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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from AO, Next, Sosandar, Harrods, Matalan, N Brown, Co-Op, TGJones, Asos, Monsoon Accessorize, Juicy Couture, Quiz, Kingfisher, Clarks, Kith, Newbie, Lush, Boden and M&S. Plus, how are retailers preparing for an AI Christmas, top five retail AI voice agents for sales and support and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Reeves postpones ‘de minimis’ rule removal until 2029
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has postponed ditching the “de minimis” rule, which allows items worth up to £135 to be imported free of tax until 2029, the Treasury has confirmed.
Kingfisher ups profit guidance as ‘big-ticket’ recovers
B&Q parent Kingfisher has upgraded its profit guidance for the year as it posted growth in volumes and an improvement in ‘big ticket’ sales.
AO’s membership programme boosts sales and profits
AO has said the continued uptake and development of its membership proposition has driven further growth.
Next has increased its dividend after selling land for £54.1m
Next has sold land that it acquired in 2021 near Waltham Abbey, Essex, for a new distribution site that was blocked by local opposition, generating net cash proceeds after costs of £54.1m.
Sosandar returns to revenue growth in H1
Sosandar saw growth in its H1 of 15% year on year to reach £18.7m, with own-site revenue up by 28% versus the prior year.
Co-op to open record number of stores in one week
The Co-op is opening a record number of stores in one week, with 11 shops set to open over the next seven days, across the country.
TGJones owner explores potential sale of head office and distribution centre
TGJones’ owner Modella Capital is exploring the possibility of selling the freehold on its Swindon head office and distribution centre in the future
Monsoon Accessorize returns to profit despite ‘tough consumer climate’
Adena Brands, parent company of Monsoon Accessorize, reported a “significant improvement” in trading and a return to profit.
M&S targets 500 new sites as £300m store revamp gathers pace
Marks & Spencer is ramping up its store renewal programme at pace, revealing a 500-strong list of target locations as it looks for new sites.
UK shoppers to spend £10.2bn in Black Friday sales
Barclays Black Friday spending estimates show UK shoppers are set to spend £10.2bn in the sales, with almost half of consumers planning to shop in the sales, spending £430 each on average.
Millennials are heading in-store to avoid fakes on Black Friday
Two-thirds (66%) of shoppers say price is the most important factor influencing Black Friday sales and peak trading purchases, this is down 11 percentage points year-on-year.
Klarna records big losses in Q3
BNPL provider Klarna losses increased to $95m in Q3 up from $5m in Q3 last year, as costs related to the firm’s transition to becoming a fully-fledged bank offset record revenue.
Quiz enjoys ‘strong start’ to the Christmas countdown
Quiz said it has enjoyed a “strong start” to the countdown to Christmas after its new partywear collection helped deliver a boost in revenues.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Asos’ CEO on how the fashion retailer plans to win back customers
With profitability on the up, Asos chief executive José Antonio Ramos Calamonte is turning his attention to restoring revenue growth
How are retailers preparing for an AI Christmas?
Research shows that shoppers are increasingly using AI for product search, queries and purchasing, so how prepared are UK retailers?
Top five retail AI voice agents in 2025 for sales and support
Explore the five best retail AI voice agents that improve customer support, cut costs, and boost sales with AI-powered voice automation for your business.
How Juicy Couture regained its sparkle
Juicy Couture director Rajiv Batra tells Drapers about the brand's expansion plans, including a major denim launch and new UK stores.
UK retailers lose £2.1bn annually in unclaimed courier refunds
UK retailers are missing out on up to £2.1bn a year in unclaimed refunds for lost and damaged parcels, according to new analysis.
ChatGPT adds ‘shopping research’ personal shopper feature
OpenAI has added a new function to ChatGPT which allows shoppers to describe what they’re looking for and receive a personalised buyers’ guide to help them decide what to buy.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Harrods appoints chief retail officer
Harrods has promoted Mark Blundell to the position of chief retail officer. Blundell joined the retailer in 2018 as head of retail projects and retail service.
Matalan appoints Beccy Davies as director of people and talent
Matalan has recruited Beccy Davies to the new role of director of people and talent. Davies previously worked as head of HR at Exertis.
N Brown names new trading and marketing director
Fashion and lifestyle platform N Brown Group has appointed Arfan Sabir as its new trading and marketing director.
BRAND NEWS
Clarks marks 200 years with futuristic first-of-its-kind flagship
Clarks has returned to Tottenham Court Road with a bigger, more modern store and a clear message about where it believes the future of retail is heading.
Kith makes its long-awaited London flagship debut
New York-founded streetwear retailer Kith is launching its first standalone UK store in London this week.
Swedish kidswear brand Newbie accelerates UK store rollout
Newbie has embarked on an ambitious growth strategy across Europe and the UK, where it has just opened its 11th store, with the UK singled out as a priority market for the brand.
Boden launches first US store as American demand grows
Boden has opened its first-ever US in Alpharetta, Georgia, marking a major milestone in the company’s long-term growth strategy in the States.
Frasers Group snaps up Braehead Shopping Centre
British retail giant Frasers Group is continuing its retail network expansion with the acquisition of Renfrew’s Braehead Shopping Centre.
Janie and Jack & Hatch to open first UK dual concept store
Janie and Jack, children’s fashion house, and HATCH, maternity fashion and beauty brand will make their UK debut with a new dual-concept retail store on the King’s Road, London.
Lush has launched what it described as a truly omnichannel rewards programme in the UK and other key markets.
Clarks rolls out on Shein and Walmart marketplaces
Clarks has rolled out on Shein and Secret Sales in the UK, Walmart in the US and is set to launch onto Secret Sales Netherlands and Dress for Less before the end of the year.
John Lewis ramps up support for care leavers
John Lewis is to ramp up its support for care-experienced young people after revealing it has raised nearly £3m for charities and offered 400+ roles through its Building Happier Futures programme.
AND FINALLY x2
Paul Costelloe, personal designer to Princess Diana, dies at 80
Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe, personal designer to the late Princess Diana who became a fixture at London Fashion Week for four decades, has died aged 80.
It’s that time of the year again. Yes, it’s the PRShots retail Christmas adverts round-up, an ever-growing list of all the Christmas goodies, updated as the adverts appear on your TV and socials.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Nov 21st 2025?
1/ Christmas
2/ SS26
3/ AW25
4/ Candle
5/ Kitchen
6/ Sequin
7/ Throw
8/ Bag
9/ Socks
10/ Skirt
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PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Black Friday – 03
Days until Christmas Day – 30
Days until Valentine’s Day – 81
Days until Easter - 130
How to make your products attractive to the media and influencers in November
We are well into autumn and the Christmas season, and the media are looking for images that help them fill all those “What to buy on Black Friday?” features, the endless Christmas gift guides, and all those “What to wear for the Christmas party season?” articles.
You should be uploading Black Friday and Christmas images for most media. Long lead-time magazines will be looking at January issues, so anything that helps illustrate the inevitable “New you for 2026” issues will also be welcomed. So, any athleisure, outdoor, healthy, sporty images will all be useful.
As always, don’t forget to add keywords – Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Thanksgiving, Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Winter, plus all those words beloved of home and women’s magazines like cosy, cosiness, hygge and wellbeing.
Clothing-wise the media are looking for party wear, party dresses, nightwear, going-out outfits, Christmas Jumpers, jumpers, woolovers (yes, they are a thing), scarves, bobble hats, beanies, cardigans, coatigans, jackets, and coats. So, make sure you have plenty of images in those categories uploaded and labelled with as many of those words as you can.
Also, make sure that if your clothing is made from a fabric associated with winter, it’s flagged up somewhere in the title/keyword or in more information. Wool, cashmere, fur (faux obviously), velvet, plus the year’s big trends of embroidery, crochet and lace.
If you want to be included in the Christmas Guides, then make sure you have added prices. Guides are normally price-led, eg “Presents under £50”, “Party dresses for less than £150” and without prices, your items won’t be included.
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.
November Diary - Weeks/Months
Events to add to your marketing diary for November include.
Movember which centres around men’s health issues and moustaches, so beard and shaving-related things might be useful. It’s also World Pancreatic Cancer Month, World Vegan Month, Men’s Health Awareness Month, and in the US, it’s also National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month, Sweet Potato Month and Candy Month.
Shows to look out for are the Cake and Bake Show 26-30th Nov
Weeks to celebrate in November include;
Men’s Ashes tournaments Australia ( First Test 21st-25th)
November Diary - Days
25th – 1 month until Christmas Day
26th – The Budget
27th – Thanksgiving (US)
28th – Black Friday
29th – US Small Business Saturday
30th – St Andrew’s Day (Bank Holiday Scotland)
30th – Advent Sunday/First Sunday of Advent
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).
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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Monsoon has new going out bags, shoes and jewellery, a new collaboration with Sarah Corbett-Winder, AW25 clothing, jewellery and accessories, including bags, shoes, boots, scarves and jewellery.
Matalan has a new nightwear collaboration with Little Mistress Vicky Pattison, new occasion wear, a new Stranger Things collaboration, Winter Smart Edit, Christmas pyjamas and jumper ranges, Grinch & Cindy themed clothing ranges for the family.
Oliver Bonas has new January drops of Winter wear clothing, bags and jewellery, Autumn women’s accessories and jewellery, new womenswear including coats, jumpers, cardigans, trousers and shoes.
Barbour has new collaborations with Baracuta, Sorel, Levi’s, Arket, Paul Smith, Farm Rio and a collaboration with Kaptain Sunshine collaboration of outdoor wear, new Heritage ranges, clothing ranges plus new outfits and footwear for the festival season.
Very has new Christmas Pyjamas, slippers and dressing gowns, a new Very Collection and a denim range, a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, new Elegant Opulence, Future Heirlooms and West Country Craft drops for its new Very Collection range.
Primark has a new Edit collection, plus a Perrie Sian collaboration, new faux fur coats and jackets, Christmas party clothing ranges, new Wicked 2 themed pyjamas, new Ski Collection ranges of outdoor wear, new Adaptive clothing range, new perfume ranges, Christmas pyjamas and jumper ranges and lingerie.
Inspecs has new ranges of sunglasses from Viktor& Rolf.
Accessorize has new Valentine's day and & bridal accessories, Christmas gift ranges including slippers, scarves, gloves, hats and bags, plus accessory ranges with sunglasses, jewellery, and belts.
New Look has party season outfits and accessories, Christmas jumpers and winter clothing, plus new going out outfits for autumn drops of AW25 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
Threadbare has new AW25 ranges.
Scamp & Dude has new going out ranges for the Winter.
M&S has a new range of Goodmove ski wear, a collaboration with 16Arlington, a new Christmas clothing collections and Collection and Autograph clothing, accessories and jewellery, plus ballet shoe ranges, and new kids ranges of clothes and shoes.
Salts Cashmere has new collections of menswear and womenswear.
Roman Originals has new AW25 Dusk, Curve and Petite ranges for parties and going out, including coats, jackets, dresses and trousers.
Peacocks has new accessory ranges for Christmas, plus Christmas clothing ranges modelled by Louise Redknapp and Danni Dyer, new kidswear, more Danni Dyer AW collections and a new Michael Owen range of menswear.
Curvy Kate has new ranges for AW25 including Classique, Embrace, Glamour Puss, Eos, Entwinned, Embrace, Harnessed, Icon, Loved Up, Indulgence, Suspense, Hell for Pleather, Mirage, Zen Pink, Wonderfully, Wild One, Victory Forest, Spotlight, Pucker Up, Lush Oxblood, Lovelace Deep, Flare Full, Enchant, Cool Cat, Lightstyle and Boost Diamante.
Bonmarché has Christmas pyjamas, new Lisa Snowdon and Lorraine Kelly ranges for Christmas 2025 including coats, jumpers, trousers and tops.
F&F has new spring 2026 transition outfits, a new Abby Clancy collaboration of party outfits for Christmas, new Kids and womenswear Christmas clothing ranges, and new autumn womenswear ranges.
Cotton Traders has new SS26 women and mens athleisure wear, new Will Mellow and Alex Jones collaboration lines, plus winter clothing ranges including coats, cardigans, trousers and Christmas jumpers.
Fable England has new Solara ranges of jewellery and scarves for Christmas.
George at Asda has new season ranges, Christmas party and occasion wear and new Christmas jumpers.
Regatta has an Orla Kiely collaboration, plus new kids, women's and menswear for winter walks and hikes, including coats, jackets, fleeces and waterproofs, plus boots, scarves and hats.
Lola Starr has a new Earth Collection range of athleisure/active wear crafted from recycled fabrics.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
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Home, garden and food
Hobbycraft has new Valentine gifts and ideas plus Christmas gift ideas for adult crafters, children and teens.
Oliver Bonas has new January homeware for the dining room, living room and bedroom, new homeware and Christmas gifting, a new Shrimps collaboration of homeware, new furniture, Christmas decorations, gifts and things for the home.
Homesense has new SS26 homeware including kitchenware, bathroom ware, soft furnishings and furniture, Christmas homeware and gifts, plus Christmas decorations.
Sofology has new Adler, Mayfair, Remy, Portbello, Fitzrovia and Waldorf ranges of sofas and chairs for your living room.
Quorn Stone has new terracota decorative tiles, natural stone range, marble and decorative effect tiles, Parisian Manoir, Lullington, Chalfont and Orotelli decorative tiles.
Oriana B has new furniture for the home.
Cambridge Imprint has new Very Slim List books, Christmas Crackers, new occasion cards, place cards, notebooks, patterned papers, new notecards and envelopes, Christmas cards, garlands, paper chains, and coronets.
Very has new home furniture and Christmas soft furnishings, plus Western, Folk Cottage and Playful furniture and soft furnishing ranges, plus homeware for the kitchen and lounge, new Christmas decorations for the home, plus Christmas toys and homeware.
Jellycat has new ranges of soft toys and amuseables.
Primark has a new Wicked 2 line of gifts, new Christmas homeware for the bedroom, table and the lounge, new Christmas and Wicked/Stitch/ themed gifting ranges for kids, a new low-key luxury ranges, a new Viral Product range.
Dobbies Garden Centres has Winter gardening, Christmas gifts from the Gruffalo collection, Lemax and Disney-themed Christmas decorations.
Matalan has Christmas decorations and gifts, AW25 homeware for the autumn.
Accessorize has new ranges of Christmas decorations for the tree.
Ivyline has Spring Summer 2026 planters, pots, watering cans and misters for indoors, plus chimeneas and pots for outdoors.
The Gluttonous Gardener has gifts for the horticulturist in your life including their Growbar flower seed kits.
Treats by Mars has new Galaxy Caramel and vegan Galaxy dairy-free biscuits and selection boxes, Malteser gingerbread cake bars, Mars and Snickers-flavour milk drinks.
Regatta has an Orla Kiely collaboration of thermos mugs, cool bags, picnic rugs and totes.
Habitat has new Christmas decorations for the home and the tree.
TK Maxx has new things for the home.
M&S has a new Kelly Hoppen collaboration, new Christmas homeware for the kitchen, bedroom and lounge plus decorations for the tree and the home.
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