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The latest retail news from Matalan, Farfetch, Boots, Klarna, JD Sports, Sainsburys, Perfume shop, and articles on what shoppers want from stores, how to improve your market research, and where to spend on tech and more.

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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Matalan makes strides in turnaround, new in-house womenswear labels strong

Matalan sales rose 38% to £1bn in the year to the end of Feb, with pre-tax losses down to £7.7m from £131.5m, and Q1 sales figures were at £286.5m up from £221.8m last year.

Farfetch report says luxury shoppers now more 'conscious'

Farfetch’s annual Conscious Luxury Trends Report shows consumers are focusing more on sustainable and ethical products with searches for ‘conscious’ product terms up 93% on last year.

Boots suitor lines up lenders to finance £5.5bn takeover deal

Boots’ only bidder to make a binding offer Apollo Global Management and Reliance Industries is placing its hopes on a quartet of lenders to help finance its acquisition.

Klarna launches loyalty card and in-store payments in the UK

Klarna can now be used in the UK to purchase items in-store at participating retailers and has launched a 'Loyalty Card' feature in the app, allowing users to access their physical loyalty cards.

JD Sports acquires 60% stake in Total Swimming Group

JD Sports has acquired a 60% share in Total Swimming Group, a company founded by Olympic swimmers Steve Parry, Rebecca Adlington and Adrian Turner.

eBay buys leading NFT marketplace KnownOrigin

eBay has acquired the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace KnownOrigin, furthering the online giant's push into the world of blockchain tech.

Global retailers remain in crisis mode

Global retailers and consumer goods makers remain in crisis mode and expect consumer behaviour to remain unpredictable for the foreseeable future.

A quarter of UK retailers say they are four weeks away from going bust

More than a quarter of UK retailers are just 4 weeks away from going bust due to supply chain issues, with 85% of retailers saying they have been hit by supply chain issues in the past year.

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Where top retailers are targeting their tech spend

Retail’s tech elite are heavily investing in personalisation and digital payment technologies, a new Retail Week report launched today reveals.

What do shoppers want from stores post-pandemic?

How some of the innovators in both the retail and food and drink sectors are experimenting with form and function as they strive for relevance and purpose in a confusing world.

How to improve your market research

The questions you ask in surveys on attitudes may well be easy questions to put into a survey, but they are surprisingly poor predictors of what people do in real life.

How can the fashion industry transition to a circular economy

To achieve the 4Rs Reducing, Repairing, Reselling Recycling supply chains need to be designed in a circular way, ensuring visibility, close orchestration, and establishing new consumer behaviours.

The 5 emails every DTC brand needs

To maximize email marketing return on investment, direct-to-consumer brands need to master five kinds of foundational email campaigns.

How teens influence purchase decisions

teens are influencing their parents like never before. It is, then, time for marketers to ready an inclusive marketing plan that considers this influencer set’s influence on purchase decisions.

AR plays a key role in driving purchases.

The role of augmented reality technology in shopping is now a significant driver of purchases and consumers find AR more influential in the purchasing process than product reviews and videos

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Boohoo appoints ex-Asos director as CFO amid board reshuffle

Boohoo has appointed ex-Asos director Shaun McCabe as the chief financial office (CFO) for the online fashion giant as part of a board reshuffle which sees him replacing Neil Catto.

BRAND NEWS

Sainsbury’s gives new life to clothing returns

Sainsbury’s is working with the Newlife charity for disabled children in all its stores following a successful trial where it donated 65.5 tonnes of unsellable clothing returns and faulty garments.

The Perfume Shop enjoys strongest ever Father’s Day sales

The Perfume Shop has celebrated its strongest ever Father’s Day trading period when sales of men’s fragrances rose by 5% on 2019 in the two weeks leading up to the day.

Shopify partners with Twitter to expand social commerce offering

Shopify has partnered with social media platform Twitter to launch Twitter Shopping as a new social commerce strategy.

AND FINALLY x2

Ministry of Sound to remix House of Fraser store into gym and offices

The former House of Fraser store in west London is set to be transformed by Ministry of Sound into flexible offices, a gym, and rooftop bar-restaurant.

Amazon has a plan to make Alexa mimic anyone's voice

Amazon wants to give customers the chance to make Alexa, the company's voice assistant, sound just like their grandmother or anyone else.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending June 17^th 2022?

1/ SS22

2/ AW22

3/ Garden

4/ Summer    

5/ Father’s Day

6/ Picnic

7/ Gingham

8/ Yellow

9/ Pink   

10/ Tropical

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Teva produced the original sport sandal on the shores of the Grand Canyon back in 1984. Born out of necessity to prevent sandals from floating downstream, a resourceful river guide strapped two Velcro watchbands to a pair of old flip-flops. And just like that, Teva was born.

Chinakwe is a contemporary, Afro Lux, art and lifestyle brand. Founded by artist, stylist and designer, Caroline Chinakwe and is rooted in the artist’s African heritage and European upbringing and embodies bold colours to depict her cultural influences.

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.

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.

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

KMI Brands 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, beauty and accessories

PrettyLittleThing has new summer edit from Molly Mae  

Very has new summer outfits for men and women and back to school outfits

Seol + Gold has new jewellery

Cotton Traders has new shoes

Shoe Zone Has new shoe collections

Primark has a new beauty products and men and women’s beach and summer wear

From My Mothers Garden has new summer wear

Cocoove has new ranges

Roman Originals has more new SS22 outfits

M&Co  has new summer clothes and accessories for kids and adults

Matalan has back to school clothes and shoes

New Look has new women’s summer and beach outfits

Cath Kidston have kids and adult accessories   

Dune London has new occasion wear and summer sandals 

Freemans has new summer outfits including Julien Macdonald ranges

River Island  has accessories and new summer clothing imagery for kids and adults and a Sofia Richie, Charlie Howard and Danny Lomas collabs

Monsoon  has new vintage inspired womenswear and accessories

See more new clothing and accessories images from the last two weeks from

Hotter Barbour George at Asda Lipsy Feel Unique F&F  Radley NoLoGo Crew Clothing Pink House Mustique Fatface Hope Fashion  TK Maxx Dancing Leopard Dune London Mens Marks & Spencer Wilko Oliver Bonas

Home and food

Abstract House has new canvasses for all tastes

Matalan has new homestore ranges for AW22

Designers Guild has new AW22 ranges

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

George Home has new dog clothes and toys and homeware

Cult Furniture  has new rugs, garden furniture and homeware

The Range has new outdoor and indoor furniture as well as camping and festival gear

Homesense has new summer picnic and BBQ ware

Cuckooland has new garden and outdoor items

Wilko has new outdoor summer wares

Marks & Spencer has new homeware

Parker Knoll has new sofa and chair ranges

Hotel Chocolat has new chocolate ranges

Furniture Village has new Ercol bedroom and lounge furniture

Daisy Park has new decorations and light for outside and in

Primark has new home accessories

Cambridge Imprint  has new stationery and printing sets

See more new home images from the last two weeks from

Nest TK Maxx  Cartwright & Butler Very  George Home Oliver Bonas Dunelm Lights4fun Cath Kidston Oak Furnitureland DFS NoLoGo National Trust Shop M&Co Pink House Mustique Fritz Fryer Sofology Joe Browns Next Paperchase Fatface Next

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How to get your brand on the June Editorial Calendars   

Summer is here - and hopefully the weather will improve – so add anything summery including summer clothing, swimwear, and push anything to do with outside so garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or a picnic or barbecue, and don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and we’re also at the start of the festival season, so make sure you add festival, Glastonbury, to your keyword lists. 

Media are starting to ramp up the summer holiday features so swimwear, suitcases, travel bags, travel accessories etc are all images and keywords that you should be adding. Some people are still staying at home, so it’s probably a good idea to think of holidays closer to home, so add in keywords and phrases like “staycation” “holistay” “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like hoodies, and cardigans for the colder UK evenings.

Also look at sports, particularly anything tennis-related for Wimbledon.

June Diary - Weeks/Months

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, National Smile Month, it’s also Wimbledon (27^th-10thJuly) and Royal Ascot (14^th-18^th), and the return of the Glastonbury festival (22^nd-26^th).  

June - Days

24^th – Take your dog to work Day

24^th – Midsummer’s Day

27^th – Wimbledon fortnight starts

30^th – International Asteroid Day

How to make your products attractive to the media in July    

Summer is here so keep on adding anything summery to your keywords and descriptions eg summer clothing, swimwear, and push anything to do with outside so garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or a picnic or barbecue, and don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and other related keywords like picnic. 

As we’re now free to go where we like and the festivals are back up and running the mags and websites influencers are all looking for festival wear, beachwear (bikinis, shorts, trunks etc are all being searched for), and the latest trends in summer clothing with gingham, ditzy, Y2K and retro all seeing more traffic  

But not everyone is going abroad, the cost-of-living crisis is cutting the money in everyone’s wallets so shoppers are looking at holidays closer to home, so add in keywords and phrases like “staycation” “holistay” “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like raincoats, coats, hoodies, and cardigans and if you have them then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good.

July Diary - Weeks/Months

July is Independent retailer month, and National Ice Cream month in the US, it’s also sees the conclusion of Wimbledon (27^th-10^thJul) the start of the Commonwealth games in Birmingham (28^th Jul - 8^th Aug), plus the UEFA Women’s Euros (6^th-31^st July), and Cowes Week (30^th Jul - 5^th Aug).  

July - Days

2^nd – Pride London parade 

3^rd – British Grand Prix

4^th - US Independence Day

5^th – National Bikini Day

7^th – World Chocolate Day

9^th-13^th - Eid al-Adha 

11^th – World Population Day

12^th – Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland)

14^th - Bastille Day (France)

17^th – National Ice Cream Day (US Third sundae in July 😉)

18^th - Nelson Mandela International day

22^nd – Start of the school holidays  

24^th – National Tequila Day (US)

24^th – National Parents Day (US 4^th Sunday in July)

25^th – Christmas in July (5 months until Christmas)

28^th – Commonwealth games Birmingham opening ceremony

29^th - Muharram/Islamic New Year 

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