collection
Mulberry has just launched Lily Zero its first carbon-neutral collection with a name “inspired by Mulberry’s commitment to becoming net zero by 2035”.
Children’s brand Newbie has extended to 10 new countries
Swedish children’s brand Newbie has extended its online reach to 10 new markets including the UK, Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands and Portugal with its kids, women’s and accessories lines.
AND FINALLY
Valentino turns 90 with a hoodie
Valentino Garavani turned 90 on Wednesday and to celebrate the fashion company he led and built launched a limited-edition hoodie in his honour.
Tesco to rent out office space in stores as working habits shift
Tesco has struck a deal with office rental company IWG to create workspaces in shops as hybrid working persists.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending May 6th 2022?
1/ SS22
2/ Jubilee
3/ Garden
4/ Sunglasses
5/ Summer
6/ Denim Jacket
7/ Cushion
8/ Jumpsuit
9/ Crochet
10/ Bathroom
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Peacocks was founded by Albert Frank Peacock in Warrington, in 1884 with the principle of value for money and that still holds today with its good value clothing ranges for men, women and children. The latest Weekend range features brand ambassador Louise Redknapp.
NoLoGo was founded by designer Tina Malhamé who has worked with Sir Terence Conran, Next, Monsoon, Laura Ashley, Anokhi, Per Una and more. NoLoGo-Chic produces beautiful clothing, each carefully designed and sourced, with its own unique detailing, in gorgeous natural fabrics.
Bonmarché returns to PRShots with its Spring Summer 2022 range if women’s clothing. The range features long, midi and short dresses as well as jackets, swimsuits, shirts and t-shirts
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.
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
Marks & Spencer has new holiday wear, Per Una and M&S collection images
Oliver Bonas has new clothing, jewellery and accessories
Fatface has new beachwear and holiday wear
New Look has new women’s summer outfits
Pretty Little Thing has new swimwear and Martha Kalifatidis, Marilyn Melo, Jayda Wayda and Alabama Barker ranges
Barbour has more outdoor clothing, bags and perfumes
M&Co has new summer wear from Anya Madsen and Kylie, kids and adult ranges and jubilee gifts
Dune London has new sandal ranges
Shoe Zone has trainer and sandal ranges
Primark has new summer ranges, beauty ranges and new Varsity and MODEST ranges
Very has new summer outfits
River Island has new summer clothing imagery for kids and adults and a Charlie Howard collab
George at Asda has new summer outfits
Kaleidoscope has new summer wear and beachwear
Freemans has images from its new TV campaign
Feelunique has new cosmetics and fragrances
Dancing Leopard has new summer dresses
F&F has new summer, shoes, denim and womenswear ranges
From My Mothers Garden has new scarves and robes
Roman Originals has new summer wear and their new SS22 ranges
Lipsy has a new Love & Roses, Friends Like these ranges and a Chrishell collaboration
Pink House Mustique has new outfits for the summer
See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from
Radley Night Store Matalan Cotton Traders Sonder Studio Hope Fashion Monsoon Seol + Gold Very Daisy Park Joe Browns John Lewis Aspiga
Home and food
Primark has new home accessories
Oliver Bonas has new home ware
Marks & Spencer has new things for the lounge and bathroom
Cuckooland has new sofas
Lights4fun has AW22 and Halloween lights
Cath Kidston has new kitchen wear
Oak Furnitureland has new sofa and rug ranges
Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods, pet accessories and Fathers’ Day gifts
Nest has new outdoor and indoor home ranges
DFS has new ranges
NoLoGo has new jubilee homeware
National Trust Shop has new ranges
Wilko has new Jubilee gifts, DIY, storage, garden, home wear
Cult Furniture has new homeware
The Range has new wallpaper, homeware and things for the garden and Jubilee wear
M&Co has new homeware
Daisy Park Has new Jubilee commemorative pieces and a wide range of mugs
Pink House Mustique has a small range of homeware
Abstract House has new canvases
See more new home images from the last two weeks from
Fritz Fryer Matalan Sofology Joe Browns Parker Knoll Next Paperchase Very Cambridge Imprint Fatface George Home Next Hotel Chocolat
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May Diary
How to get your brand on the May Editorial Calendars
Next month sees the start of the Platinum Jubilee 4-day weekend so start to get anything related to the Jubilee up now and get the keywords Platinum Jubilee on anything relevant.
We’re now well into 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 and other related keywords like picnics, garden party etc).
Now that covid travel restrictions have lifted images of beach holidays and swimwear, as well as holiday clothes, festival clothes can all come back out and all of the associated keywords and phrases sandals, beachwear, swimsuits, bikinis, linen, summer wear. Although not everyone will be going abroad so still keep keywords and phrases like “staycation” “holistay” “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like cardigans for the colder UK evenings.
May is also the start of wedding season so if you have any wedding related items then get ready to promote them with any wedding keywords, bridal, bride, groom, hen party, stag do etc.
May Diary - Weeks/Months
May is National Walking Month, National Smile Month and Skin Cancer awareness month. It’s also;
Chelsea Flower Show (24th – 28th May)
May - Days
12th – International Nurses Day
13th – World Cocktail Day
15th – International Day of Families
19th – Lag B'Omer (Jewish Holiday)
20th – World Bee Day
21st – International Tea Day
22nd – World Goth Day
22nd – Craft Distillery Day (US)
25th - Geek Pride day
26th – Ascension Day
29th – National Biscuit Day
25th – National Wine Day
31st – Memorial Day (US)
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