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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Hermes rides luxury boom to record profits

Hermes posted record annual profits and sales with revenue up 29% to €11.6bn and net profit up 38% to €3.4bn after faring better than its rivals in China in the last quarter of 2022.

Record 91.2% of eligible card transactions in 2022 were contactless

Just over nine in 10 (91.2%) shoppers chose to use contactless to pay for goods in 2022, up from 85.6% in 2021, with the over-65s showing the fastest growth in contactless use.

Crocs posts strong revenue growth,

Crocs Q4 revenue was $945.2m up 61.1% on 2021 with FY22 revenues of $3.6bn up 53.7% on 2021 2021 and the brand CEO Andrew Rees anticipates “another record year in 2023.”

UK retail sales rise unexpectedly thanks to January discounting

ONS figures show UK retail sales rose 0.5% in January, after post-Christmas discounting brought people into stores but sales volumes were 5.1% down on January last year.

Cath Kidston owner Hilco explores sale of retailer just 8 months after takeover

Cath Kidston owner Hilco Capital is exploring a sale - eight months after buying it – and has lined up PwC to advise on a sale and has already been approached by several interested bidders

George at Asda reduces suppliers to boost growth

George at Asda has reduced the number of suppliers it works with as it looks to streamline operations to help “drive significant growth” in the business.

Boom in used-clothing due to cost-of-living sparks revenue surge for Go Thrift

Used-clothing retailer, Go Thrift, has announced a 90% increase in revenue, year-on-year, in the last quarter with January sales tracking 38% ahead of projected revenue and 180% up year on year.

In the Style founder Frisby wins High Court case

In The Style founder Adam Frisby has won a High Court battle with Paul Clements – who claimed the In The Style brand name and concept was his creation.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Lessons from the most productive companies

For business leaders looking to unlock performance, there’s something to be learned by observing the companies at the top of the productivity heap.

Ten reasons for the rise in brand PR

It is great news for the industry that more brands are choosing to focus more on PR these days, but what are the reasons for the current rise in brand PR?

Are you lagging behind your customers on the environment

Shoppers are getting more worried about climate change and are looking at sustainable products and services more and more but are you reflecting that in your business messages.

3 ways to make supply chain savings

Reviewing supply chains to find efficiencies ranks as a top priority for retailers contending with the impacts of the cost-of-living crisis.

3 steps to navigating the complex customer journey

The more you can improve the customer journey, the better customer experience you can deliver and the more effective your marketing will be.

Why social media is the best way to attract new talent

According to Glassdoor, 79% of candidates are using social media as part of their job search. So make sure your LinkedIn, Instagram or TikTok are helping not hindering that search.

Instagram to wind down live shopping next month

Instagram is set to wind down its live shopping feature on 16 March and follows on from the removal of its Shop tab from the navigation bar this month.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Harvey Nichols appoints new e-commerce director

Luxury department store Harvey Nichols has appointed Sweaty Betty executive Annabel Thorburn as its new e-commerce director.

BRAND NEWS

Burberry set for 'Britishness' refocus

London fashion week kicks off today with Daniel Lee's debut as Burberry creative director among the highlights, as the brand looks set to return to its British roots.

Rowen Homes to open first physical store following strong online success

Homeware and interiors retailer Rowen Homes has chosen Metrocentre Gateshead as the location for its first physical store.

Lamborghini and Tod's team up for fashion

Lamborghini and Italian fashion group Tod's have agreed a partnership to produce a range of clothing, leather goods and luxury accessories.

AND FINALLY x2

Fashion’s famous faces pay tribute to Dame Vivienne Westwood at memorial service

Celebrities and fashionistas gathered at London's Southwark Cathedral to say goodbye to veteran designer Vivienne Westwood, who died in December aged 81.

André Leon Talley's fashion collection raises more than $1.4m at auction

The fashion collection of the late US Vogue editor André Leon Talley raised almost $1.4m at the live auction, with more raised online, with some lots realising 343% above the estimated price.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending February 10^th 2023?

1/ Easter 

2/ Valentine

3/ Cushion

4/ Garden

5/ Vase

6/ SS23

7/ Bathroom

8/ Mirror

9/ Spring  

10/ Floral

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

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.

Lola Starr is a proud British activewear brand whose clothes are designed with the environment and functionality in mind and champions local textile industries using a talented UK team of skilled designers, pattern cutters, and seamstresses.

Hobbycraft was founded in 1995, and has since grown to be the largest arts and crafts retailer in the UK with over 100 stores across the UK, and has everything you need for art, knitting and crochet, haberdashery, papercraft, wedding and party, baking, jewellery making and more.

Silk & Lawn are a Brighton-based accessories brand creating beautiful handmade headbands, hair ties & turbans for little and grown-up people made from silk and Tana lawn cottons.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Roman Originals has new spring and summer ranges

New Look has new swimwear and summer clothing drops

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

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

River Island has new summer clothing and wedding outfits for him and her

Lipsy has new SS23 clothing, accessories and shoes for women and bridesmaid outfits

Marks & Spencer has new lingerie for its “Love your Boobs” campaign

Primark has new summer clothing, makeup, women and kids clothing, accessories and new KEM, bridal, Denim, and Varsity ranges.

Monsoon has a new SS23 ranges and new eco fabric Lenzing clothes

PrettyLittleThing  has a new Ella May Ding ranges, Gemma Owen collabs and a new Renew range featuring Molly Mae and going out wear

Office has new men and womens ranges

Dune London Men’s has new SS23 ranges

TU Clothing has new ranges

Cotton Traders has new men’s and women’s wear

Barbour has new womenswear ranges and accessories for pets

NoLoGo  has new ranges for spring and summer

Fatface has the Fletchers in its new campaign

Regatta has new active and outdoor shoes and clothes

Radley has new ranges but check the embargo

Dune London has SS23 shoe and bag ranges and accessories

Cath Kidston has new Harry Potter collaborations

Bryony Bel has new jewellery ranges

Threadbare has new SS23 clothing ranges for him and her

Joe Browns  has new women’s and men’s ranges

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

Aspiga Oliver Bonas From my mother’s garden Cath Kidston TK Maxx  Freemans Night Store Peacocks John Lewis Tu Clothing F&F Bonmarché Deichmann UK George at Asda Accessorize Dancing Leopard Sarvin

Home and food

Dunelm has new homeware and Easter gifts and decorations

The Range has Easter homeware and decorations, plus kitchen and home ware to keep you organised in 2023

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

Dobbies Garden Centres has new things for the home, edible planting, patio furniture, house plants, chimeneas, pizza ovens, firepits.

 Cardfactory has new Mother’s Day gifts

Wilko has hundreds of new kitchen, dining, bed, bath and living room items

National Trust shop has new Easter gifts

Cuckooland has new furniture

B&M has their new Ocean Tide and Simply Home ranges for the bedroom, bathroom, dining room and lounge

Next launches Easter collections as well as a new Tahiti, Stockholm, Arches, Valencia and Medley collections

Homesense has new SS23 home and garden items plus gifts for Easter and Mother’s day

Biscuiteers Baking has new ranges for Easter, Mother’s day and Father’s Day

Cutter & Squidge has Mother’s day and Easter hampers and goodies

National Trust Shop has new puzzles,  gifts and things for the garden

Fritz Fryer has new lighting solutions

Cult Furniture  has new tables and chairs

Nest  has new lamps and lighting solutions

Furniture Village has new sofa ranges

Fatface has new Easter decorations for the home

George Home has new homeware and gifts for your pet

Daisy Park  has new kitchenware

Very unveils its new Everyday Homes collection

See additional new home images from the last few weeks from

Primark Home Oliver Bonas Cath Kidston TK Maxx Hotel Chocolat Sofology John Lewis Marks & Spencer Cambridge Imprint  Designers Guild Matalan NoLoGo Avalana Dune London Luxdeco Designers Guild White Stuff Monsoon  KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas

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DIARY

Days until Mother’s Day – 30

Days until Easter – 51

Days until Eid al-Fitr – 63

Days until Halloween – 256

Days until Singles Day - 267

Days until Black Friday – 280

Days until Christmas Day – 311

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

Aside from continuing to keep an eye on those SS23 drops the first half of the month is about preparing for Valentine’s day issues and the second half is about getting ready for Easter. For Valentine’s day make sure everything has some of the keywords the media will be looking for eg gifts, pink, red, lingerie etc. 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 is good, so get 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 it’s LGBT+ history month and in the US this is Black History Month. It’s a great month for food, we have Pancake Day, national Pizza Day and Bread Week (18^th-26^th)

Other events include;

London Fashion Week (17^th – 21^st)

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

February is also National Bird Feeding Month in the US

February - Days

17^th - Random Acts of Kindness Day (US)

18^th – Maha Shivaratri 

21^st – Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day 

22^nd – Ash Wednesday 

26^th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease)

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

1^st – St David’s Day

2^nd – Dr Seuss Day (US)

2^nd – World Book Day

3^rd – World Wildlife Day

3^rd – World Hearing Day

4^th – World Obesity Day

5^th - Passover Begins 

7^th – Holi Hindu Festival

8^th – International Women’s Day

8^th – No Smoking Day

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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