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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Boohoo, Debenhams, Depop, eBay, Ssense, JD Sports, InPost, TikTok, The Perfume Shop, Co-op, Lidl, & Other Stories, Aroma Zone and Juicy Couture. Plus, why perfume is thriving while luxury slows, can influencer marketing remain authentic and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Late payments leave small retailers waiting almost a full year for income
Small retailers are waiting almost a full year waiting to be paid, as late payments continue to place mounting pressure on cash flow.
Boohoo/Debenhams Group fundraise raises more than expected
Debenhams Group (Boohoo Group) fundraising announced earlier this week has achieved £40m as demand was “significantly in excess of” the £35m amount targeted.
eBay forecasts upbeat revenue and buys Depop to boost fashion presence
eBay forecast Q1 revenue above Wall Street estimates and announced the acquisition of Depop from Etsy for nearly $1.2bn.
Staffing cull on the horizon for retail due to rising costs
A British Retail Consortium (BRC) survey of retail CFOs and finance directors found that 61% plan to reduce staff hours and overtime over the next 12 months.
Luxury retailer Ssense’s founders get buyout approval
A founder-led buyout of Canadian luxury retailer Ssense obtained court approval, despite a group of lenders seeking to block the deal and pushing for a liquidation process to recover more money.
JD Sports to shutter Hip stores
Retail group JD Sports Fashion will shutter both of its Hip sites in Leeds and Manchester before the end of June.
TikTok Shop increasingly being used for higher-priced purchases in UK
Premium purchases - those over £100 - on TikTok Shop accounted for 41% of UK TikTok Shop revenue during the month.
Parcel lockers become the new favoured choice for consumers and businesses
Parcel lockers are now a core part of how the UK shops, with InPost research finding 41% of consumers now receive parcels via lockers and 44% send parcels this way.
AI adoption is rising in retail but remains ineffective
Research suggests that, behind the enthusiasm for AI, the technology’s real-world impact on business performance remains far more limited than the industry narrative might suggest.
Meta has revived its "Malibu 2" smartwatch project, adding that the device, set for release later this year, will feature health tracking and a built-in Meta AI assistant.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Why screens will be retail’s most powerful gateway in 2026
From in-store, to online and live-shopping. The next phase of content consumption is spatial, and retailers will feel the impact more than most.
Why perfume is thriving while luxury slows
Luxury retail may be entering a period of recalibration, but one fragrance continues to outperform expectations according to 2026 McKinsey & Company.
How can influencer marketing remain authentic?
A popular consensus among creatives is that influencer marketing makes brands feel more authentic. Retail Gazette speaks to experts from the marketing industry to find out.
Will AI make your CRM more effective?
CRM systems have the potential to help your sales and marketing team improve and drive more revenue. But to date, they haven't done that for most teams.
How to wreck your brand in 30 seconds
Ring's 'terrifying' Super Bowl ad resulted in people disconnecting or destroying the device. The lesson for marketers goes way beyond 'Don't do that.'
Vinted is now the third-largest fashion retailer in the UK, behind Primark and Next. Internet Retailing discovers what exactly has powered its ascent?
Three consumer profiles shaping fashion and beauty buying behaviour
New consumer research reveals three distinct buyer profiles that influence brand growth and highlights a significant missed opportunity for marketing teams seeking organic growth.
BRAND NEWS
The Perfume Shop sells 238,000 bottles in Valentine’s fragrance frenzy
The Perfume Shop reported "strong" sales over the Valentine’s period, selling more than 238,000 bottles in the two weeks up to Feb 14th, averaging roughly 12 bottles per minute.
Co-op adds ‘open all hours’ flexi-checkouts to stores
Co-op is introducing new flexi-checkouts with dual screens that can be operated by cashiers or become a self-service till, allowing the purchase points to remain ‘open all hours’.
Lidl opens five new stores in a day
Lidl is set to open five new stores in a single day this Thursday, a move that will “reinforce” its position as the UK’s “fastest growing” bricks-and-mortar food retailer.
Aroma Zone eyes new London location as it looks to open future UK stores
French beauty brand Aroma Zone is eyeing up another London location three months after its debut opening in Westfield London.
Mackintosh and C.P. Company join forces for debut collaboration
Mackintosh has teamed up with C.P. Company on a limited-edition coat and jacket for the first time, merging both brands’ design heritage and craftsmanship.
Knoops to make regional debut at Centre:mk
Knoops is to open a new site at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes as it continues to execute its growth plan.
Jonathan Saunders' first collection for & Other Stories
H&M Group’s & Other Stories will launch its first collection under its still-new creative director, designer Jonathan Saunders on Feb 26.
Juicy Couture hits the road with first car accessories collection
Juicy Couture is hitting the road with its first fashion-inspired auto accessories collection, available exclusively at US car-centric retailer Supercheap Auto.
AND FINALLY x2
The absolute best celebrity collabs
Retail Week takes a look at some of the best celebrity campaigns and partnerships developed over the past year.
London Fashion Week opens with tribute to one of its greats
London Fashion Week, better known for nurturing new talent than for its big-name shows, kicks off on Thursday with a tribute to one of its stalwarts Paul Costelloe.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Feb 13th 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Easter
3/ Valentine
4/ Denim
5/ Bathroom
6/ Pink
7/ Trainers
8/ Vase
9/ Spring
10/ Cardigan
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Winter Paralympics Milano Cortina – 15
Days until Mother’s Day – 24
Days until Eid al-Fitr - 28
Days until Easter – 45
February Diary
How to make your products and brand attractive to the media in February
Our February PR toolkit and content calculator is here to help PRs and marketers forward-plan campaigns and pitches armed with some timely and topical angles, plus it’s a checklist for potential campaign hooks.
Aside from continuing to keep an eye on those SS26 drops, the first half of the month is about preparing for Valentine’s Day issues, and the second half is about getting ready for Easter. It’s at the start of April (Good Friday is the 3rd April) this year, so you still have time to prepare.
For Valentine’s Day, make sure everything has some of the keywords the media will be looking for, eg gifts, pink, red, lingerie, etc. For Easter, make sure everything has some of the keywords the media will be looking for, eg eggs, chocolate, easter bunny, easter egg, chick, etc.
As we’re coming out of winter, it’s time to start putting up images for the spring and summer. So anything related to getting out of the house is good, so get uploading images and adding keywords relating to summer outfits, swimwear, the garden, garden parties and Barbecues (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc).
It’s also the Winter Olympics in Milan this year (Olympics Feb 6th -22nd and the Paralympics Mar 6th -15th), so anything Olympic sport-related should get an extra push this month.
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.
February Diary - Weeks/Months
In the UK, it’s LGBT+ History Month and National Wedding Month and Go Red for Heart Month; in the US, this is Black History Month and National Bird Feeding Month. It's a great month for food, we have Pancake Day, National Pizza Day and Bread Week (21st Feb - 1st Mar)
Other events include;
London Fashion Week (19th – 23rd)
Diary - Days
20th – National Love Your Pet Day
22nd – Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
22nd – BAFTA Film Awards
22nd – New car searches rise
23rd – UK Holiday searches peak
27th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease) (UK)
28th - The Brit Awards
For more diary dates for this year see the Marketing Retail Diary
NB - All dates have been checked, but some events may change due to unforeseen circumstances or have not been fully confirmed for 2026 by the authorities controlling the event(s).
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NEW BRANDS ON PRSHOTS
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Roman Originals has new floral ranges, Petite ranges for SS26, Spring dresses, tops, trousers, skirts, jumpers and cardigans, new Dusk and Curve ranges including coats, jackets, dresses and trousers.
Monsoon has new February and March drops of womenswear for spring 2026 ranges including clothes, shoes, jewellery, sunglasses and accessories, plus new bridal ranges.
Primark a new luggage and travel bags range, Edit range of womenswear, a new Mickey Mouse Mimi range, new European Football outfits, a new Lounge collection of home wear, new scarves and neckerchiefs, Major Finds ranges, new perfume ranges and new Bridal ranges.
Oliver Bonas has new March and February drops of hats, sunglasses, socks, shoes, sandals, clothing, bags, jewellery and accessories.
Matalan has a new floral range of clothes and accessories, new Clubhouse range of womenswear, new kidswear for World Book Day, Souluxe pastel and print activewear and transitional ranges.
New Look has new season outfits, jewellery and accessories and drops of SS26 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
Home Bargains has new Hinch Farm ranges of baby clothing.
Busby & Fox has new campaign images for its SS26 womenswear ranges.
Cotton Traders has a new Sea Glass collection, new SS26 women’s and menswear, including a new SS26 menswear collaboration with actor Will Mellor and a womenswear collaboration with Alex Jones.
Scamp & Dude has a new Davina McCall collaboration and new clothes and accessory ranges.
River Island has new Off to the Races ranges, new collaborations with Year Zero on clothes, accessories and bags, a new Love is in the Air range, a To Have and Hold wedding range of womenswear and accessories, SS26 lookbook images and cut-outs of clothing, bags and accessories.
Peacocks has new SS26 shoes, bags, belts, jewellery, accessories, sleepwear and lingerie, plus leisure wear and ranges for men and women modelled by Louise Redknapp, Dani Dyer and Michael Owen.
Barbour has a new Heritage+ range plus a collaboration with Feng Chen Wang, new jumpers and bags for the New Year and has new collaborations with Ganni, Baracuta, Sorel, Levi’s, Arket, Paul Smith and Farm Rio.
Very has new Wuthering-Heights-inspired womenswear, new Traitors-inspired fashion, a new Transitional Very Collection, Winter footwear and a new Michelle Keegan collaboration.
Bonmarché has new Lisa Snowdon spring 2026 clothing ranges, Dash ranges and Lorraine Kelly Spring 2026 ranges.
F&F has a new Essentials range and spring womenswear ranges of clothes, including jackets, coats, dresses and lingerie.
Curvy Kate has new Scantilly lingerie collections including Swerve, Restraint, Indulgence, Laced Up, Bound Blossom, Embrace, Boost, Flare, Lightstyle, Smoothie, Flora, Limoncello and Suspense and new swimwear for SS26 including Victory, Wild One, Sunset Palm, Siren Seas, Deep Dive, Jet Set, Ibiza, Wild Horizon, Zip Tide, Beach Bliss and Holiday ranges.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
M&S Inspecs Salts Cashmere Accessorize Fatface Deichmann TK Maxx Threadbare Lola Starr
Home, garden and food
Very has a new Revive outdoor furniture and soft furnishings collection, a new Very collection of furniture, wall art and storage solutions, new beauty and wellness tech, new SS26 homeware including garden furniture, a new Michelle Keegan range of furniture and a Zen Minimalism.
Ruggable has a new Antropologie collaboration of rugs, new ranges of animal-patterned rugs for every room, from kids bedrooms to the lounge, plus all sizes of rugs for inside and out for SS26.
B&M has ranges of things for the garden from solar lights to cushions, new limited edition Isle Life range of homeware, Easter-themed homeware and decorations, candles and diffusers, plus coffee and cocktail homeware for the lounge, plus Raw Beauty, Country Rustic, Japandi Calm and Flower Shop SS26 homeware.
Dobbies Garden Centres have everything for the garden barbecue and eating outside from lighting to tabletop firepits. Plus all the tools needed for the Easter and spring planting spree.
Sofology has new ranges of sofas for SS26 including Fitzrovia, Oscar, Westwood, Adler and Georgio ranges of sofas.
Oliver Bonas has new March homeware for the dining room, living room and bedroom.
Homesense has new SS26 homeware for the lounge, bathroom, kitchen and dining room and Easter gifts for the home.
National Trust has garden furniture and glasshouses, new kitchen furniture ranges based on their country houses, including walled units, islands and kitchen dressers.
The Orchard has new Hezha interior ranges, Lahinch and Kilmore corner sofas and a tabletop range of fire pits in five different colours.
Home Bargains has new Hinch Farm ranges of soft furnishings, storage and accessories.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new Bridgerton-inspired Georgian flower growbars, plus seed kits for Mother’s Day.
Cambridge Imprint has new notebooks, new Clamshell and Dandelion patterned paper, Charleston themed ranges of patterned paper, new Easter decorations, new notecards, envelopes, albums, notebooks, cards and patterned paper for SS26.
Jellycat has a new 2026 Harrods amuseable, plus a new range of Jellycat cuddly vegetables and farmyard animals for 2026.
Nest has new lighting ranges including portable table lights, standard/floor lamps and pendant lamps. As well as sofas, chairs and coffee tables.
Quorn Stone has new natural stone, and marble and stone effect ranges, new terracotta decorative tiles, natural stone range, marble and decorative effect tiles.
Arran Sense of Scotland has new Island Dusk perfumed ranges, Sannox Lifestyle men’s fragrance gift packs ahead of Father’s Day gift sets.
M&S furniture and homeware collections, and new homeware ranges for the spring and summer.
TK Maxx has new Tropicana Jungle, Playful Escapism, Pastel Dining & Gifting, Holistic Horizon and Joyful Minimalism themed homewares for SS26.
Habitat has new homeware for the bedroom from beds to soft furnishings, plus new Joy of Play, Riviera and Verde Luxe ranges of furniture, homeware and soft furnishings for SS26.
Matalan has new spring and Easter presents and decorations, plus new Hello Spring ranges of homeware, and a new SS26 range of home furniture and soft furnishings.
Designers Guild has new Palette Provencale SS26 range of materials for the home.
Hobbycraft has new crafting supplies, Easter wreath ideas and ideas for adult crafters, children and teens.
See additional new home images from
Primark Home Bargains Oriana B Furniture Village
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