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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Pour Moi, Boohoo, Versace, Jimy Choo, Strathberry, Card Factory, Paige and Sainsbury’s. Plus, which beauty brands and influencers won on social media in 2024, this year in microtrends and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Pour Moi hit record sales as M&S partnership bolsters growth
Pour Moi sales for the half to 30 Sept were up 12% to £20m with a 66% boost in profits to £3m with growth, driven by its recent partnership with M&S.
Frasers Group wins backing for new HQ
Frasers Group has received official backing for its new Warwickshire headquarters. As part of the plans, there will be five warehouses, a 100-bed hotel, and a space to test out retail concepts.
Boohoo’s London office sale has fallen through
Boohoo’s financial recovery efforts have suffered a significant setback after a potential property investor abandoned negotiations to purchase its London office.
Are Versace and Jimmy Choo up for sale?
Speculation has begun circulating that Capri has put both Versace and Jimmy Choo up for sale, which would leave the luxury group with just Michael Kors under its umbrella.
ebay and Klarna expand BNPL to new European markets
Ebay and Klarna have expanded their partnership to bring buy now pay later (BNPL) options to the UK, Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, after a successful trial in Germany.
Strathberry has strong year as online and stores boom
Strathberry sales to the end of April show turnover up from £17.38m to £26.87m and profit before tax was up from £1.35m to just over £3m.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Which beauty brands and influencers won on social media in 2024?
We unpack how brands like L’Oréal, Dior Beauty and Mac Cosmetics ranked in terms of reach and which influencers had the biggest impact.
TikTok Shop and social commerce trends for 2025
Econsultancy asks four influencer experts to set the scene for social commerce in 2025, including which brands to look out for and strategies to take.
Here are some of the key microtrends from TikTok that have influenced young shoppers on the platform.
NIFT is the new ‘fast fashion’ app you should know about
A new fashion app called NIFT (which stands for ‘Need It For Tonight’) is redefining the meaning of ‘fast fashion’. In many ways, it’s the fashion equivalent of Deliveroo.
Uber Eats unveils 2024’s top festive deliveries
Uber has revealed the most popular last-minute searched products from 2023 were sprouts, Christmas crackers, parsnips, turkey and pigs in blankets.
Will AI influencers replace humans?
The emergence of AI influencers has sparked both excitement and caution in the world of marketing but will they replace real humans?
How the LinkedIn algorithm works in 2024
If you want to connect with your audience on LinkedIn, start by understanding how the LinkedIn algorithm works.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Card Factory reappoints chair despite diversity concerns
Card Factory has reappointed Paul Moody as its chair despite some shareholders’ concerns regarding its board’s diversity.
BRAND NEWS
Sainsbury’s has opened its first airport store
Sainsbury’s has said it will target more openings in travel hubs across the UK after opening its first airport store at Edinburgh Airport.
Paige opens second international store at Bicester Village
Paige, the international clothing brand known for premium denim and wardrobe staples, has opened its second UK boutique in Bicester Village.
Waitrose reports boom in seasonal spending on pets this Christmas
Waitrose has reported a huge uplift in seasonal spending on pets this Christmas with sales of festive pet lines up 964% on this time last year.
The top trends of 2024 at John Lewis
John Lewis’s annual trend report found that almost 20% of its survey respondents said they have shopped more with friends and family in 2024, and Charli XCX-inspired "Brat Girl" looks.
Reiss trials in-store repairs and alterations service
Reiss is trialling a repairs and alterations activation with SOJO at its Kent House and Long Acre stores in London.
AND FINALLY
Founder of Mango fashion chain dies in mountain accident
Mango is mourning the loss of its founder and chairman, Isak Andic, who died on Saturday in a mountain accident while hiking with relatives.
THE CHRISTMAS ADVERTS
PRShots Retail Christmas Adverts 2024
All the Christmas Adverts so far - all 39 of them - in one place include Moonpig, Sports Direct, JD Sports, Burberry, John Lewis and many many more!
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending December 13th 2024?
1/ SS25
2/ Christmas
3/ Mocha
4/ Leopard
5/ Brown
6/ Cushion
7/ Coat
8/ Dress
9/ Lamp
10/ Trainers
NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Ernest Jones the jewellers came from modest beginnings, launched in 1949 it has grown from a single store in London's Oxford Street to a national chain of 100+ jewellery stores.
H Samuel is a jeweller with a long history. Started in 1862 the brand continues to this day with a mix of jewellery and watches, that are affordable and feature trend-led styles.
Curlsmith was launched in 2018 and has gone from strength to strength. It was born out of a community of people with textured hair sharing their haircare tips, home remedies and frustrations with products on the market not made specifically for their needs and has grown into a product range sold worldwide.
Frangipani was established in 2010 and produces men’s shirts and accessories crafted from high-quality materials and featuring bold prints or subtle contrasts. With each shirt embodying a perfect balance of comfort and elegance.
Mission C founder Qes discovered that CBD oil helped his Grandad - who was living with dementia - feel calm and contented, he knew it could help others too. So he created a natural and accessible remedy for people looking to improve their quality of life.
Saywood was created in 2020 by Harriet Saywood-Bellisario, who graduated from the London College of Fashion before working at Paul Smith, Richard Nicoll and Label/Mix. The brand specialises in beautiful edits of wardrobe essentials and classics contemporised with unexpected details made to be worn and re-worn.
Jellycat is the brand of the moment and has been around for a quarter of a century. Over this time, their unmistakable characters have gained the affection of millions across 77 countries.
Sims Wear was founded by Billy Sims-Hilditch with the idea of creating British made menswear, using best-in-class natural fibres. The range is all home produced in Aberdeenshire from fibre carding and spinning, through to knitting, weaving, cutting and sewing.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Roman Originals has new SS25 Petite imagery, more AW24 imagery for Petite, Curve and Dusk ranges of womenswear for day wear and for big events.
Peacocks has new Louise Redknapp SS25 Edit, Christmas jumpers and fashion, Caprice and Grinch Christmas pyjama collections, new womenswear, a new Louise Redknapp AW and Christmas Edit.
Oliver Bonas has new February and April 2025 uploads of jewellery, women’s clothing, bags, shoes and accessories as well as new ranges for the New Year and SS25.
Primark has new kids ranges, athleisure wear and Premier Division football outfits, a new Rita Ora occasion wear collaboration of clothing, a new accessory and ski range plus new shoes, bags, jewellery and accessories, and new tie-ups with Wicked and The Grinch.
F&F has new SS25 ranges of women's clothing and accessories.
Bonmarché has new Dash SS25 clothing ranges, Christmas outfits, jumpers and partywear, lingerie ranges, new jewellery plus accessory ranges.
Barbour has new ranges of clothing, boots and accessories for SS25 for men and women and new range of gift accessories for Christmas.
River Island has new Mocha Mousse looks or spring, a Christmas Gift Guide and Christmas jumpers, plus new Premium and Winter Reds collections, along with party outfits and accessories for the Christmas season for men, women and children.
Lola Starr has new sustainable activewear for the January and February Christmas bounce back.
Sainsbury’s Beauty has new BeautyPro, Dr Pawpaw, Isle of Paradise and Sundae wellness ranges and beauty treatments.
Very has a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, plus new V by very ranges of partywear and footwear including metallics, sequins and faux fur, Grinch-themed pyjamas for all the family, and stocking filler accessories.
Matalan has new athleisure wear, a new transitional style edit, menswear collaboration with Taylor & Wright, new last-minute Christmas gifts, transitional ranges, Valentine pyjamas, a new Disney and Lilo and Stitch Stitchmas collaboration, a menopause lingerie range.
Dune London has new shoes, bags and accessories for early 2025.
Fable England has new Christmas accessories and core jewellery ranges.
M&S has new thermal shaping bodies, wellness products for January, menswear and womenswear from its Christmas adverts, a Bella Freud bag collaboration, the Christmas beauty advent calendar, party outfits for all the family, Christmas clothing, accessories and lingerie sets.
National Trust has new clothing and accessories including socks, hats, jewellery, scarves, bags and sunglasses for SS25.
John Lewis has new Dream Dress Edit featuring Whistles, Sister Jane, Reiss, Phase Eight and more clothing ranges for women, plus clothing and accessory gift ideas for all ages for Christmas.
New Look has more new winter outfits, winter and occasion wear outfits for women, plus ranges of womenswear including coats, jumpers, skirts and tops.
Cotton Traders has new SS25 outfits, Christmas jumpers, cosy womenswear and menswear for AW24 including jumpers, cardigans and coats.
TK Maxx has SS25 clothing, accessory and makeup ranges including crochet outfits, Christmas gift-guides for men, women, kids and pets, plus new menswear and womenswear ranges including coats, jackets and hoodies.
Monsoon has new designer ranges, plus clothes, shoes, boots, bags and accessories for Christmas, new edits for women and kids, bags, shoes, jewellery and accessories.
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George at Asda Fatface Celtic &Co Scamp & Dude Peachaus Accessorize London Grace Deichmann
Home, garden and food
Online Home Shop has new storage solutions, side tables and chest of drawers, rugs, bedding, foot warmers, hot water bottles, heated pads, body wraps, plus bar stools, mirrors, cuddle cushions, shaped pillows and bolsters.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new outdoor furniture for SS25, Mother’s Day 2025 gifts and Winter gardening tools.
Homesense has a new Outdoor Taste of the Med and Summer in the Souk ranges of furniture, homeware and kitchenware, plus indoors furniture and homeware for SS25, new Christmas gift ideas for family and pets as well as new Christmas decorations.
Primark has new homeware for SS25.
Matalan has new Valentine’s gifts, SS25 homeware images for the dining room, bedroom, bathroom and garden, plus Christmas gifts and decorations, a new Connie the Cockapoo range, AW24 soft furnishings and gifts, a new AW Cosy Shop range of bedding and soft furnishings.
National Trust has new garden furniture ranges for SS25, gifts for the home and the garden for SS25, plus decorations for Easter.
Quorn Stone has new Alnwick Ivory and Provenca Crema marble and tiles for the kitchen, natural stone and tumbled herringbone cobbles outdoor ranges, marble ranges for the bathroom and kitchen and Limestone cobbles for outside.
Habitat has new SS25 homeware and furniture, plus new furniture for setting up your own home office.
Dunelm has new colour drench ranges, a new Sophie Robinson collaboration and its SS25 range of bedroom and living room furniture, soft furnishings and kitchenware.
M&S has new furniture, soft furnishings and kitchenware for SS25, gifts for pets, a new Nordic notes Christmas decoration ranges, National Gallery collaboration, stocking filler Christmas images and new Fearne Cotton Happy Place range.
George Home has new Dark Garden SS25 interiors ranges, a new Christmas decorations for the tree, tableware, soft furnishings and trees, Stacey Solomon Christmas and Autumn collaborations on cookware, bedding, dining, and homeware.
Oliver Bonas has new furniture and home accessories including mirrors, lighting and tableware for the New Year and SS25.
John Lewis has new home gift ideas for Christmas.
Sofology has new SS25 Serene, Premiere and Westwood ranges of sofas, chairs and recliners.
Fritz Fryer has new antique lighting ranges, kitchen lighting ranges, as well as lamps and lights for every room in the home.
TK Maxx has a new 1960s-inspired summer range of kitchenware and furniture for the office, plus new gifting ranges, a wellness range for the New Year, Christmas gift-guides for the home.
Designers Guild has new Studio Stripes patterns for SS25.
Jan Constantine has new cushions for SS25 and Valentine’s day.
Ivyline has new planters, pots for its indoor living ranges.
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Christmas – 9
Days until Valentine’s Day – 60
Days until Mother’s Day - 104
Days until Easter - 125
How to get your brand in the media in December
Christmas is nearly over by now for the media; there are just a few dailies, weeklies, websites and influencers doing last-minute gift guides for Christmas but for most print media it’s the New Year, and what’s happening in 2025.
You should be uploading SS25 outfits and home goods for those “A new you for 2025” and “Redecorate for 2025” issues, so athleisure, outdoor healthy sporty images will all be useful, plus anything for the home.
As always don’t forget to add keywords – New Year, Gifts, Spring, Christmas, Xmas, Holidays, Winter plus all those words beloved of home magazines like cosy, cosiness, hygge, wellbeing.
Clothing wise the media are still looking for going out outfits for Christmas and New Year, so party wear, party dresses, nightwear and also winter clothing like jumpers, scarves, bobble hats, beanies, cardigans, coatigans, jackets, coats are still being looked for. So, make sure that you have plenty of images in those categories uploaded and labelled with as many of those words as you can.
You can also start to look at holiday clothing and outfits for when the weather gets a little warmer so make sure SS25 is flagged on your drops even if they’re not yet available until 2025 – If they’re not on sale until Jan or Feb then use the On Sale date field to flag this up. You can either add a specific date, 2/2/25 or if you’re not sure then you can use the text “available first week in Feb.”
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.
December Diary - Weeks/Months
December is all about Christmas and New Year events, but it’s also AIDS Awareness Month, Universal Human Rights Month, Decembeard, and No Gender December.
Additionally, there’s Kwanzaa (26th - 1st Jan).
December Diary - Days
18th – Stilton Day
19th – National Regifting Day
21st – Winter Solstice
21st – Super Saturday/Panic Saturday
25th – Christmas Day
25th – Hanukkah begins
26th – Boxing Day
31st – New Year’s Eve
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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