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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from Wilko, Superdry, Superdrug, H&M, Zalando, M&S, Banana Republic, JOTT, Reiss and articles on how to promote sustainability, how to protect your brand in a recession, how to stay cheerful and more.

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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

UK footfall on Black Friday set to increase by 12.8% above 2021

Springboard predicts footfall on Black Friday will be 12.8% up on 2021 but will still be 7.8% lower than pre-pandemic Black Friday in 2019.

Wilko in talks to secure £30m emergency loan

Wilko is looking for a £30m cash injection after the store was unable to agree to an extension of its revolving credit facility due to interest rate hikes.

Superdry in “positive discussions with lenders”

Superdry is seeking to tap investment funds to repay banks on a £70m loan due in January as the cost-of-living crisis hits consumer spending.

Phase Eight and Hobbs owner in discussions to buy Joules

South African retail conglomerate The Foschini Group (TFG) owner of Whistles, Phase Eight and Hobbs is one of the businesses looking to a potential takeover of Joules.

Superdrug launches health and beauty marketplace

Superdrug has launched a health and beauty marketplace on its website featuring 300 brands from entrepreneurs and small businesses within the industry.

H&M has closed one in five UK stores since pandemic

H&M has shuttered 56 stores - one in five of its stores - across the UK since its peak in the months before the pandemic struck leaving H&M with 192 stores in the UK.

China's JD.com says worst is over for consumer demand

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Q3 revenues were up 11.4% to 243.5bn yuan ($34.21bn) beating analysts' estimates as Covid-19 lockdowns in China led more consumers to shop online.

Zalando discontinues resale platform Zircle

German fashion giant Zalando has closed Zircle, its three-year old second-hand fashion platform to instead focus on its pre-owned category on the Zalando website and app.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How online retailers can win in a challenging landscape

Google shares findings of research into the UK online shopping habits to help retailers adapt to the changing circumstances and ensure maximum engagement and profitability.

Is this the end of free returns?

Research by parcelLab found a quarter of the UKs 200 leading online retailers are now charging shoppers to return items, an increase of 14% year-on-year.

How brands and retailers can promote sustainability

Verte’s new report shows how brands and retailers can promote sustainability throughout their business and supply chain to reflect consumer demand and “to be on the right side of history”.

How to protect (and promote) your brand during a recession

Reflecting on previous recession data, Holly Anstee of Optimizon urges brands to think twice about ‘going dark’ and advises on how they can use this time to grow.

How to stay cheerful in PR

The news is awful, the weather is terrible, but there are still many reasons to be cheerful. If you are struggling to find any, here PRs suggest some ways to brighten up your day.

FatFace partners with True Fit

FatFace has partnered with data-driven fit personalisation platform, True Fit, in a bid to enhance digital shopping experiences.

BRAND NEWS

M&S to add third-party brands to menswear

Marks & Spencer has added Ted Baker, Superdry, Lyle and Scott and Musto to its menswear brands on its “Brands at M&S” range to bring its third-party menswear offering to 17 brands.  

Banana Republic returns to the UK

Next’s deal to distribute Gap both online and via dedicated shop-in-shops has now been extended to add Gap’s sister brand Banana Republic from today and will add Athleta early in the new year.

France’s JOTT reveals UK expansion plans

French clothing brand Just Over The Top (JOTT) is accelerating its expansion in the UK with the opening of 20 stores in the next three years

Reiss adds Kardashian label Good American

Reiss has added Khloé Kardashian and Emma Grede’s Good American label – previously only available in the UK at Selfridges and Harrods – to its webstore worldwide.

AND FINALLY x2

Banksy calls on ‘all shoplifters’ to steal from Guess

Street artist Banksy has accused clothing retailer Guess of “helping themselves” to his designs without his permission.

Retail’s best Christmas windows 2022

As the festive season fast approaches Retail Gazette has documented the best Christmas Windows from around the UK

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Nov 18^th 2022?

1/ Christmas 

2/ Gifts

3/ Bathroom

4/ Candle

5/ Earrings

6/ Jumper

7/ Slippers

8/ Dresses

9/ Hot Water Bottles  

10/ Cushions

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

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.

Branch Jewellery is a small business that has become synonymous with hand-made wooden and horn jewellery. All materials used are ethically sourced and chosen for their quality and sustainability in mind.

Fabrap makes fabric gift wrapping that stands the test of time. Inspired by Indian textiles and the traditional Japanese art of Furoshiki, these fabric gift wraps combine timeless elegance, sustainability and ease of use.

Boutique agency Emslie Creative has joined PRShots adding jewellery from Joanna Laura Constantine and KJJ Fine Jewellery and handbags from Sambar

TaskPR has added it’s rosta of big name brands to PRShots with womens wear images from Bias Cut DKNY Jaeger Guinea London Knitwear Queen Empreinte and Leocé Couture mens wear from Jaeger jewellery from Annie Haak Tateossian Thomas Sabo watches and jewellery from Movado and occasion wear from Azazie   

Bridge Coffee Roasters launched Bridge in 1985 by sourcing and providing the very best coffee from around the world, and since then Bridge Coffee Roasters has bloomed into roasting and selling coffee, coffee machines and accessories

Threadbare is a proud family-owned British brand bringing great quality up-to-date fashion trends for men, women, children and dogs at affordable prices. Elevated, everyday, essentials

Ivyline creates contemporary accessories for the home and garden. Founded in 1976 the UK team works on everything from initial design to eventual dispatch. Its ethical product range comprises everything from fire pits and candles to planters, plant pots and everything in between.

Cutter & Squidge is a family-run, all-natural bakery created by two food-obsessed sisters. Playfulness is their passion, they love to create exciting, experimental flavours and artisan designs. Their bakes and gifts are lovingly handcrafted to taste delicious and look exquisite on any occasion.

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Cath Kidston has new winter and Christmas ranges for adults and kids

Roman Originals has new warm winter wear, party and going-out outfits

M&Co  has new clothing for men, women and kids and Christmas gifts and clothing and pet accessories

Seol + Gold  has new jewellery ranges rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces

PrettyLittleThing  has new ski wear, party wear and winter clothes and boots

Dune London has new AW22 party and going out shoes

New Look has new Christmas outfits and shoes, jumpers and loungewear

Freemans has the new November drops and Love Mark Heyes and Julien Macdonald ranges

George at Asda has Christmas party wear and Children in Need Pudsey ranges

Dancing Leopard has new winter outfits

Monsoon  has new womenswear

Hope Fashion has new outfits for winter

Very has new Michelle Keegan and V by Very ranges

From my mother’s garden has new womenswear ranges

Matalan has new Christmas jumpers and AW22 collections

Primark has KEM ranges, Denim ranges, Christmas party outfits, Stacey Solomon collections and new clothing and accessory ranges for men, women and kids

Radley has new boots and bag ranges for November, December and January 23

River Island has new mens, womens and kids wear  and accessories for Christmas

Dune London Men’s has new 30^th anniversary shoes

Barbour has new outfits for men, women and for your pets

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

Tu Clothing Fatface Cotton Traders Peacocks Sainsbury’s Beauty F&F Sonder Studio TK Maxx  Homesense Oliver Bonas The Morphbag by GSK Bryony Bel The Range White Stuff Shoe Zone Marks & Spencer  Joe Browns Aspiga Radley Hope Fashion The Range Accessorize F&F Lemuel MC

Home and food

Cath Kidston has new winter and Christmas gifts, and home and kitchen ranges

M&Co  has new Christmas gifts, games and decorations and home wear

Dune London has new luggage ranges

Matalan has new SS23 homestore ranges

Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods, outdoor goods, pet accessories, Christmas decorations and gifts

B&M has homeware and kids and adults gifting ranges

Dunelm has new SS23 Smart Industrial home ware

Designers Guild has new fabrics  

George Home has Christmas gift ideas

Cult Furniture  has new lighting options and Christmas images

Fritz Fryer has Christmas gift ideas

Biscuiteers Baking has new Christmas food

National Trust Shop has new Christmas and Easter ranges

Paperchase has added more Christmas decorations and gifts for the home

Next has new Emporium homeware collection due Jan including homeware from rugs to lights

Furniture Village has new furniture for the kitchen, dining, living and bedrooms

Luxdeco has new Christmas gifts

Designers Guild has new wallpaper and textile designs and home accessories

NoLoGo has table linen for the Christmas table

Sofology has new furniture ranges

Cuckooland has new furniture ranges

See additional new home images from the last few weeks from

Primark Cambridge Imprint  TK Maxx Homesense Abstract House Oliver Bonas The Range White Stuff Cartwright & Butler Monsoon  Daisy Park George Home Nest Marks & Spencer Wilko Cardfactory KMI Brands DFS Fatface Very Habitat Hotel Chocolat Cath Kidston Christy Matalan Oliver Bonas

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DIARY

Days Until Black Friday – 4

Days Until Cyber Monday - 7

Days Until Christmas Day – 34

Days Until Valentine’s Day - 85

Days until Easter - 139

November

How to make your products attractive to the media in November   

We are well into autumn and the Christmas season and the media are looking for images that help them fill all those “what to buy on Black Friday” features, the endless Christmas gift guides, and all those “What to wear for the Christmas party season” articles.

You should be uploading Black Friday and Christmas images for most media, but long lead time magazines will be looking at January issues so anything that helps illustrate the inevitable “New you for 2023” issues, so athleisure, outdoor healthy sporty images will all be useful.

As always don’t forget to add keywords – Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Thanksgiving, Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Winter plus all those words beloved of home and women’s magazines like cosy, cosiness, hygge, wellbeing.

Clothing wise the media are looking for party wear, party dresses, nightwear, “going out out” (thanks to Annie Mac Ex-Radio 1), Christmas Jumpers, jumpers, scarves, bobble hats, beanies, cardigans, coatigans, jackets, and coats. So, make sure that you have plenty of images in those categories uploaded and labelled with as many of those words as you can.

Also make sure that if your clothing is made from a fabric associated with winter that it’s flagged up somewhere in the title/keyword or in more information. Wool (woolovers are a thing), cashmere, fur (faux obviously) and velvet.

If you’re aiming at being included in Christmas Guides then make sure you have added prices. Guides are normally price-led eg “Presents under £50”, “Party dresses for less than £150” and without prices your items won’t be included.    

If you’re a PRShots brand user and you need more ideas, then take a look at the keywords that media are searching for on PRShots in the Keyword Search Report and try and add those in.

November Diary - Weeks/Months

Events to add to your marketing diary for November include

Movember which centres around men’s health issues and moustaches, so beard and shaving-related things might be useful, in the US it’s also national peanut butter lovers month, sweet potato month and candy month.

The first week of November is National Sausage Week in the UK – the perfect accompaniment to Guy Fawkes - the first week is also national fig week and the second week is national split pea soup week

November Diary - Days

24^th – Thanksgiving (US)

25^th – 1 month until Christmas Day

25^th – Black Friday

26^th – US Small Business Saturday

28^th – Cyber Monday

30^th – St Andrew’s Day (Bank Holiday Scotland)

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