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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Online home deliveries will add £20bn to UK market by 2025
Online spend is expected to account for 49.7% of total non-food sales by 2025 with the increase in online home deliveries adding £19.6bn to the UK economy by 2025.
UK economy sees biggest growth since WW2 in 2021
The UK economy grew by record levels in 2021, the 7.5% GDP figure exceeded the Bank of England’s expectations, and was the fastest since ONS records began in 1948, following 2020’s figure of -9.4%.
Watches of Switzerland boss slams the end of duty-free
Watches of Switzerland chief executive Brian Duffy has called on the government to reverse the “mistake” of ending duty-free shopping benefits in the UK.
John Lewis poaches Co-op executive as first ‘pan-Partnership’ customer director
The John Lewis Partnership has appointed its first customer director with responsibility across the entire business.
Urban Outfitters full-year sales surge
Urban Outfitters group saw a record Q4 with $1.33bn in sales up 13.9% on pre-pandemic levels, driven by strong double-digit growth in online sales, which offset double-digit negative store sales
Asics EMEA sees strong growth in 2021
Asics’ EMEA region reported a revenue increase of 13.7% with profit up by 121.8% to £70m in the year to 31 Dec 2021, following strong performance across its wholesale and ecommerce channels.
Pukka Pads boosted by direct-to-consumer focus
Stationery brand Pukka Pads grew its turnover by 15% year-on-year in 2021 as its increased its focus on direct-to-consumer sales.
OTB Returned to Pre-Pandemic Level of Sales in 2021
Maison Margiela, Diesel and Jil Sander owner OTB, saw turnover reach €1.53bn in 2021, up 16.2% compared to 2020 and about in line with 2019 levels with net profits of €142m up by €141m on 2020
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
What TV is inspiring fashion and beauty searches
Netflix’s Euphoria brought in over 1.3m combined web searches and is the most inspirational series for global fashion choices followed by Peaky Blinders, Emily in Paris, Friends and Stranger Things.
Why the plant-based choice is coming for fashion
Next-generation materials, or “livestock-free” replacements for conventional animal-based materials produced in nature-friendly ways, are gaining pace.
How to prepare for changes in programmatic ads
The forthcoming changes to cookies means programmatic advertising is going to see a shift, here are five key things to plan for to help with that change.
TikTok numbers hit one billion last September, and App Annie predicts TikTok may surpass 1.5 billion total users in 2022. So, is it time you considered TikTok as your next marketing channel?
Google’s privacy changes given green light by competition watchdog
Google’s proposed privacy changes surrounding the way it uses customer data have been approved by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
2010s blogger style, brown, and grunge are key social media trends says new Lyst tracker
Shopping app Lyst has launched an interesting new trends roundup with the debut of Born Online. On a monthly basis, it looks at “the newest, hottest fashion trends born from internet subcultures”.
BRAND NEWS
Jasper Conran launches new dresses collection
Jasper Conran London is launching a new dresses collection on Monday, celebrating what it says is “a wardrobe hero for many women”.
Poundland to open biggest UK store to date
Poundland is to open a 15,000 sq ft store at Nottingham Retail Park this weekend its biggest UK store to date with the store mixing Poundland’s normal range with PEP&CO clothing and homewares.
Weird Fish relocates warehouse to keep up with demand
Weird Fish has relocated its warehouse to keep up with the increased customer demand and boost stock management efficiencies.
Gucci plans virtual world for Gen Z on The Sandbox
Housed under the brand’s Gucci Vault concept for NFT launches, vintage Gucci and emerging labels, the space will host immersive experiences in the metaverse.
AND FINALLY
From Crocs and KFC to Yeezy and Gap – seven of retail’s most surprising collaborations
This week, Primark and Greggs revealed they were teaming up for a limited-edition collaboration. Retail Week takes a look at some of the more memorable retail partnerships from around the world.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending February 4th 2022?
1/ SS22
2/ Valentine
3/ Dress
4/ Pink
5/ Mothers Day
6/ Stripes
7/ Loafer
8/ Kitchen
9/ Blue
10/ Rug
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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
M&Co has new SS22 campaign imagery and Kylie and kids ranges
Seol + Gold has new jewellery
Dune London has new bags and shoes
From My Mothers Garden has new kimonos
Primark has Disney gifts, makeup, accessories and new outfits for men and women
River Island has new summery SS22 outfits
Cath Kidston has new women’s and kids clothing and accessories
Feelunique has new campaign images
Very has gifts for her
Primark has new makeup ranges
Kaleidoscope has new SS22 womenswear
Sainsbury’s beauty has new ranges
Matalan has new SS22 ranges and athleisure wear
Office has new March shoe drops and summer sandals
Lipsy has new lingerie and womenswear
The Jacket Bar has new ranges
Dune London Mens has new summer ranges
See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from
Fatface Sonder Studio Joe Browns George at Asda Cocoove Barbour Tu Clothing New Look Hope Fashion Aspiga
Home
National Trust Shop has new books, gifts for easter and SS22 collections
Biscuiteers Baking has new treats for mother’s day
Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods and things for outdoor summer entertaining
Abstract House has new canvases
Nest has new home ranges for indoors and outdoors
Paperchase has new gifts for the home
Lights4fun has new lights for the garden and home for Valentines, Easter and summer
DFS launched its Vegan sofa and furniture range
Fritz Fryer has new lighting
Next has garden and outdoors furniture plus gifts for valentines, Easter and homeware
Homesense has new home ranges
Fatface has new home ranges
George Home has new Easter gifts for adults, kids and pets
Cartwright & Butler has new hampers (including vegan and gluten free) and Valentines gifts
Baa Stool has a new range of accessories
Furniture Village has new furniture, homeware and lighting
B&M has new home accessories
See more new home images from the last two weeks from
Cult Furniture Habitat 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
13th – NFL Super Bowl
14th – Valentine’s Day
17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day (US)
26th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease)
28th – Maha Shivaratri
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