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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
DFS delivers strong profit rebound
DFS has posted a sharp rebound in profits for the FY to 29 June with sales up to £1.39bn from £1.31bn and profit before tax up to £30.2m.
H&M Group reports 40% operating profit rise
H&M Group has delivered a strong Q3, with operating profit rising by 40% to SEK 4,914m (£388.77m), up from SEK 3,507m (£277.42m) in the same period last year.
Co-op swings to a loss as full impact of cyber-attack revealed
The Co-op has reported falling sales and a plunge into the red, due to the recent cyber-attack which impacted profitability, disrupted trading and heaped on additional costs.
Mothercare sees further decline, but is in talks "to restore critical mass"
Mothercare’s FY results to the end of March show worldwide retail sales by franchise partners falling to £230.6m from £280.8m with EBITDA down to £3.5m from £6.9m.
Sales up but profits down at Oliver Bonas
Oliver Bonas FY accounts for 2024 show sales up to £150.28m from £135.78m but profit after tax fell to £5.46m from £6.82m.
JD Sports announces share buyback
JD Sports has launched a share buyback programme of up to £100m, starting immediately and ending Jan 31, 2026.
Aldi launches Christmas recruitment drive
Aldi is set to recruit 4,500 staff members ahead of Christmas as it prepares for the festive period and its future expansion plans.
Debenhams warns suppliers of late payments
Debenhams Group has warned suppliers that they may experience late payments amid mounting fears that the business is running out of cash.
The Entertainer hands over ownership to staff via new trust
The Entertainer has formed a dedicated trust as ownership is transferred by the founding Grant family to employees with a John Lewis heir chairing the new trust.
THG shares are back in the FTSE 250
THG has returned to the FTSE 250 yesterday (24 September), and the online retailer has received further support with JP Morgan upgrading its outlook on the back of positive half-year results.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Eight media strategies for subscription success
As the subscription economy continues to evolve across industries, companies are exploring different approaches to building sustainable customer relationships.
7 customer retention strategies to keep buyers loyal
Repeat customers drive growth. Learn from Martech what customer retention is, why it matters, and how to use data, service, and loyalty tactics to boost lifetime value.
How AI reads your brand and why meaning matters most
AI systems don’t rank logos they surface meaning. Martech explains why clear, consistent signals of trust determine whether your brand appears in AI-driven recommendations.
Indie shops predict how Britain will spend this Christmas
Faire has forged millions of connections between brands and retailers across the world and 70,000 independent retailers in the UK alone now use the platform to stock their shop.
Retail sector leads GenAI adoption
New research from cybersecurity company Netskope Threat Labs found that 95% of retail organisations are now using GenAI tools, up from 73% last year.
UK retailers risk loyalty loss with 78% of returns ending in refunds
The retail return rate in the UK has almost a 1 in 5 return rate (17.5%), nearly double that of the US (11%) and Australia (10.9%).
ChatGPT is now 20% of Walmart’s referral traffic
Figures from Similarweb show ChatGPT now drives more than 20% of referral traffic to Walmart and Etsy, nearly 15% to Target and 10% to eBay in the US.
BRAND NEWS
Holland & Barrett expands supermarket concessions with Morrisons tie-up
Holland & Barrett has announced a new concessions partnership with Morrisons, adding to the existing shop-in-shop programme it has with supermarket giant Tesco.
Charlotte Tilbury launches on Amazon in the US
Charlotte Tilbury is expanding its US presence with the launch of a dedicated storefront on Amazon’s US Premium Beauty channel.
Never Fully Dressed joins M&S marketplace
Womenswear label Never Fully Dressed has become the latest brand to join Marks & Spencer's 'Brands at M&S' online marketplace platform.
Little Mistress returns to Very
Womenswear brand Little Mistress has relaunched on Very for the first time since the pandemic with a wider proposition across occasion and ready-to-wear.
Pottery Barn launches UK website & pop-up shop
Pottery Barn, a brand of Williams-Sonoma, has announced the launch of a new website for UK customers and adds to its current West Elm and Pottery Barn Kids.
Rackhams returns online under new ownership
Luxury department store Rackhams has returned to British shopping as an online-only department store, under new ownership.
Wax London plans first regional store in Leeds
Wax London is about to open its first regional UK store outside the capital, in Leeds and it will take a major step in its US ambitions by opening a new Ohio hub to facilitate US growth.
Tutti launches into womenswear with an 'The Edit' capsule
Lifestyle/jewellery brand Tutti is launching its first womenswear range just weeks after unveiling a major rebrand and appointing former Whistles managing director Helen Williamson.
Currys to roll out further business hubs
Currys is opening three additional business hubs in the brand’s stores in Bromborough on Merseyside, Carlisle, and Colliers Wood.
AND FINALLY x2
Greggs is opening its first-ever pub, in collaboration with department store Fenwick. The Golden Flake Tavern will be based in the flagship Fenwick Newcastle store, and opens on the 27 Sept.
US bans Iranian officials from luxury shopping in New York
Iranian officials attending the UN summit this week will be unable to go shopping in New York under a US government order.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Sep 19th 2025?
1/ Christmas
2/ AW25
3/ Halloween
4/ Dress
5/ Coat
6/ Scarf
7/ Bedroom
8/ Candle
9/ Wreath
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How to make your products attractive to the media in September
Our September 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.
Summer is nearly over, and it’s time to look to the autumn and to the winter. Mid-September marks just 100 days to Christmas so you should be adding your Christmas images for those monthly/weekly magazines with medium lead times. Plus, look at adding some Spring-Summer 2026 images for those titles with long lead times, as they will be starting to look at their Feb and March 2026 issues so you can help them out with previews of SS26.
The media are going to be starting to create features around what to wear for university or college, and the office autumn wardrobe. Now the nights are drawing in, they’ll also be running features on winter wear, so add coats/jumpers/boots. Plus they’ll be looking for images for Halloween and bonfire night parties and then there are titles looking for decorations and gifts for Christmas and some last-minute AW images.
Don’t forget to add keywords – Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Autumn, Winter, and Halloween will all be looked for. It’s National Yoga Awareness Month, so you could add yoga as a keyword on any athleisure wear, floor mats, rugs etc.
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.
September Diary - Weeks/Months
September is National Honey Month and National Yoga Awareness month and it’s second-hand September (an Oxfam initiative https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/second-hand-september/), Self-Care September, as well as Organic September, and Sourdough September.
September also has London Fashion Week between 18th-22nd September and will features men and women’s fashion and includes digital and physical events. The schedule will be available here https://londonfashionweek.co.uk/schedule, other fashion weeks include New York Fashion Week (11th-16th), Milan Fashion Week (23rd-29th) and Paris Fashion Week (29th Sept -7th Oct)
There’s also: the Moda trade show (7th-10th Sept), London Textile Fair (2nd-3rd Sept), Top Drawer (14th-16th Sept) and Sustainable Fashion Week (27th Sept to 5th Oct).
Other weeks to celebrate this month include;
Great British Beach Clean Week (19th-28th)
Wrap’s National Recycle Week (22nd-28th)
Negroni Week (22nd-28th)
Fairtrade Fortnight (22nd –5th Oct)
British Food Fortnight (26th Sept – 12th Oct)
Wool Week (28th Sept – 4th Oct)
September - Days
22nd-25th – Rosh Hashanah
25th – 3 months until Christmas Day
27th – World Tourism Day
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 2025 by the authorities controlling the event(s).
How to make your products attractive to the media in October
Our October 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.
We’re into autumn, and the nights are starting to draw in, and the heating is probably on. The media are looking for images that reflect the changes, so anything that looks cosy and warm is suitable; roaring fires, big jumpers, coats, hats, knitwear, scarves, and wellies in a leaf-strewn outdoors – all the clichés – are what the media are looking for.
If you can do some night shots with sparklers, then you’re also ticking the boxes for Bonfire Night next month. We also have Halloween at the end of the month, so if you can get a pumpkin in your images, then you’re hitting two birds with one stone.
You should be adding Christmas images, and for those magazines with very long lead times, then start to look for the images of people working off the Christmas excesses for the January issues.
Don’t forget to add keywords like Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Autumn, Winter, Halloween, Fireworks night and Bonfire night, as they will be looked for from now. Also, PRShots has a worldwide audience, so add those American holiday versions e.g. The Holidays, Fall, Pumpkin Day, Thanksgiving, etc and words like hygge that are starting to enter the language and are associated with the autumn.
Media will also be searching for party outfits for Halloween, Guy Fawkes, and the office party season - which will soon be with us some businesses have their Christmas parties in November.
The media are also starting to look for and create Christmas gift guides, so try and be creative, do ones for every eventuality e.g. gifts guides for him/her/mum/dad/kids/teenagers/pets etc also gifts under £150/100/£50 and guides for secret Santa’s gifts under £20.
Please put prices on everything!!! Otherwise, you stand no chance of getting into any of the features that include “Presents under £50”, “Party dresses for £150”, etc.
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.
October Diary - Weeks/Months
October is also known as ‘Stoptober’, which started as a campaign around giving up cigarettes, but is now joined by MacMillans Go Sober for October, so if you have anything non-alcoholic, then get it on PRShots and make sure you add Stoptober and non-alcoholic as keywords.
It’s also Black History Month, Wool Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Menopause Month, Vegetarian Awareness Month, Apple Month, Cookie Month, Spinach Lovers' Month, Pork Month, and National Pasta, Chilli, and Pizza Month.
Fashion and Beauty Weeks and events include – Shetland Wool Week (28th Sep – 4th Oct), Paris Fashion Week (29th Sept - 7th Oct), Ascot Fashion Weekend (3rd-5th), National Wedding Show Birmingham (4th -5th), National Wedding Show London (18th -19th), British Beauty Week (20th-26th), Gran Canaria Swim Week (22nd- 25th ), The Baby Show (24th-26th), National Wedding Show Manchester (25th -26th).
British Food Fortnight (26th Sep - 12th Oct)
National Vegetarian Week (1st – 7th)
Work Life Week (6th- 10th)
National Curry Week (6th-12th )
National Chocolate Week (12th-18th)
National School Lunch week US (13 th-17th)
National Baking Week (14th-20th)
October - Days
1st-2nd – Yom Kippur
1st – World Vegetarian Day
1st – International Coffee Day
2nd - Gandhi Jayanthi – The birthday of Mahatma Gandhi - Holiday India
2nd – Navaratri Ends
2nd – Vijayadashami/Dussehra Hindu festival
2nd – National Poetry Day
3rd – Mean Girl’s Day (apparently, it’s a thing right!!)
4th – National Vodka Day (US)
4th – World Animal Day
5th – Harvest Festival
5th – UN World Teachers’ Day
6th – World Smile Day
6th – First Day of Sukkot – Jewish Holiday
6th - National Plus Size Appreciation Day
7th – National LED Light Day
10th – UN World Mental Health Day
10th – National Cake Decorating Day
11th – National Coming Out Day (UK/US)
11th – UN International Day of the Girl
12th-13th – Hoshana Rabbah
13th – Last Day of Sukkot – Jewish Holiday
13th – National Yorkshire Pudding Day (US)
13th – National No Bra Day
13th-15th – Shemini Atzeret
14th-15th - Simchat Torah
16th – UN World Food Day
16th – Department store day
18th – National Chocolate Cup Cake Day (US)
18th – World Menopause Day
19th – International Gin & Tonic Day
20th – Diwali (check for change)
20th – National Office Chocolate Day (US)
25th – World Pasta Day
25th – 2 months until Christmas Day
26th – National Pumpkin Day
26th – Clocks go back tonight
27th – National American Beer Day
27th – Global Champagne Day
28th – National Chocolate Day (US)
29th – National Cat Day (US)
31st – Halloween
NB - All dates have been checked, but some events may change due to unforeseen circumstances or have not been fully confirmed for 2025 by the authorities controlling the event(s).
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Gardena has been producing products and solutions for the garden for more than 50 years and operates in more than 100 countries. Products and services include watering, lawn care, tree and shrub care and soil cultivation.
Flymo invented the hover mower more than 50 years ago, and since then Flymo have become the market leaders in the design and innovation of unique gardening products, which makes gardening easier.
Salts Cashmere has launched a unisex range of cashmere jumpers and tops that are made in Yorkshire.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Primark has a new Rita Ora collaboration for AW25, new Stranger Things themed ranges, new denim ranges, Premium Essentials and Kem ranges, Snaffle ranges of accessories including bags, belts, jewellery and shoes.
M&S has new Collection and Autograph clothing, accessories and jewellery, ballet shoe ranges, and new kids ranges of clothes and shoes.
Roman Originals has new AW25 Dusk, Curve and Petite ranges, plus outfits with this year’s must-haves, crochet and embroidery/broderie anglaise, big-pattern midi-length dresses and Bardot tops.
Matalan has new AW25 Women’s wear, a new Alder Hey hospital collaboration, Halloween kids costumes, new baby, toddler and kids wear ranges, Et Vous ranges of women’s shoes and boots, men and women’s autumn winter ranges including Happily Denim After ranges.
Bonmarché has a new Lisa Snowdon and Lorraine Kelly Christmas collections, new Christmas womenswear collections and Dash and Autonomy ranges of AW25 clothing.
Monsoon has new AW25 clothing, jewellery and accessories, including bags, shoes, boots, scarves and jewellery, new wedding and bridal ranges.
Accessorize has a charm advent calendars, new AW25 womenswear, new jewellery, charms, socks, hats, scarves and wraps for Christmas, a new Palma range of womenswear shoes and accessories.
Sims Wear has new women’s and men’s clothes and accessory ranges.
F&F has new Kids and womenswear Christmas clothing ranges, autumn womenswear ranges, a new Kate Ferdinand active wear collaboration.
George at Asda has new AW25 womenswear ranges of clothes and boots and an Erica Davies collaboration, plus the Tickled Pink cancer charity clothing ranges for Breast Cancer awareness month.
The Orchard has Christmas gifting clothing ranges for men and women.
Deichmann has new AW25 ranges of shoes, trainers, bags and boots for women.
Barbour has new collaborations with Farm Rio and a collaboration with Kaptain Sunshine collaboration of outdoor wear, new Heritage ranges, September clothing ranges plus new outfits and footwear for the festival season.
New Look has new September drops of AW25 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories, plus new womenswear outfits and cowboy core womenswear drops.
Very has a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, new Elegant Opulence, Future Heirlooms and West Country Craft drops for its new Very Collection range of women’s clothing which includes the labels V by Very and Everyday, new Halloween outfits, including Addams Family ranges.
Inspecs has new Regen Optics glasses to reduce glare, blue light, plus lenses to enhance gaming, as well as campaign imagery of sunglasses for men and women from Radley, Superdry and Botaniq.
Peacocks has new AW25 ranges, including a Dani Dyer Collection and a Louise Redknapp Edit.
John Lewis has new Topshop range, AW25 kidswear and womenswear lookbook images, plus bags, shoes, boots and accessories, a John Lewis x Rejina Pyo new collection.
River Island has a new collaboration with Olivia Attwood, new Suede season handbags, plus new ranges of clothing, shoes, bags, and accessories and new denim ranges.
Cotton Traders has new winter clothing ranges including coats, cardigans, trousers and Christmas jumpers.
Threadbare has new menswear and women’s wear ranges for the autumn and winter.
Fable England has a new range of scarves, bags, and jewellery plus Agnes jewellery, nightwear, scarf and bag range for the autumn.
Joe Browns has new AW25 for men and women including clothes, jewellery and accessories; large patterned maxi and Midi-dresses big coats, khaki and camouflage trousers and lots of warm outfits for the autumn and winter.
Oliver Bonas has new autumnal womenswear including jumpers, cardigans, trousers, scarves and shoes, plus jewellery and clothing for September, new accessory drops including bags, hats, shoes, sandals, scarves and sunglasses.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
M&S Iolla Scamp & Dude Tu Clothing TK Maxx National Trust Dune London
Home, garden and food
Very has new homeware for the kitchen and lounge, new Halloween and Christmas decorations for the home, plus Christmas toys and homewear.
Cambridge Imprint has place cards, notebooks, patterned papers, new notecards and envelopes, Christmas cards, garlands, paper chains, coronets, banners, plus notebooks, and exercise books.
Designers Guild has new AW25 accessory ranges, and new Trevenna AW25 ranges of big-patterned print material for curtains and soft furnishings.
Matalan has Christmas decorations and gifts, AW25 homeware for the autumn including Halloween and Harvest Festival themed soft furnishings.
Dobbies Garden Centres has Halloween decorations, autumn houseplants, a new RHS collaboration range of gifts, plus Christmas decorations, gifts and food.
Ruggable has a range of Christmas themed rugs and carpets, plus Halloween and Autumn-themed doormats as well as rugs in autumn colours.
Quorn Stone has new marble and decorative effect tiles, Parisian Manoir, Lullington, Chalfont and Orotelli decorative tiles, plus new natural stone and Canyon Terrazzo effect porcelain tiles and chequered decorative tiles for the bathroom.
The Orchard has Christmas furnishings, tabletop fire pits and mini pizza ovens, artificial Christmas tree ranges, new Miami Corner Group sofa, new autumn and Halloween decorations.
Treats by Mars has new Malteser gingerbread cake bars, Mars and Snickers flavour milk drinks, M&M festive and Halloween hot chocolate kits and Galaxy hot chocolate ranges.
Accessorize has new Christmas decorations for the tree.
George Home has Tickled Pink cancer charity food and drink ranges for Breast Cancer awareness month and has new AW25 Cosy Autumn, Autumn Revival, French Fancy and Serene ranges of tableware, tables, lights, candles, cushions, and soft furnishings.
Oliver Bonas has a new Shrimps collaboration of homeware, new furniture, Christmas decorations, gifts and things for the home, plus new September/October drops of homeware ranges for the lounge, bedroom, kitchen, dining room and lounge for AW25.
B&M has it’s Christmas Gift Guide and Frosted Night, Nordic Glow, Peaceful Wishes, Snow Much Fun and Festive Folklore Christmas decorations, homeware for back to college, university Halloween decorations and accessories.
Homesense has new Halloween and Christmas decorations for the home, new furniture and accessory ranges for the kitchen and living room, including soft furnishings, dishes and glassware.
Jellycat has new Christmas cuddly toys and tree decorations, new Halloween themed cuddly toys and amuseables, plus new designs and bag charms.
Arran Sense of Scotland has new Island Dusk range, 2025 Christmas gift packs and an advent calendar, new refill packages, home fragrances, scented candles, plus a new mum and bride scent range.
Joe Browns has new homeware including lights, faux plants, signs, lamp shades, dining and drink ware, trays, coasters, stools, side tables soft furnishings, prints and throws.
John Lewis has its new Ancient Wonders, Worldly Treasures and Heirloom Splendour ranges of Christmas 2025 decorations and homeware, and a new collaboration with John Cooper and AW25 lookbook images from its Heritage, Modern Luxe and Timeless range of homeware collections.
Primark has a new Viral Product range, Halloween decorations and gifts, back-to-college ranges, harvest festival ranges of decorations, and Edit homeware ranges.
Oriana B has new furniture ranges including side tables, sideboards.
Ivyline has a selection of Autumn and Halloween decorations, Christmas trees, tree decorations, lights and decorations for the home plus candle holders, pots and vases.
Home Bargains has new autumn and Halloween things for the home as well as Christmas decorations and homeware.
Dunelm has a new homeware for the autumn, plus festive Kitschmas collaboration with designer Sophie Robinson, a new AW25 Modern Nostalgia, Into the Wild, Harvest Hues and Quite Luxury collections of homeware including furniture, bedding, curtains, soft furnishings.
M&S has new Christmas decorations for the tree and the home.
See additional new home images from
Habitat Nest Sofology TK Maxx National Trust Hobbycraft
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