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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
UK economy grew by 0.6% between April and June
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show Britain’s economy has extended the recovery from recession last year after recording growth of 0.6% in the quarter to June.
Amazon receives green light to launch drone delivery in the UK this year
Amazon has got the go-ahead to launch a drone delivery service in the UK, and expects to deliver small parcels, within an hour of an order being placed by the end of 2024.
Klarna closes in on lead bank partnership ahead of listing in the US
Buy now, pay later provider Klarna is edging closer to appointing a lead bank ahead of its anticipated IPO in the US.
Asda faces strike ballot at another superstore
Asda is facing more industrial action as 86% of staff at its Skelton superstore in York backed strike action in an indicative ballot, according to GMB Union.
Fashion retailers divert Bangladesh orders due to political unrest
Fashion retailers are moving orders away from Bangladesh due to turmoil around the fall of its prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the country’s manufacturers have reported.
Tapi Carpets paid £3.7m for Carpetright stock and store leases following collapse
Restructuring advisers have revealed Tapi Carpets paid £3.7m for Carpetright stock and store leases following the chain’s collapse in July.
Rising inflation could lead to a jump in business rates next year, BRC warns
The British Retail Consortium has warned retailers to beware of the threats posed to business rates by rising inflation.
Gen Z to spend £4.3bn on back-to-school essentials
Gen Z consumers in the UK are projected to spend an average of £1,600 per person on back-to-school/college/university items, such as fashion, beauty and technology.
US FTC finalises ban on fake online reviews
A new rule by the US FTC targets fake reviews, which could cost $51,744 per violation, from various sources and prohibits using intimidation to remove negative feedback.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How James Dyson is building beauty’s next big powerhouse
Eight years ago Dyson revolutionized hair dryers with the Supersonic. Now, it's looking to do the same in the hair care arena.
Top tactics for improving your Facebook SEO
Hootsuite shows now Facebook SEO isn’t just part of a well-rounded digital marketing diet it’s the key to unlocking more reach.
Shoppable TV ads are the next big thing in retail
Retailers are constantly looking for new ways to reach consumers, gain loyal customers and boost sales and it looks like shoppable TV ads are in the next wave of innovation.
Price, value and competition are the three factors determining back-to-school winners and losers
As the majority of the back-to-school retail players lock prices across school uniforms and essentials again this year, Retail Week looks at the driving factors of the peak shopping period.
New data reveals women spearheading demand for instore parcel collections
Research, commissioned by PayPoint, indicates that a significant 68% of individuals utilising Collect+ or similar parcel services are female.
Did the "elevated" Paris Olympics work for luxury and LVMH?
Did an "elevated" Paris Olympics work for luxury and has it set a precedent for future mass sporting events and luxury tie-ups?
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Victoria’s Secret appoints Hillary Super as CEO
Victoria’s Secret has appointed former Savage x Fenty executive Hillary Super as its new chief executive officer to accelerate growth.
BRAND NEWS
Diptyque continues retail expansion
Diptyque is continuing with its retail expansion with the opening of a new boutique on King's Street in London's Covent Garden this month.
Charles Tyrwhitt takes on former Superdry store in Cheltenham
Charles Tyrwhitt is expanding fast with the opening of its eighth new retail location in 18 months in the former location of Superdry's Cheltenham concept store.
Morrisons has extended its Deliveroo tie-up
Morrisons has extended its partnership with Deliveroo to enable it to offer on demand grocery deliveries from 500 of its Morrisons Daily convenience stores
H&M reveals its latest designer collab
Indian designer Anamika Khanna, who founded her eponymous label in the 1990s, is the latest luxury fashion designer collaborating with high street maven H&M, launching on 5 Sept.
AND FINALLY x2
Ho Ho Ho! Dobbies calls for Santas and elves
Dobbies, one of the biggest employers of Santas and elves in the UK, is looking for a jolly team to help deliver its exciting line-up of great value Christmas events across the country.
How Andrea Cheong will stop you buying bad clothes
Andrea Cheong wants to turn your clothes inside out. Or rather, she wants you to do it. The 32-year-old self-styled “fashion educator” from north London is a reformed fashion influencer.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending August 9th 2024?
1/ AW24
2/ Christmas
3/ Halloween
4/ Lamp
5/ SS24
6/ Bedroom
7/ Skirts
8/ Living Room
9/ Candle
10/ Wreath
NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Causebook vision goes beyond creating notebooks. They craft spaces for mindfulness, where each product is designed to awaken your senses, with vibrant colours and carefully selected materials that feel great in the hand.
BHF is the biggest funder of research into heart and circulatory diseases in Europe and helps find cures and treatments to give people more time with loved ones. Their shops and online store sell everything from Christmas gifts and cards to wedding accessories, clothing and garden furniture.
Ada Dakin is named after Founder Sophie Dakin’s grandmother, a gracefully strong yet beautifully independent woman who made her own dresses and taught Sophie how to sew. The collection is a kind and responsible collection which inspires individuality, femininity and offers ethically-minded, considered fashion choices without compromising on style.
Jan Constantine is the international home textile label started by British designer Jan Constantine who is known for her bold, distinct and original collection of home textiles and her work as a designer and manufacturer of a range of home interior products.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Roman Originals has new floral outfits, and Roman Petite and Curve ranges, SS24 womenswear and new Petite, Dusk, Ariella ranges and new spring womenswear ranges including big-pattern dresses, denim and linen.
John Lewis has new AW24 menswear and womenswear collections from its Kin, Anyday and JLP collections and new kids wear for AW24.
Matalan has new Bing NSPCC kidswear, winter jumpers and coats, jewellery, Soluxe activewear ranges for all the family, Halloween wear for all the family, denim ranges, new AW Transition menswear and womenswear and 20 dresses for £20 or less range.
Barbour has a new menswear, plus a Steve McQueen Racing 60th anniversary clothing range, and a Modern Heritage range for men and women.
M&S has new AW24 M&S and Autograph ranges of womenswear and accessories including waistcoats, jumpers, dresses, skirts, tops, bags, shoes and boots, plus a unique range of knickers for those with Stoma bags.
Iolla has new ranges of glasses and sunglasses.
TK Maxx has new womenswear ranges for AW24 including coats, jackets and hoodies, plus Leopard skin prints t-shirts and skirts.
Dune London has new womens bags and shoe ranges, suitcases and travel luggage, handbags and accessory ranges for high summer 2024.
Dune London Mens has new AW24 transitional ranges plus ranges of summer shoes, boots and trainers.
Peacocks has new Summer 2024 womenswear, Louise Redknapp Edit, new lingerie and swimsuit collaboration with model Caprice, womenswear for Summer 2024 and a range of beach and holiday wear.
Oliver Bonas has new August, September and October clothing, shoes, hats, accessories and jewellery ranges, 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.
Very has new Everyday, V by Very Curve and V by Very as well as occasion wear, a Michelle Keegan collaboration, airport ranges, a new Back-to-school range, festival fashion.
Rebecca Rhoades has new AW24 partywear outfits.
Cayo has new ranges of children’s dummies.
New Look has August ranges of womenswear including coats, jumpers, skirts and tops, back-to-school ranges, new summer and high summer 2024 womenswear dresses, trousers and tops.
River Island has new August drops, plus leopard prints, Western and FlackStock ranges of festival wear, a collection of dresses, shoes, bags and jewellery for The Races, and high summer ranges.
F&F has new Xmas ranges including jumpers, coats and party wear in satins, gold and black metallics and sequins, 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.
National Trust shop has new autumn-winter 2024 accessory ranges including scarves, socks, gloves and hats.
Joe Browns has new AW24 womenswear ranges and accessories including bags, purses, belts and jewellery, shoes and boots, plus menswear ranges of jumpers, jackets, boots, shoes, scarves, hats and accessories.
Scamp & Dude has new kids ranges plus high-summer women's wear ranges and accessories for holidays, the beach, the evening and for relaxing at home.
Bonmarché has new Christmas 2024 jumper, dresses, t-shirt and partywear ranges, new jewellery, AW24 Autonomy range of womenswear, Lorraine Kelly Autumn 2024 range and a high summer collection.
Curvy Kate has a new Wonderful, Smoothie Spacer, Lush Rose and Hey Girls range of bras and pants.
Threadbare has new SS24 ranges of womenswear.
Celtic & Co have new AW24 clothing with jumpers and coats for the winter months for him and her plus summer womenswear ranges.
Fable England has new AW24 small accessories ranges from scarves to purses and AW24 nightwear.
Monsoon has new womenswear and jewellery ranges.
Primark has new Kappa ranges, PS Sweet makeup ranges, new leopard print outfits, Brat Girl summer and denim ranges, back-to-school ranges, Edit ranges, beauty ranges, a new Rita Ora collaboration of festival wear range including jewellery, shoes, boots and clothing.
Betty & Biddy has new jewellery ranges for AW24 including necklaces, earrings and bridal ranges.
Lipsy has a new Love & Roses collaboration of womenswear for the summer.
George at Asda has a new range of clothes and food for Tickled Pink 2024 (October’s Breast Cancer awareness event), the Gruffalo and Tema GB collaboration, new SS24 womenswear including metallics and prints, back-to-school ranges, plus new kids and womenswear collaboration with Billie Faiers.
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Home, garden and food
Cambridge Imprint has a new Six Crowns range of paper crowns, crackers and paperchains plus, Christmas card and wrapping paper ranges, Giant scrapbooks, albums, pen pots, letter trays, pen boxes, notebooks, exercise books, trays, memo books and planners.
Matalan has new Folk Harvest AW24 ranges for the kitchen, bathroom and the living room, Christmas gifting, Halloween ideas, new homeware (indoors and out) ranges including cushions, kitchenware, bowls, baskets, planters and gift ideas for the summer.
Online Home Shop has a selection of bar stools, new bedding ranges and themed hoodie blankets for all occasions.
TK Maxx has homeware, Beetlejuice-themed Halloween things for the home and everything for the summer holidays from luggage to beach towels.
Designers Guild has William Yeoward Khotan and Malatya ranges of fabrics for curtains, blinds and soft furnishings.
Marks & Spencer has a new collaboration with the National Gallery of heavily patterned cushions, vases, candelabras and tableware.
B&M has new Halloween and Christmas 2024 ranges of decorations, Christmas mugs, cushions, candles, and things for the kitchen and the Christmas dining table.
National Trust shop has new autumn-winter 2024 gifts for the home and autumnal decorations.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new Christmas ranges including trees, decorations and gifts for pets, RHS branded garden gift ranges, Halloween ranges, plus Snow & Sparkles, Magic Woodland, Classic Noel, Colour Pop and Festival Tales Christmas decoration ranges plus autumn homewares, playhouses and garden toys.
Oliver Bonas has new October releases of homeware, Christmas decorations, plus AW24 ranges for September and October homeware drops, plus jewellery boxes, ring holders and trinket pots.
Arran Sense of Scotland has new 2024 festive gift collections and a new After the Rain collection.
Hobbycraft has new ideas for Christmas baking and decoration, autumn and Halloween as well as home décor ideas.
Cutter & Squidge has Christmas hampers, Yule logs, mince pies, cakes and cookies.
Very has its Very Christmas range for the home including decorations, gifts and things for the Christmas table, plus new homeware solutions for the bedroom, living room and dining room.
Homesense has new kitchenware ranges aimed at the home and student markets.
Primark has a new Quiet Luxury and Harvest lines of homeware for the kitchen, lounge and bedroom.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new BBQ herb garden ranges, summer gifts, wedding gift roses and new plant ranges.
Dunelm has a Muppets range, Christmas gift ranges, new Classic Christmas, Festive Folk, Merry & Bright and Winter Shimmer ranges, 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.
Sandberg Wallpaper has a new Chinoiserie Garden Collection for the bedroom and the lounge.
Cult Furniture has new sofas, armchairs, TV stands and tables, Arbor kitchen furniture, Bourton office furniture, Boucle and Eco Edit range for indoors, furniture for outdoors, Madelyn and Aubery Garden ranges.
Furniture Village has Nature’s Palette, Cosy Cottage, Alba and Trend ranges for the lounge, dining room and bedroom.
Home Bargains has a new Harvest and Winter charm ranges of things for the home for the autumn and Halloween including Haunted House ranges.
Hotel Chocolat has new drinks and Selectors 2024 ranges.
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.
Teenage Cancer Trust has new artworks and gifts from Anthony Burrill, in collaboration with Dave Lombardo.
George Home has new AW24 Primitive Essence, Cosy Cottage, Modern Renaissance and Dark Nature ranges for the dining room, kitchen and lounge.
Treats by Mars has new M&M cookies.
Habitat has new Forest Retreat, Opulent Embers, Kaleidoscope Joy ranges of furniture, accessories and tableware for the bedroom, dining and living rooms plus Christmas decoration ranges.
Sofology has new sofas and armchairs for AW24 for lounges of all sizes from small to very large in fabrics and leather including a Bridgerton range.
Biscuiteers Baking has new Halloween biscuits and goodies and Christmas-themed treats including Advent calendars, mince pies, biscuit tins and macarons.
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until the new School year – 17
Days until London Fashion Week - 29
Days until Halloween – 77
Days until Black Friday – 106
Days until Christmas – 132
How to get your brand on the August Media Calendars
The Olympics are on and the summer is in full swing, and hopefully the weather has improved – i.e. stopped raining in the north and stopped being so damn hot in the south. So, there are just a few weeks left to boost your summer-related images before the AW23 images fully kick in.
There’s still time to tag anything relevant to summer/high summer and push anything related to the outside: garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or picnic or barbecue. Plus, don’t forget to add all of the other spellings, BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc., and add any other related keywords like picnics, garden parties, etc. If you have them, then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good.
It's also a good time to start uploading your AW24 images. So jumpers, scarves, coats, boots, raincoats, hoodies, and cardigans will all start to be searched for by the media.
It's also not too early to start thinking about back-to-school items - Scottish schools start again in mid-August - and university students will be getting ready to sort out their wardrobes and rooms in September, so add fresher(s) and university as keywords to anything relevant.
There’s also still time to add Halloween ideas and Christmas gifts if you have them.
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.
August Diary - Weeks/Months
Music festivals are still on, so add any festival wear and camping-related things you have and keyword them with festival, particularly in the weeks running up to the August bank holiday weekend with Reading/Leeds festivals 21st-25th August.
The 29th marks 3 months until the Black Friday/Cyber Monday (29th Nov – 2nd Dec) weekend so start preparing for those sales now.
Weeks to celebrate this month include;
Edinburgh Festival (2nd - 25th)
Paralympics (28th - 8th Sept)
August - Days
15th – VJ (Victory over Japan) Day
16th – National Rum Day
17th – UK Cupcake Day
17th – World Honey Bee Day
18th – National Grooming Day
19th - Raksha Bandhan (Hindu holiday)
21st – World Senior Citizens Day
23rd - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
22nd – National Burger Day (UK)
24-26th – Notting Hill Carnival
25th – National Secondhand Wardrobe Day
25th – Christmas in August (4 months until Christmas Day)
26th - Women's Equality Day
26th – August Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August)
26th – Krishna Janmashtami – (Hindu Holiday)
28th – Summer Paralympics Opening Ceremony
28th – National Red Wine Day
29th – 3 Months until Black Friday (changes annually)
30th – Blackpool Illuminations start
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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