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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Crew Clothing, Loewe, LVMH, Aldi, Superdry, Ashleigh & Burwood, Dr Martens, Arket and M&S. Plus how to get customers to shop online, how Google’s cookie U-turn will affect retailers and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Jump in number of UK people mainly using cash for daily spending
UK Finance figures show a 66% increase in the number of people who prefer to use cash for their everyday spending.
Iceland boss accuses Aldi and Lidl of ‘preventing competition on retail parks’
Iceland managing director Richard Walker has claimed Aldi and Lidl are “preventing competition on retail parks” using “legal tricks” involving restrictive covenants in property deals.
Crew Clothing turnover and profits rise
Crew Clothing sales were up 13% to £117.2m and operating profit was up 40% year-on-year to £15.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, as a result of "strong sales across all channels".
Loewe is back as world's hottest label
The latest Lynx Index for the quarter April-June has Loewe label overtaking Miu Miu and Prada to reclaim the title of hottest brand in the world, a position it last held a year ago.
Slump in luxury spending slows LVMH sales growth
LVMH H1 sales were up 2% to €41.7bn and profit from recurring operations reached €10.7bn down 8% with growth affected by “a geopolitical and economic environment that remained uncertain.”
Aldi to create 1,000 new store jobs before 2025
Aldi is set to create 1,000 jobs in new stores across the UK between now and the end of the year as part of its plans to open an average of one new store a week between now and Christmas.
Interparfums sales for H1 were up 6.7% to €422.6m - Q2 sales were up 16% on 2023 – mostly due to the "successful relaunch of Lacoste fragrances” and is aiming for FY sales of around €880-900m.
Britons' disposable income grows, London is in lead
Asda’s Income Tracker has recorded the strongest quarterly growth in disposable income since Q2 2021 - 13.5% year-on-year growth - with London seeing the most growth.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How to get customers to shop online
Fashion e-commerce winners are using new personalisation techniques to boost sales, but doing so doesn’t necessarily require expensive software upgrades.
Where does Google’s u-turn on cookies leave retail media?
Google is dropping its plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome browser, making a sudden U-turn after four years of working towards a cookieless future.
How to improve your email deliverability
Deliverability may not be the most interesting part of email marketing, but it is the most important. It doesn’t matter how good your creatives or offers are if they never get to the email inbox.
What does The Range want with Homebase?
The Range has reportedly entered talks to buy Homebase but what would a sale bring to the value retailer’s business?
15 custom GPTs for productivity
Custom GPTs are specialized ChatGPT versions created by OpenAI and users for specific tasks or topics. Custom GPTs offer innovative AI-powered productivity tools for businesses.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Superdry CTO exits as Dunkerton aims to bolster board with new hires
Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton is rebuilding elements of his top team after its chief technology officer left the business and the search for new board members is underway.
Ashleigh & Burwood appoints former Rituals MD as CEO
British home fragrance brand Ashleigh & Burwood has appointed Penny Grivea as its new Chief Executive Officer. Grieva was MD at Rituals and helped the business move from seven to 80 stores.
BRAND NEWS
InPost installs 100th One Stop parcel locker
Out-of-home (OOH) delivery company InPost has installed its 100th One Stop Parcel Locker, three months ahead of its target of October 2024.
Dr. Martens reunites with The Great Frog for ‘Born To Be Different’ collection
Dr. Martens has teamed up with rock ‘n’ roll jewellery brand The Great Frog for a second collaboration under the banner of ‘Born To Be Different’.
Envision Racing and Superdry co-promote fashion sustainability initiative
In conjunction with fashion brand Superdry, FIA Formula E team Envision Racing is urging fans “to consider the environmental impact of their fashion choices”.
BP Pulse opens first EV charging hub at an M&S store
BP Pulse has opened its first EV charging hub at an M&S store as part of its exclusive agreement signed in 2022 to roll out EV charging at the retailer’s shops across the UK.
Arket opens first stores in Italy and Spain
Design and lifestyle brand Arket has opened its first physical stores in Italy and Spain in the cities of Milan and Barcelona.
AND FINALLY
The coolest trainer is no longer the Samba
LYST's quarterly ranking of the hottest fashion items has Loewe x On's Cloudtilt 2.0 at number one, a running shoe that combines Loewe's luxury know-how with On's performance-boosting tech.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending July 19th 2024?
1/ SS24
2/ Christmas
3/ Dress
4/ AW24
5/ Red
6/ Denim
7/ Halloween
8/ Back-to-school
9/ Rug
10/ Home
NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
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.
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.
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Dune London has new womens shoe ranges, suitcases and travel luggage, handbags and accessory ranges for high summer 2024.
Scamp & Dude has new Summer women's wear ranges and accessories for holidays, the beach, the evening and for relaxing at home.
River Island has new leopard prints, Western and FlackStock ranges of festival wear, a collection of dresses, shoes, bags and jewellery for The Races, high summer ranges, new festival ranges, and 90s collection.
Matalan has new Halloween wear for all the family, denim ranges, new AWtransition womenswear, 20 dresses for £20 or less range, summer women's shoes and sandals, adult and kids clothing for summer 2024, and NSPCC Bing kidswear collaboration.
Primark has new leopard print outfits, Brat Girl summer and denim ranges, makeup ranges, back-to-school ranges, Edit ranges, beauty ranges, a new Rita Ora collaboration of festival wear range including jewellery, shoes, boots and clothing.
Roman Originals has new Roman Curve ranges, SS24 womenswear and new Petite, Dusk, Ariella ranges and new spring womenswear ranges including big-pattern dresses, denim and linen.
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.
Very has a new occasionwear, a Michelle Keegan collaboration, V by Very airport ranges, a new Back-to-school range, festival fashion and Olympic ranges, plus summer holidays range, under £50 ranges of clothing, plus new beachwear, sunglasses and summer co-ords, a new Tara Maynard collaboration.
Bonmarché has a new AW24 Autonomy range of womenswear, Lorraine Kelly Autumn 2024 range, a high summer collection and a second David Emmanuel collaboration.
Crew Clothing has new Williams F1 racing collaboration ranges of sportswear from sweatshirts to polo tops.
Curvy Kate has a new Hey Girls range of bras and pants.
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.
New Look has new summer and high summer 2024 womenswear dresses, trousers and tops.
TK Maxx has new womenswear and menswear ranges of clothing, shoes and accessories for the beach and home.
Monsoon has new jewellery ranges.
Iolla has new ranges of sunglasses and contemporary glasses for men and women.
Shoe Zone has back-to-school 2024 shoes and bags.
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.
Betty & Biddy has new jewellery ranges for AW24 including necklaces, earrings and bridal ranges.
Style for Stroke has new ranges of t-shirts and bags to promote the charity.
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.
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.
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 ranges.
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.
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.
Cotton Traders has new AW24 womenswear including coats, jumpers, skirts, and bags, plus jumpers and shirts for men.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
Fielding & Nicholson Fable England Barbour Deichmann UK Fatface Tu Clothing Teenage Cancer Trust Joe Browns Lola Starr
Home, garden and food
TK Maxx has homeware, Halloween things for the home and everything for the summer holidays from luggage to beach towels.
Matalan has new 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.
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.
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.
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.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new Halloween ranges, plus Snow & Sparkles, Magic Woodland, Classic Noel, Colour Pop and Festival Tales Christmas decoration ranges, plus autumn homewares, playhouses and garden toys.
Home Bargains has a new Harvest range of things for the home for the autumn and Halloween including Haunted House 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.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new BBQ herb garden ranges, summer gifts, wedding gift roses and new plant 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.
Biscuiteers Baking has new Halloween biscuits and goodies and Christmas-themed treats including Advent calendars, mince pies, biscuit tins and macarons.
Cult Furniture has new Arbor kitchen furniture, Bourton office furniture, Boucle and Eco Edit range for indoors, furniture for outdoors, Madelyn and Aubery Garden ranges, plus ‘70s revival furniture.
John Lewis has new furniture (armchairs, sofas, side tables, dining tables), lighting solutions, gifts for the home, linen and sheets, soft furnishings and accessories ranges for AW24.
Next has Halloween ranges of homeware and decorations, plus its new Woodland Walk Autumn 2024 range of furniture, lighting, soft furnishings for the living, dining room and bedroom.
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 Sanctuary 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.
London Grace has new nail polish ranges.
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.
Hobbycraft has new tie-die t-shirts, material, wreath floral faux foliage autumn ideas, Country Cottage knitwear and how-to-make bracelet advice kits.
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.
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.
See additional new home images from
Cutter & Squidge Arran Sense of Scotland National Trust shop Primark Home Fritz Fryer Imp & Maker Sandberg Wallpaper
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Paris Olympics - 2
Days until the new School year – 39
Days until London Fashion Week - 51
Days until Halloween – 99
Days until Black Friday – 128
Days until Christmas – 154
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;
Cowes Week (27th Jul - 2nd Aug).
July - Days
24th – National Tequila Day (US)
25th – Christmas in July (5 months until Christmas)
26th – Paris Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
28th – National Parents Day (US)
29th – National Lipstick Day
How to get your brand on the August Media Calendars
The Olympics are still on, and 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;
Olympics (26th July – 11th August)
World Breastfeeding week (1st - 7th)
Edinburgh Festival (2nd - 25th)
Paralympics (28th - 8th Sept)
August - Days
1st – Yorkshire Day
2nd – International Beer Day
2nd-5th – Brighton Pride
3rd – Summer bank holiday Scotland
8th – International Cat Day
9th – Book Lovers Day
10th - National Shapewear Day
11th – National Bakewell Tart Day
11th – Olympics Closing Ceremony
12th – International Youth Day
12th – National Vinyl Records Day
12th - 13th - Tisha B'Av (Jewish Holiday)
13th – International lefthanders Day
13th – National Prosecco Day
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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