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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Shein, Dyson, Holland & Barrett, Adidas, Timpson, Asda, Mulberry, Aldi, Majestic, Khy and AO. Plus a beginners’ guide to content creation, driving social media marketing value, the retail bosses tipped for 2025 and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Shein pledges to invest in UK and Europe ahead of IPO

To smooth the way ahead for its IPO, fast fashion brand Shein has said it would invest €250m over five years in the UK and Europe.

Dyson 'to cut 1,000 UK jobs'

Vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson has reportedly told employees it plans to cut 1,000 jobs in the UK, more than a quarter of the British workforce.

Holland & Barrett sinks further into the red despite sales surge

Increased footfall helped Holland & Barrett grow sales to £806.1m in the year to Oct 2023, up from £725.3m, but saw pre-tax losses widen from £59.6m to £65.3m.

Adidas to hit highest profit in three years

Adidas could see its highest profit margin in three years thanks to the success of its Samba and Gazelle shoes and weaker sales at Nike.

Fashion was weakest discretionary category in June

BDO High Street Sales Tracker shows like-for-like sales grew by 3.2% in June, the strongest result since August last year. With online sales up 9.8% and sales in physical stores lagging at 1.8%.

UK consumers have started Christmas shopping early

A new report from Bazaarvoice shows that as many as 63% of UK consumers begin Christmas shopping by July and by August, as many as 69% of them will have started gift shopping.

TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

A guide beginners' guide to content curation

Content curation is more than sharing. It’s about finding the best content your audience wants so that they keep coming back to you.

How to drive value from social media marketing

Hootsuite shows you how to use proven performance marketing tactics to turn your social strategy into a well-oiled and profitable machine.

Which retail bosses are predicted to make major waves in 2025?

As part of Retail Week’s annual Retail 100 list, the list includes an annual Ones to Watch forecast which predicts the leaders tipped to make the list next year.

How to start selling on TikTok Shop

With TikTok Shopping, you can display and sell products without ever leaving the app. Hootsuite shows you how to set up your TikTok Shop for success.

6 consumer trends for 2024 and beyond

Nikki Baird, VP Strategy and Product at retail tech provider Aptos, walks through some of the latest consumer trends for 2024 and beyond.

Food, beauty and homewares retailers most likely to win this Christmas

Food, beauty and homewares are the sectors set to see the most success this golden quarter, in both value and volume sales increases

Does Amazon Prime Day deliver for retailers?

Ten years on from the first Amazon Prime Day, Retail Week looks at what is expected this year and if Amazon can maintain its poll position as the go-to place for summer discounts

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Timpson CEO resigns to focus on new prisons minister role

Timpson CEO James Timpson has resigned from the business to focus on his new role as minister for prisons, parole and probation.

Asda CTO exits amid shake-up

Asda’s chief transformation officer Mark Simpson has exited after 17 years in the business amid organisational changes.

Mulberry replaces CEO Andretta is out as Ganni's Baldo steps in

Mulberry Group’s long-serving CEO Thierry Andretta is exiting with immediate effect and has been replaced by Andrea Baldo.

AND FINALLY

Aldi reveals locations for next 11 new stores

As part of its £550m investment in new UK stores Aldi has announced the locations of its next 11 new stores as it looks to reach more customers across the UK.

AO invests £2m into delivery fleet to reduce carbon emissions

AO has invested more than £2m into its delivery fleet, transitioning its vehicles from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG), with aims to have 90% of its vehicles running on the fuel by 2030.

Holland & Barrett launches a new store-in-store tie-in with Next

Holland & Barrett is launching a new store-in-store concept with Next this summer as it looks to “extend its reach to new customers”.

Majestic sets its sights on 125 new locations as part of bricks and mortar expansion

Wine retailer Majestic has identified 125 locations where it would like to open new stores as it accelerates its investment in bricks and mortar retail.

Kylie Jenner’s Khy debuts swimwear

Khy, the fashion brand founded by Kylie Jenner in November 2023, has unveiled its debut swimwear range as part of its ‘Vacation Shop’ collection.

AND FINALLY x2

‘The Devil Wears Prada’ sequel set amid the decline of magazines

Disney is working on a sequel to the hit 2006 comedy, with key cast members expected to return and a storyline that follows Miranda Priestly as she navigates shrinking advertising revenues.

The secret summer camp for billionaires

For officials at Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, Idaho, this week is reportedly known as the “annual fly-in event.” In other circles, it’s known as “summer camp for billionaires.”

PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES

What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending July 5^th 2024?

1/ SS24

2/ AW24

3/ Christmas

4/ Garden

5/ Kitchen

6/ Denim

7/ Bathroom

8/ Home

9/ Floral  

10/ Bedroom

NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

Twisted Loom is a furniture and homeware brand founded by award-winning designer-maker Charlotte Cochrane. It creates exceptional quality goods with a focus on sustainability and all items are made in-house, using materials sourced within a 50-mile radius of the Manchester studio.

Online Home Shop are passionate about home textiles and believe that gorgeous interiors don't need to cost the earth. The brand aims to bring you on-trend products for home and life, for a price that suits all budgets with everything from the latest bedding styles, soft towels, throws, curtains, rugs and best-selling hoodie blankets.

Cayo is a new British brand that aims to become a part of the family with the launch of its curated collection of unique and stylish dummies to help soothe babies and toddlers throughout their daily routine. 

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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

F&F has a new Autumn F&F Edit and athleisure outfits, a collaboration with In The Style and a new summer range of womenswear including beachwear, lots of denim and metallics.

Matalan has a new AWtransition womenswear, 20 dresses for £20 or less range, summer women's shoes and sandals, adult and kids clothing for the Euros summer 2024, an NSPCC Bing kidswear collaboration.

River Island has new Western and FlackStock ranges of festival wear, a collection of dresses, shoes, bags and jewellery for The Races, high summer ranges, new festival ranges, 90s collection, a RI Studio range, Boho range.

Very has a new Back-to-school, V by Very, festival fashion and Olympic ranges, plus summer holidays range, under £50 ranges of clothing, plus new beachwear, sunglasses and summer co-ords, new Tara Maynard collaboration,  V by Very curve and Everyday ranges, plus Wimbledon-inspired ranges.

Style for Stroke has new ranges of t-shirts and bags to promote the charity.

Dune London has new handbags and accessory ranges for high summer 2024.

Primark has new Back to school ranges, Edit ranges, beauty ranges, a new Rita Ora collaboration of festival wear range including jewellery, shoes, boots and clothing, a new Pride range, a Bridgerton-inspired clothing range.

Accessorize has a new jewellery ranges, AW24 Rewild collections,  Sports range of bags, jewellery, sunglasses and more, plus a small accessories range, flip flops and a festival edit of jewellery and accessories.

George at Asda has a new SS24 womenswear, back to school ranges, plus new kids and womenswear collaboration with Billie Faiers.

Betty & Biddy has new jewellery ranges for AW24 including necklaces, earrings and bridal ranges.

PrettyLittleThing has new summer swimsuits, PLT Sports ‘tenniscore’ and athleisure outfits and PLT label summer outfits, new beach outfits, and For the dreamers Festival range.

Roman Originals has new SS24 womenswear and new Petite, Dusk, Ariella ranges and new spring womenswear ranges including big-pattern dresses, denim and linen.

John Lewis has new Anyday womenswear ranges, JLP womenswear lines, bags, shoes, boots and jewellery for AW24.

Marks & Spencer has new NBA kidswear ranges, back-to-school collections, M&S Collection and Per Una womenswear and accessories, new menswear, kidswear, a Sienna Miller collaboration, new B by Boutique ranges, plus new menswear range, Euro 2024 ranges and a FA collection featuring Gareth Southgate, Marcus Rashford and Conor Gallagher.

New Look has new summer and high summer 2024 womenswear dresses, trousers and tops.

Iolla has new ranges of sunglasses and contemporary glasses for men and women.

TK Maxx has new womenswear and menswear ranges of clothing, shoes and accessories for the beach and home.

Peachaus has new ranges of sleepwear and lingerie.

Celtic & Co have new AW24 clothing with jumpers and coats for the winter months for him and her plus summer womenswear ranges.

Scamp & Dude has new Summer women's wear ranges and accessories for holidays, the beach, the evening and for relaxing at home.

Oliver Bonas has new August clothing ranges with a Mediterranean and Nostalgia themes, new cosmetics ranges and new summer dresses (midi and mini), bags, jackets, hats, jewellery, sunglasses, flats, training shoes and sandals.

Peacocks has new Summer 2024 womenswear, Louise Redknapp Edit, new lingerie and swimsuit collaboration with model Caprice, football PJs for the UEFA Championships Summer 2024 and a range of beach and holiday wear.

Fielding & Nicholson has AW24 menswear.

Cotton Traders has new AW24 womenswear including coats, jumpers, skirts, and bags, plus jumpers and shirts for men.

Bonmarché has a new Lorraine Kelly Autumne 2024 range, a high summer collection and a second David Emmanuel collaboration, a new Autonomy high summer ranges, denim and Mollie Mom collection.

Monsoon has new children, girls and womenswear plus maxi and midi dress ranges for summer.

Fable England has new SS24 ranges including a new bag and scarf collection, new jewellery ranges, the Whispering Sands sleepwear collection.

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Home, garden and food

Sofology has new sofas and armchairs for AW24 for lounges of all sizes from small to very large in fabrics and leather.

The Gluttonous Gardener has new BBQ herb garden ranges,  summer gifts, wedding gift roses and new plant ranges.

Ivyline  has new plant pot, planters and vases, fireplace accessories, plus homeware items for the lounge, dining room and a range of new Christmas decorations, candles, candlesticks and ornaments.

Nest has new ranges of outdoor furniture as well as furniture ranges for inside.

Marks & Spencer has new Classic Revival and Casual Sancturary homeware for AW24,  Provenance perfume and makeup ranges, summer resort picnic ranges, beauty ranges, luggage for summer holidays, travel cosmetics and towels for the beach.

Matalan has new AW24 ranges, Christmas lookbooks and images, Halloween ideas, new homeware (indoors and out) ranges including cushions, kitchenware, bowls, baskets, planters and gift ideas for the summer.

John Lewis has new furniture, accessories for the home and soft furnishings ranges for AW24.

Dobbies Garden Centres has new Snow & Sparkles, Magic Woodland, Classic Noel, Colour Pop  and Festival Tales Christmas decoration ranges, plus autumn homewares, playhouses and garden toys, and Halloween ranges.

London Grace has new nail polish ranges.

George Home has new AW24 Cosy Cottage, Modern Renaissance and Dark Nature ranges for the dining room, kitchen and lounge.

Homesense has new things for the home and for the garden BBQ and outdoor picnics.

Designers Guild has new Christian Lacroix AW24 Maison cushions, plus AW24 Pottery Studio fabric and wallpaper and accessories including cushions, rugs and throws.

TK Maxx has everything for summer holidays from luggage to beach towels.

Home Bargains has things for the home for the autumn and Halloween.

Cambridge Imprint has Giant scrapbooks, albums, pen pots, letter trays, pen boxes, notebooks, exercise books, trays, memo books and planners, portfolios, letter trays, gift boxes, box files, exercise books and much more.

Hobbycraft has new tie-die t-shirts, material, wreath floral faux foliage autumn ideas, Country Cottage knitwear and how-to-make bracelet advice kits. 

Quorn Stone has a range of new tiles for the bathroom as well as paving cobbles and porcelain paving stones for the garden and tiles for the kitchen.

Oliver Bonas has new AW24 ranges and July and August high-summer homeware drops, plus jewellery boxes, ring holders and trinket pots, plus homeware including wall art, vases and more, plus bright summer kitchenware, travel edits and wellness goods.

Cutter & Squidge has new Wimbledon tennis-themed biscuits and foodie gift ideas.

Cult Furniture has new Bourton office furniture, Boucle and Eco Edit range for indoors, furniture for outdoors, Madelyn and Aubery Garden ranges, plus ‘70s revival furniture, side tables, lighting solutions and dining chairs.

Next has its new Woodland Walk Autumn 2024 range of furniture, lighting, soft furnishings for the living, dining room and bedroom.

Dunelm has new sofa and chair ranges, plus lots of gifts for the home, its Elements and Churchgate AW24 ranges for the home, a Made to Measure William Morris range and Cosy Sleep and Autumn Glow ranges.

Arran Sense of Scotland has new After the Rain Lifestyle ranges, new home fragrance ranges, bodycare and handcreams.

National Trust shop has new summer guides and Chelsea-inspired ranges.

Primark Home has a new Bridgerton range of plates and saucers, plus lots of decorative items for the home and accessories for picnics and BBQs.

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DIARY

PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until Paris Olympics - 16

Days until Halloween – 113

Days until Black Friday – 142

Days until Christmas – 168

How to get your brand on the July Media Calendars   

Summer is here! So keep on adding anything summer-related to your media centres eg summer clothing, swimwear, bikinis, shorts, beachwear, and sunglasses, plus things to keep you cool, like fans, sun hats and sun shades. Also, push anything to do with the 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 that people may search on eg BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc and other related keywords like picnic.

The festival season is now in full-swing, and the media are all looking for festival wear and things to take to festivals (tents, fans, ice boxes, torches etc). We’re also getting ready to go on holiday so luggage, bags, bumbags, beach towels etc are all being searched for.

It’s also the Olympics so sport is going to be in the news and it’s going to make everyone want to get healthy so athleisure wear, running shoes, trainers, pumps are all going to start appearing in searches.    

Clothing keywords being searched for this summer include; florals, denim, crochet, midi-dresses, maxi-dresses, polo, preppy, tennis-core, festival wear.

But not everyone is going abroad. The cost-of-living crisis is still cutting into everyone’s wallets, so shoppers are still looking at holidays closer to home. 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? If you stock them, then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good to add.

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.

If you’re looking for more hooks to help promote your brand and products, then see the list of days, weeks and fortnights below.

July Diary - Weeks/Months

July is Independent Retailer Month, Plastic-free Month, and National Ice Cream Month in the US.  The UEFA European Championships continues through July.  Weeks to celebrate this month include;

The Tour De France (29^th Jun – 21^st Jul)

Wimbledon fortnight (1^st-14^th)

Cowes Week (27^th Jul - 2^nd Aug).  

July - Days

11^th – World Population Day

11-14^th - Goodwood Festival of Speed

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

13^th – Wimbledon Womens Final Day

14^th - Bastille Day (France)

14^th – UEFA European Football Championship Final

14^th – Wimbledon Mens Final Day

14^th- 16^th – Pure London JATC Exhibition Olympia

18^th - Nelson Mandela International Day

20^th-21^st - Northern Pride

21^st – Tour De France ends

21^st – National Ice Cream Day (US Third sundae in July 😉)

23^rd – Start of the school holidays  

24^th – National Tequila Day (US)

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

26^th – Paris Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony

28^th – National Parents Day (US)

29^th – National Lipstick Day

NB - All dates have been checked, but some events may change due to unforeseen circumstances or have not been fully confirmed for 2024 by the authorities controlling the event(s). 

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