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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Ted Baker signs franchise agreement to open 30 new stores
Ted Baker has signed a new franchise agreement with fashion franchise company Aldrich Group to open 30 new stores for Ted Baker over the next decade.
Mango profits soar to highest in a decade
Mango reported sales growth of 21.3% to £1.8bn, with online turnover accounting for 42% and profits rose to £56m, treble the £17.6m it recorded in 2019.
M&S boss Rowe steps down as Machin and Bickerstaffe take reins
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe is stepping down from the business after six years and will be replaced in the top job by food boss Stuart Machin.
Savage X Fenty is looking at a $3bn IPO Valuation
Rihanna is working with advisers on an initial public offering that could value the Savage X Fenty lingerie brand at $3bn or more.
eBay expects revenue growth of up to 6% in 2023 and 8% in 2024
eBay expects revenue to grow between 5% and 6% in fiscal 2023 to revenues of $10.95bn and profit growth of 10%, with 2024 forecast revenue to grow in the range of 7% to 8%, and profit up 15%.
Topps Tiles acquires 60% stake in tiling supplier Pro Tiler
Topps Tiles has bought a 60% share worth £5.3m in Pro Tiler, an online brand launched in 2010 by Andy and Wendy Bucknall and Topps Tiles buying the remaining 40% after Mar 2024.
Bimba y Lola sales up by 31.4% to €216.5m in 2021
Spanish label Bimba y Lola's sales were up by 31.4% to €216.5m in 2021, with much of the growth coming from online sales up by 41% compared to 2019, and now accounting for 22% of total sales.
Hugo Boss expects online sales to rise as high as 30% by 2025
Hugo Boss says 20% of sales were online in its latest financial year and expects ecommerce to grow to between 25% and 30% of group sales by 2025.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How Oxfam hopes to boost sales on online marketplaces
Oxfam has boosted its online focus by streamlining its operations across online marketplaces including eBay, Shopify, Etsy and ShipEngine.
Can John Lewis win customers over on value?
John Lewis Partnership is focusing its efforts on value during these inflationary times. But is the business somewhere thrifty shoppers will actually choose?
The impact of catwalk fashion on shopping habits
The power of the catwalk can positively affect sales, even if the collections seen on the runway are not available in stores until autumn.
How to influence users with chat bots
How customer service chat bots can be used to make a positive influence on user experience and strengthen relationships.
What gaming and the metaverse mean for the beauty industry
The face of gaming is changing and with it so are the opportunities for brands that are taking an innovative approach to their advertising strategies.
Search engine optimization (SEO) allows brands to focus on what matters when improving their presence on search engines such as Google. And this is where an SEO audit comes into play.
Why free returns are encouraging serial refunders
The demand for brands to meet expectations of satisfactory customer experience has immeasurable hidden costs and has created the serial refunder.
How to spot the influencers who are actually influential
How do you find the right influencers for your brand? How do you know if they’ll be influential? Why did the influencers you worked with before drive great results? Or even worse – why didn’t they?
How to run a value-driven influencer marketing campaign
A powerful way of understanding audiences and influencers is by first understanding what they value. But once you’ve identified influencers that match your values, how should you engage with them?
Twitter accelerates ecommerce push with Twitter Shops
Twitter is beta testing a new feature which it calls Twitter Shops which will allow merchants to showcase up to 50 products on their profiles.
BRAND NEWS
Footwear brand Skechers has become the latest retailer to enter the metaverse by signing a lease for an experiential store in Decentraland’s Fashion District.
Vegan beauty products maker Faith in Nature secures £2.5m boost
Faith in Nature has negotiated a £2.5m loan from Cynergy Bank to boost the vegan beauty products maker in its aim to achieve a turnover of £20m by the end of its next financial year.
Mango recruits French footballer Antoine Griezmann as new face
The Spanish fashion retailer has recruited the French soccer player, who plays for Atlético de Madrid, to become the ambassador of its men’s line for its Spring/Summer 2022 collection.
AND FINALLY
Kim Kardashian knows why you're poor
In an interview with Variety plugging her new reality TV show Kim Kardashian said you're poor because you don't work hard enough, although she used a little different language than that.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending March 4th 2022?
1/ SS22
2/ Easter
3/ Garden
4/ Mini Skirt
5/ Kitchen
6/ Jubilee
7/ International Women’s Day
8/ Cushion
9/ Soft Pastel
10/ Green
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
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.
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.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing and accessories
M&Co has new summer and family ranges
Primark has new swimwear and activewear baby and toddler clothing and leisure wear
Dancing Leopard has new ranges
Monsoon has new kids and womens summer wear
Regatta has new outdoor ranges for women and children
Cotton Traders has new campaign images
F&F has new leisurewear and spring clothing
From My Mothers Garden has new SS22 ranges
Marks & Spencer has new Mother’s Day outfits
Matalan has SS22 outfits for men and women and Mother’s day ranges
Lipsy has new Friends Like These SS22 outfits
George at Asda has new clothing and jewellery
Sonder Studio has a new range of statement pieces
Very has new accessories, shoes and clothing ranges
New Look has women and kids SS22 ranges
TKMaxx has new spring summer ranges
Hope Fashion has new dresses
See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from
Dune London Barbour Freemans Feelunique Dune London Mens Oliver Bonas River Island Pink House Mustique Fatface Crew Clothing Tu Clothing Radley Aspiga Pretty Little Thing Seol + Gold Cath Kidston
Home and food
Nest has new home ranges and prints
Primark has new homeware and Goosey Gander nursery furniture
Furniture Village has new outdoor furniture and sofa ranges
Very has new home and kitchenware
Avalana has new home ranges
Cult Furniture has new home furniture
Sofology has new ranges available
National Trust Shop has new summer ranges
Daisy Park has new homeware and some rather rude soaps
Cuckooland has new kids beds, furniture and BBQs
LuxDeco has new SpringRetreat furniture ranges
Abstract House has new canvases
Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods and things for outdoor summer entertaining and Mother’s Day
Hotel Chocolat has new Mother’s Day gifts
Wilko has new Easter, DIY, storage, garden and home wear
George Home has new home and garden ware
Next has new homeware outdoor furniture and picnic dining
DFS launched new furniture ranges including a vegan range
See more new home images from the last two weeks from
Habitat Cartwright & Butler Parker Knoll Collins & Hayes Oliver Bonas Paperchase Biscuiteers Baking Homesense Fatface B&M Cambridge Imprint Dunelm Lights4fun Baa Stool Homesense Fritz Fryer The Range Very TKMaxx Avalana John Lewis 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;
Fairtrade Fortnight (Feb 21st – Mar 6th)
British Pie Week (7th-13th)
British Science Week (11th-20th)
Butchers Week (7th-13th)
March - Days
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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