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PRShots Digest brings you the latest retail news from H&M, Next, Ikea, VF Corp,  Zara, Wickes and articles on how Boohoo takes on the cost of living crises, how PrettyLittleThing marketplace smashed expectations, how Fatface lifted conversions and more.

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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

H&M blames closure of Russian business for ‘significantly’ affecting sales and profits

H&M has blamed the winding-down of its Russian business for a drop in Q3 revenues and profits as the brand took a one-time cost of SEK2,104m (£172m) related to closing its Russian operations.

Next trims sales and profit forecasts

Next has trimmed its profit forecasts for the year from £860m to £840m and its H2 sales from 1% growth to 1.5% down on last year after its performance in August came in below expectations.

Online clothing rental market to grow fast in next ten years

The online clothes rental market is set to see significant growth between 2021 and 2031, and hit 11.8% growth in the UK last year hitting a market values of $1.8bn.

VF Corp unveils five-year growth plan

VF Corporation, owner of Vans and Timberland is predicting revenue growth of mid-single to low double-digits across its brands up to 2027, as it looks to new categories and markets for growth.

IKEA collaborates with Tesco on new ‘Collect Near You’ points

IKEA is teaming up with Tesco on a new “Collect near your” trial in Blackburn where it will deliver to Tesco car parks, with plans to extend the trial to six more locations later this year.

Royal Mail workers to strike on 19 days in peak run-up to Christmas

Royal Mail workers are to hold 19 days of strike action over pay and terms during the peak postal build-up to Christmas

TRENDS, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How Boohoo plans to confront the cost-of-living crisis

Despite being a standout performer during the pandemic, Boohoo has shown it’s not immune to mounting inflationary pressures. How do its bosses plan to turn the fast-fashion giant around?

How PrettyLittleThing’s marketplace has already smashed expectations

PrettyLittleThing launched its resale app PLT Marketplace last month with 100,000 downloads in the first two weeks with 50,000 items listed the app has “really exceeded” their expectations.

How FatFace lifted conversions with user generated content

FatFace saw a 1.71% conversion rate uplift in just 10 days after it started highlighting people that recommended an item and the number of people giving an item five stars on their product pages.

How to turn sale-shoppers into loyal customers

How do you turn one-off Black Friday or sale purchasers lured by heavy discounts into loyal customers that keep coming back  

Solving the retail recruitment and retention conundrum

A shortage of people joining the retail sector has led to severe problems, the answer is to adopt a different approach to recruitment and boosting retention by greater employee empowerment.

How collaborations can help grow your brand

In 2022, collaborations are no longer just a hyped trend; they’re an inevitable part of a marketer's toolbox, similar to paid ads, SMM, and seasonal sales.

BRAND NEWS

Zara returns to metaverse with new Y2K phygital collection

Zara has returned to the metaverse with the launch of its new Y2K Creatures collection on Zepeto the line consists of 10 pieces available in both digital and physical products.

Wickes slashes click & collect fulfilment time to 30 minutes

Wickes has managed to cut down the amount of time it takes for click & collect orders to be fulfilled to just 30 minutes.

AND FINALLY

Brew York craft-beer has ad banned for encouraging drinking at breakfast

Craft brewery Brew York has had a Twitter ad banned by the ASA for encouraging consumers to drink at breakfast and for making health claims.

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots week-ending Sep 23^rd 2022?

1/ AW22

2/ Christmas  

3/ Halloween  

4/ Coat

5/ Bauble

6/ Cardigan

7/ Bathroom

8/ Art

9/ Velvet   

10/ Rugs

COLLABORATIONS ON PRSHOTS

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

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

Somerset by Alice Temperley embodies all of the hallmarks of the Temperley aesthetic –whimsy; unabashed femininity, wild prints and dresses that float from office to after hours.

Little Mistress is a specialist in occasion wear. From proms to graduations, weddings to christenings and every social event in between, their hyper-feminine details, jaw-dropping silhouettes and ultra-luxurious fabrics they’re designed to make the wearers feel like a million dollars. The new ranges include a phot shoot with celeb Dani Dyer.

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.

Wild Clouds started because they wanted more from their clothing. More sustainability, more longevity, more versatility, more comfort, and they wanted them to be affordable. They’re committed to slow fashion, making seasonless clothing locally in London, using the most sustainable materials they can find.

Sarvin is a Persian-influenced brand, delivering ethically conscious womenswear with distinctive, high-quality garments handpicked from the finest fabrics and materials designed with the majority of the clothes made in the UK.

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.

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

New Look has new women’s shoes and Christmas outfits and jumpers

Roman Originals has new party and going out outfits

Freemans has new AW22 ranges

Peacocks  has a new collections and Louise Redknapp collaborations

PrettyLittleThing  Girls Versus Cancer range and new Halloween ranges

Sonder Studio has new Christmas and AW ranges

M&Co  has new AW22 drops for men, women and kids and Christmas gifts and clothing

From my mother’s garden has new AW22 clothes and bags

Matalan has new AW22 collections and Alder Hey 2022 collections

Dancing Leopard has new AW22 womenswear ranges 

Dune London has new shoe ranges

Joe Browns  has new Christmas ranges

Marks & Spencer have new clothing, shoes and boot ranges and Christmas jumpers

Very has new Michelle Keegan ranges and new accessories and bags

Hope Fashion has cosy winter ranges

Fatface has new AW22 ranges

Barbour has new items from its Modern Heritage range for cosy autumn and winter walks

Primark has new clothing and accessory ranges for women and young adults and added beauty ranges

The Range has new Christmas jumpers for all the family

Accessorize has 100s of new bags and jewellery and accessories

F&F has new winter clothing ranges

River Island has new AW22 kids, womens and mens lines and beauty Advent calendars

Lemuel MC has a new unisex Linen for Winter range 

Bonmarché has a new Lorraine Loves by Lorraine Kelly line

TK Maxx has new AW22 clothing for adults and kids

NoLoGo  has new pyjama ranges

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

Fatface Oliver Bonas Regatta Very John Lewis Bryony Bel Lipsy George at Asda Seol + Gold Shoe Zone Dune London Men’s  Monsoon  Office TU Clothing  

Home and food

Primark shows its Christmas decorations and gifts

Cult Furniture  has new bar stools and furniture

Paperchase has added more Christmas decorations and gifts and folkart stationery ranges

TK Maxx and Homesense have new homeware and Christmas goodies

KMI Brands have new curly styling essentials

Marks & Spencer have new personalised Christmas gifts and Christmas decorations

DFS has new ranges for the living room and bedroom including a Cath Kidston collaboration

Sofology has new sofa ranges

Wilko has festive decorations and gifts for Christmas and Halloween, and AW22 home 

The Range has Halloween ranges

Fatface has new Christmas gift ranges

Very has new gifts and decorations

Habitat has Christmas decorations and home ranges

Luxdeco had new gifts and homeware

Hotel Chocolat has new velvetisers, Christmas gifts, chocolates and advent calendars

Cuckooland has new sofas and childrens beds and bedding

M&Co  has new Christmas decorations

B&M has new home gifts

Dobbies Garden Centres has new home goods, pet accessories, Christmas decorations and gifts and spooky Halloween plants

Cath Kidston has a new Great British Bake-off collaboration range

See more new home images from the last two weeks from

Cambridge Imprint National Trust Shop Abstract House George Home Marks & Spencer Nest Christy Primark Matalan Cardfactory Oliver Bonas Next Daisy Park Freemans Primark Home Homesense Biscuiteers Baking Regatta John Lewis Fritz Fryer Furniture Village NoLoGo

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DIARY

Days Until Halloween – 33

Days Until Black Friday – 58

Days Until Cyber Monday - 61

Days Until Christmas Day – 88

October

How to make your products attractive to the media in October    

We’re into autumn and the nights are starting to draw in and the heating is on - at last! Although at a much-reduced rate.  The media are looking for images that reflect the changes so anything that looks cosy and warm is good, roaring fires, big jumpers, coats, hats, knitwear, scarfs and wellies in a leaf-strewn outdoors – all the cliches – are what the media are looking for. If you can do some night shots with sparklers, then you’re also ticking the boxes for bonfire night next month. We also have Halloween at the end of the month, so if you can get a pumpkin in your images then you’re hitting two birds with one stone.  

You should be adding Christmas images and for those magazines with long lead times then start to look for the images of people working off the Christmas excesses for the January issues. 

Don’t forget to add keywords – Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Autumn, Winter, Halloween, fireworks night, bonfire night will all be looked for. Also, we have a wide audience with media from around the World so add those American holiday versions eg the holidays, Fall, Pumpkin day, Thanksgiving etc and words like hygge that are starting to enter the language. 

Also cost-of living crises maybe a good keyword to add especially on warm clothing

Media will also be searching for party outfits for Halloween, Guy Fawkes, and the office party season will be on us soon.  Christmas gift guides are also useful, try and be creative, do ones for every eventuality eg gifts guides for him/her/mum/dad/kids/teenagers/pets etc also gifts under £150/100/£50 and for guides for secret Santa’s gifts under £20.

Please put prices on everything!!! Otherwise, you stand no chance of getting into any of the features that include “Presents under £50”, “Party dresses for £150” etc   

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 and try and add those in.

October Diary - Weeks/Months

October is also known as ‘Stoptober’ which started as a campaign around giving up cigarettes, but is now joined by MacMillans Go Sober for October, so if you have anything non-alcoholic then get it on PRShots and make sure you add Stoptober and non-alcoholic as keywords. It’s also breast cancer awareness month, black history month, vegetarian awareness month, apple month, cookie month, spinach lovers’ month, pork month and national pasta, chilli and pizza month.

The second week is National Chocolate week, and in the US the 14-20^th is national School Lunch week.

October - Days

1^st – World Vegetarian Day

1^st – International Coffee Day

2^nd - Gandhi Jayanthi – The birthday of Mahatma Gandhi - Holiday India

3^rd – Mean Girl’s Day (apparently, it’s a thing right!!)

4^th – Yom Kippur begins

4^th – National Vodka Day (US)

4^th – Navaratri Hindu festival ends

4^th – Vijayadashami/Dussehra Hindu festival

5^th – UN World Teachers’ Day

5^th – Navaratri ends

6^th – National Poetry Day

6^th - National Plus Size Appreciation Day

7^th – National LED light Day

7^th-8^th  – Eid Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)

9^th – First Day of Sukkot – Jewish Holiday

10^th – UN World Mental Health Day

10^th – National Cake Decorating Day

13^th – National Yorkshire Pudding Day (US)

15^th – Hoshana Rabbah

16^th – Last Day of Sukkot

16^th – Shemini Atzeret

16^th – UN World Food Day

16^th – Department store day

17^th - Simchat Torah

18^th – National Chocolate Cup Cake Day (US)

20^th – National Office Chocolate Day (US)

25^th – World pasta day

26^th – National pumpkin day

27^th – National American Beer Day

28^th – National Chocolate Day (US)

29^th – National Cat Day (US)

30^th – Clocks go back tonight

31^st – Halloween

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