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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
London’s West End to ‘recover’ within two years
London’s West End is predicted to achieve a turnover of £8.6bn this year and should reach its pre-pandemic level of £10bn by 2024, with turnover £1.4bn better than pre-pandemic levels by 2025.
Havaianas parent Alpargatas set sales record in 2021
Brazilian flip-flop maker Havaianas says it sold 260 million pairs of shoes last year, achieving global sales of $744.9m.
Amazon’s bricks-and-mortar retail strategy is falling short of expectations
Amazon's bricks-and-mortar retail strategy is falling short of expectations and fewer people are using its cashier-less trollies than expected.
January retail sales bounce back following Omicron disruption
ONS figures said sales rose by 1.9% in January, the biggest monthly increase since the lockdown was lifted last spring, and lifts retail spending to 3.6% above its pre-pandemic levels.
JD Sports ups profit forecast but delays results to address Footasylum fallout
JD Sports announces that its annual results will ahead of previous expectations, expecting full-year headline profit before tax to be at least £900m.
January sees lowest ever online retail growth
Online retailers saw a 24.4% fall in sales in January, the largest fall in online sales ever documented in 22 years of tracking, according to the IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index.
Hermès booms in 2021, couldn't meet demand in Q4
Hermès sales rose 11% to €2.38bn in Q4 with growth being driven by US shoppers, with full-year revenue up 42% on 2020 to €8.98bn and up 33% on 2019.
Nearly 135,000 retail jobs lost during pandemic
The GMB found that in 2021, almost 135,000 retail jobs including sales and retail assistants, cashiers and checkout operators, were lost.
Cybercriminals target retail with 264% surge in attacks
The retail sector has seen a 264% surge in ransomware attacks on ecommerce and online retail businesses in 2021.
TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How to solve the returns headache?
The returns headache for fashion was exacerbated over the Christmas period and is rising in line with online growth. How can retail tackle the issue head-on?
Five initiatives that make the customer feel special
As Selfridges launches free therapy and sex counselling, Retail Gazette looks at the other retailers offering feel-good experiences for shoppers.
What makes a successful fashion influencer in 2022?
Social commerce platform LTK – formerly known as Liketoknow.it – launched in 2011 and is now valued at $2bn.
Can fashion crack carbon-negative fabrics?
Rubi Laboratories has raised $4.5 million to make a carbon-negative viscose replacement, which would mark a big step for fashion sustainability.
Alibaba combats weak consumer spend with new online retail model
Alibaba is aiming to combat the trend of weak consumer spend in China by introducing a new direct online retail model to complement its already existing operation.
BRAND NEWS
PrettyLittleThing by Molly-Mae’s new ‘inclusive’ collection
Influencer and former ITV Love Island contestant Molly-Mae Hague has unveiled her latest collection for clothing womenswear etailer PrettyLittleThing.
Garden centre retailer, Dobbies has relaunched its highly requested free in-store ‘Grow How’ demonstrations, taking place on the first Saturday of every month.
Allbirds launches shoe resale platform “Rerun”
Allbirds plans to double the lifetime of its footwear products with the launch of its ReRun shoe resale platform in partnership with recommerce platform Trove
Victoria’s Secret taps plus-size influencer as it expands size range
Victoria’s Secret Pink has selected TikTok creator Remi Bader as its brand ambassador and size consultant as it ups its size inclusivity.
Crocs completes Hey Dude acquisition
Crocs, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Hey Dude, a privately-owned casual footwear brand.
AND FINALLY
Levi's launches streetwear-inspired collection with The Simpsons
Levi’s has teamed up with the television series The Simpsons to create a special streetwear-inspired collection.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending February 11th 2022?
1/ SS22
2/ Valentine
3/ Easter
4/ Garden
5/ Kids
6/ Bags
7/ Bath
8/ Mother’s Day
9/ Kitchen
10/ Green
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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
Pink House Mustique has new womenswear
Primark has new leisure wear men and women and a Greggs range
Lipsy has new SS22 outfits and bridal wear
Matalan has new Papaya and kids ranges
Sonder Studio has SS22 shots
Aspiga has organic eco clothing ranges
Barbour has a new summer clothing
River Island has new summery SS22 outfits
Feelunique has new campaign images
Regatta has new outdoor clothing ranges
M&Co has new SS22 campaign imagery and Kylie and kids ranges
Hope Fashion has new ranges
Fatface has new accessories and shoes range
Very has new accessories and clothing ranges
Pretty Little Thing has new ranges
Dune London has new bags and shoes
From My Mothers Garden has new kimonos
Dune London Mens has new summer ranges
See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from
Seol + Gold Cath Kidston Primark Kaleidoscope Sainsbury’s beauty Office The Jacket Bar Joe Browns George at Asda Cocoove Tu Clothing New Look
Home
Habitat has new bedding and homewear
Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods and things for outdoor summer entertaining
Abstract House has new canvases
Cult Furniture has new home furniture
B&M has new home accessories
Cambridge Imprint has new patterned papers
Fatface has new home ranges and easter gifts
Nest has new home ranges for indoors and outdoors
Dunelm has new homeware and bedding
National Trust Shop has new books, gifts for easter and SS22 collections
Biscuiteers Baking has new treats for mother’s day
Paperchase has new gifts for the home
Lights4fun has new lights for the garden and home for Easter and summer
DFS launched its Vegan sofa and furniture range
Baa Stool has a new range of accessories
Next has garden and outdoors furniture plus gifts for valentines, Easter and homeware
Homesense has new home ranges
George Home has new Easter gifts for adults, kids and pets
Habitat Dobbies Garden Centres Abstract House Cult Furniture B&M Cambridge Imprint Fatface Nest Dunelm National Trust Shop Biscuiteers Baking Paperchase Lights4fun DFS Baa Stool Next Homesense George Home
See more new home images from the last two weeks from
Fritz Fryer Cartwright & Butler Furniture Village 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
26th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease)
28th – Maha Shivaratri
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
1st – St David’s Day
1st – Maha Shivaratri Hindu festival
2nd – Dr Seuss Day (US)
2nd - Ash Wednesday
3rd – World Book Day
8th – International Women’s Day
9th – No Smoking Day
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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