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The Daily Retail News Digest for brands and media – 16/5/22
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The latest retail news from Boots, Made, Waitrose, Shein, Screwfix, H&M, Clarks, Miss Attire and articles on what matters most to shoppers, keyword poaching, how marketers should adapt to changing consumer behaviour and much more.
PRShots Digest with news from Mango, JD Sports, Klarna, Joe Browns, Self Portrait & more, plus articles on how fashion is dealing with the explosion of digital content, why bricks and mortar is sustainable, how digital printing can fix supply chain issues & more
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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Boots suitors given more time to bid for £7bn business
Walgreens Boots Alliance is giving bidders more time to submit final offers for Boots after the three remaining suitors requested more information on recent trading.
Greggs makes good start to year
Bellwether retailer Greggs has said it traded well in the first 19 weeks of 2022 with like-for-likes in company-managed stores up 27.4% year-on-year.
Made.com strengthens top team as it issues profit warning
Made.com has had a “more challenging than anticipated” trading environment in the first half of the year and said it expects the situation to remain “highly challenging” for the remainder of the year.
Screwfix to create 800 retail jobs by opening 80 new stores
Screwfix will create 800 retail jobs by January as part of plans to open 80 new shops. The expansion comes despite a 4.2% fall in sales for the quarter to the end of January.
Waitrose posts first statutory loss in 10 years
Waitrose reported sales fell 0.9% to £6.8bn and a loss of £2.3m - its first loss in 10 years – for the year to the end of Jan blaming the supply chain crisis and Covid-19 related costs.
Shein growth slows to around 60% in 2021
Bloomberg says sources have said Shein saw annual sales growth slow to around 60% in 2021, down from 250% in 2020, with revenue hitting $16bn in 2021, up from $10bn in 2020.
Walgreens takes £4bn dividend from Boots as sale deadline looms
Boots’ US owner Walgreens has extracted $5.3bn (£4.3bn) in dividends from its UK arm the brand also paid $4.1bn (£3.4bn) in dividends to Walgreens last year and a $909.6m (£744m) the previous year.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
When keyword poaching pays off
Why keyword poaching can work well for higher-end brands but may backfire for lower-end or mass market offerings.
How should marketers adapt to changing consumer behaviour?
Marketing analyst Danny Denhard and Starcom strategy director Dan Coleman explore how marketers should adapt to consumer behaviour.
How Clinique is using NFC technology for its beauty campaigns
Clinique is using NFC technology to connect its products to the Internet of Things in a campaign running across 35 countries including the UK
Most shoppers don’t want to buy in the metaverse, do care about sustainability, but don’t care for greenwashing.
Amazon will now pay for your own shopping data
Amazon has launched a new cashback rewards system, which is available on the Alexa app and allows you to get money back on select purchases.
Recurate, a resale platform for brands, raises $14m
Recurate, a tech platform that enables brands to offer peer-to-peer resale on their own e-commerce sites, has raised $14m in a series A funding round, the second-largest funding for a resale platform.
Inditex backs Infinna, a recycled textile that can match cotton
Zara parent Inditex has signed a $100m deal with Finish circular technology specialist Infinited Fiber Company to use their technology which turns textile waste into Infinna a new fabric similar to cotton
How the fashion industry is dealing with the explosion of digital content
A typical medium-sized fashion business is creating 50,000 images a year, and that's just for e-commerce, when you add in images for social commerce that becomes a big digital headache.
Could digital printing ease supply chain disruptions?
Once saved for mass-producing T-shirts, digital printing technology is now offering brands solutions to nearshore production.
Why physical retail is sustainable
As well as reducing returns, physical retailers have an opportunity to promote sustainable practices and raise awareness of solutions.
BRAND NEWS
H&M teams up with SmileyWorld on kidswear collection
H&M has teamed up with SmileyWorld to create a new ‘feel-good’ kids clothing collection. Available from mid-May, the SmileyWorld x H&M collection is being launched in stores worldwide, and online.
Clarks is entering the metaverse with a Roblox immersive gaming experience “the Cicaverse initiative” built around its key kids’ Cica trainer.
Miss Attire signs deal with Ideal World TV
Fashion label Miss Attire has signed a deal with Ideal World TV, with the celebrity favourite brand to sell items from its womenswear range across ideal World’s multi-channel home shopping platforms.
Givenchy and Disney Are Collaborating
Givenchy’s creative director Matthew Williams has created a collaboration with Disney “The Wonder Gallery,” a limited-edition capsule of luxury ready-to-wear, the first of a series.
Joe Browns unveils first ‘recycled’ swimwear collection
Joe Browns has launched its first ‘recycled’ swimwear collection, the 116-piece collection are all manufactured in a polyester fabric made from recycled plastics.
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
Platinum Jubilee: How retailers and brands are celebrating the historic event
Here’s the Retail Gazettes run-down of which retailers and brands will be lending a hand on the historic occasion.
Ralph Lauren Goes 3D in London’s Piccadilly Circus
Ralph Lauren has unveiled its first outdoor 3D activation on a billboard in London’s Piccadilly Circus to promote the "Ralph Lauren's Polo Shirt" book.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending May 13th 2022?
1/ Jubilee
2/ SS22
3/ Dress
4/ Summer
5/ Garden
6/ Beach
7/ Picnic
8/ Gingham
9/ Bedroom
10/ Father’s Day
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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.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing and accessories
Primark has new pregnancy and summer ranges, beauty ranges and new Varsity and MODEST ranges
George at Asda has new summer outfits and Jubilee outfits
M&Co has new summer wear from Anya Madsen and Kylie, kids and adult ranges and jubilee gifts
River Island has father’s day gifts, new summer clothing imagery for kids and adults and a Charlie Howard collab
Marks & Spencer has new menswear holiday wear, Per Una and M&S collection images
Wilko has suntan lotions and creams
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
Dune London has new sandal ranges
Shoe Zone has trainer and sandal ranges
Very 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
See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from
F&F From My Mothers Garden Roman Originals Lipsy Pink House Mustique Radley Night Store Matalan Cotton Traders Sonder Studio Hope Fashion Monsoon Seol + Gold Very Daisy Park Joe Browns John Lewis Aspiga
Home and food
Nest has new outdoor and indoor home ranges
Dunelm has new AW22 home wear
Primark has new home accessories
Oliver Bonas has new home ware
Marks & Spencer has new things for the lounge and bathroom
Cuckooland has new modular 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
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
See more new home images from the last two weeks from
M&Co Daisy Park Pink House Mustique Abstract House 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
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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