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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Debenhams, Reiss, Card Factory, LVMH, Ferragamo, Puma, Aldi, Lucy & Yak, By Rotation and Søstrene Grene. Plus, how UK consumers shopped with AI over Christmas, the shopping trends reshaping consumer behaviour in 2026 and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Debenhams Group reports trading above expectations
Debenhams Group has increased its annual earnings outlook for FY to 28 Feb 2026 and is now expecting adjusted EBITDA for total operations to come in at £50m.
Reiss sales and profits rise again
Reiss accounts for the year to late Jan 2025 show sales up 7.3% to £371.4m and profit before tax rose up 11.5% to £35.8m.
Card Factory festive trading impacted by lower footfall
Card Factory group revenue in the last two months of 2025 increased by 4.3% year-on-year, with total group revenue for the eleven months to 31 Dec up by 7.3% to £541.6m.
LVMH sees 2025 revenue fall by €3.88bn
LVMH reported revenue down 5% to €80.8bn in 2025, with a profit from recurring operations of €17.8bn, representing an operating margin of 22%.
Ferragamo falls below €1bn in 2025
Ferragamo Q4 2025 revenues were down 2% to €282m citing a "demanding comparison base" and stating that it has "identified new strategic priorities."
Anta Sports to Buy 29% Stake in Puma for $1.8bn
Gucci owner the Pinault family agreed to sell its 29% stake in Puma to China’s Anta, paring back its holdings beyond luxury as it focuses on a turnaround at Gucci.
Pets at Home suffers quarterly sales fall
Pets at Home has reported a decline in quarterly sales but said it will still meet full-year profit expectations.
Over 50% of households worse off than a year ago
Almost six in ten UK households feel their weekly salaries don’t stretch as far as they did a year ago, the latest figures from Asda’s income tracker have found.
One-third of UK-listed retailers issued a profit warning in 2025
More than a third (34%) of FTSE-listed UK-based retailers issued a profit warning in 2025, marking the fourth consecutive year the sector has been at this level or above.
Shein could face EU investigation but no interim measure
Chinese fast-fashion online retailer Shein could face an EU investigation on the sale of illegal products on its platform, but is unlikely to be hit with an order to suspend its website.
Oxford Street's part-pedestrianisation 'to happen this year'
The part-pedestrianisation of London’s Oxford Street has moved a step closer and could begin this year “if everything goes to plan”, according to London mayor Sadiq Khan.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How UK consumers shopped with AI over Christmas
AI is not only being harnessed by retailers looking to simplify operations, cut costs and save time, but by consumers who want an easier and improved shopping experience.
The shopping trends reshaping consumer behaviour in 2026
Tesco Media’s We Know the Nation 2026 third annual trends predictions report explores the cultural and cognitive forces shaping how Britain shops, lives and decides.
Organic vs paid social media: Everything you need to know
Weighing the options between organic vs paid social media? Hootsuite saves you some legwork; here’s a tip: you’re probably going to want to do a bit of both.
How AI is rebuilding the consumer inbox
Email inboxes are becoming AI-driven assistants that prioritise, summarise and filter messages. MarTech explains what this shift means for your email strategy.
Why campaigns that drive trust are also more likely to deliver business impact
Building trust has also become a more popular goal for campaigns, according to analysis of data from IPA Effectiveness Databank.
Two-thirds of shoppers use AI for product discovery but 92% still value human reviews
AI tools are becoming increasingly popular among shoppers, though scepticism remains when asked to rely solely on AI during the final stages of a purchase journey.
Majority of AI shoppers still don’t trust payments - with Gen Z most cautious
Despite rapid adoption of AI ‘agents’ by consumers in product discovery, payments remain the ‘friction frontier’ preventing true end-to-end AI shopping.
BRAND NEWS
Aldi unveils £370m investment plan
Aldi is set to invest £370m to open 40 new stores, as part of its two-year expansion programme, as the retailer works towards its long-term ambition of opening 1,500 UK stores.
Lucy & Yak continues expansion with new outlet opening at Gunwharf Quays
Lucy & Yak has announced its second outlet store at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, bringing its store numbers to 14 across the UK.
By Rotation launches ’60-minute wardrobe’ service with Uber
Fashion rental platform By Rotation has launched a "60-minute wardrobe" service with Uber, enabling "major city dwellers" to have rented clothes couriered to their door in under an hour.
Søstrene Grene confirms new Solihull store as UK expansion continues
Danish lifestyle brand Søstrene Grene is set to open a new store on Solihull High Street, and is opening a new store in Lincoln.
Aldi to create 500 apprentice roles this year
Aldi is looking to create 500 apprenticeship roles in its stores and warehouses across the UK this year.
Toolstation opens first compact ‘Go’ store
Toolstation has joined the growing list of home improvement retailers exploring small-format stores.
AND FINALLY x3
Sydney Sweeney to launch a lingerie brand, and it’s already sparking controversy
Sydney Sweeney, known for Euphoria and the recent film The Housemaid, is working on her own lingerie brand called Syrn and has already caused issues.
TikTok star Khaby Lame signs $975m deal to monetise global fan base
Khaby Lame, the world’s biggest TikToker, partnered with Rich Sparkle Holdings Ltd to transform his 360m TikTok and Instagram social-media followers into a $975m commercial venture.
Amazon accidentally sends email confirming layoffs
US technology giant Amazon has informed employees of a new round of global layoffs in an email apparently sent in error.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Jan 23rd 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Valentine
3/ Bathroom
4/ Easter
5/ AW25
6/ Kitchen
7/ Floral
8/ Jeans
9/ Cushion
10/ Bedroom
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Winter Olympics Milano Cortina - 9
Days until Valentine’s Day – 17
Days until Winter Paralympics Milano Cortina - 37
Days until Mother’s Day – 46
Days until Easter – 67
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;
National Storytelling Week (31st Jan – 8th Feb)
Moda x Pure Spring Fair, NEC Birmingham (1st -4th)
New Homes Week (2nd – 8th)
National Apprenticeship Week (9th - 15th)
New York Fashion Week (12th-17th)
London Fashion Week (19th – 23rd)
Diary - Days
1st – World Hijab Day
1st – Yorkshire Pudding Day UK
1st – Tu B’Shevat
2nd – Groundhog Day Again!!
4th – World Cancer Day
5th – Time to talk day
6th – Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
6th – National Sickie Day
6th - National Wear Red Day (Support for Heart disease) (US)
8th – Valentine’s Day searches peak
8th – NFL Super Bowl
9th – National Pizza Day (US)
11th – Flower searches peak for Valentine’s Day
14th – Valentine’s Day
15th – Singles Awareness Day
15th – Maha Shivaratri
17th - Start of Ramadan
17th - Random Acts of Kindness Day (US)
17th – Chinese Luna New Year – (This year it’s the year of the Horse)
17th – Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday
18th – Ash Wednesday
18th – National Drink Wine Day (UK)
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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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Monsoon has new womenswear SS26 ranges, new bridal ranges, new Jan and Feb drops, new clothing ranges for SS26, new going out bags, shoes and jewellery, a new collaboration with Sarah Corbett-Winder.
Primark has new Circular womenswear ranges, a Major Finds womenswear range, a new Edit range of womenswear, new American NFL strips, plus new athleisure wear for the spring for men and women, plus new cosmetics ranges.
Roman Originals has new tops, trousers, skirts, coats and dresses ranges, new AW25 Dusk, Curve and Petite ranges for parties and going out, including coats, jackets, dresses and trousers.
Peacocks has new SS26 sleepwear and lingerie, plus leisure wear and ranges for men and women modelled by Louise Redknapp, Dani Dyer and Michael Owen.
Oliver Bonas has March, February and Valentine’s Day ranges of clothing, bags, jewellery and accessories.
Curvy Kate has new swimwear for SS26 including Victory, Smoothie, Flare, Flora, Limoncello, Lightstyle, Wild One, Boost, Sunset Palm, Wild Horizon, Zip Tide, Siren Seas, Deep Dive, Jet Set, Ibiza, Beach Bliss and Hollyday ranges.
M&S has new Valentine’s Day nightwear and lingerie, plus kidswear and baby wear ranges.
Inspecs has new sunglasses from Superdry, Radley and Barbour and SS26 ranges.
Salts Cashmere has new SS26 designs for him and her.
Matalan has new kidswear for World Book Day, clothing ranges for Valentine’s Day, Souluxe pastel and print activewear for the new year and January transitional ranges, and a new nightwear collaboration with Little Mistress Vicky Pattison.
Very has a new kids January drop, Traitors-inspired fashion, a new Transitional Very Collection, new Valentine’s related clothing, Winter footwear, a Rebellious Romance clothing line for Valentines, a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, a new Very collection and new Winter layering ranges.
Accessorize has new SS26 womenswear, bags and jewellery, plus new Valentine's Day and & bridal accessories.
River Island has new Love is in the Air ranges and a To Have and Hold wedding range of womenswear and accessories, SS26 lookbook images and cut-outs of clothing, bags and accessories, plus a new collaboration with Real Hackney Dave.
Fatface has new SS26 womenswear including jeans, dresses, jumpers, tops, jackets, bags and more.
Barbour has a new 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.
Deichmann has SS26 shoes and trainers, a new Bridgerton collaboration of shoes, bags and accessories.
TK Maxx has new Valentine's themed clothing ranges.
Bonmarché has new Dash ranges and Lorraine Kelly Spring 2026 ranges.
Threadbare has new suite dreams pyjamas and nightwear ranges.
New Look has new season outfits and accessories and drops of AW25 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
Cotton Traders has new SS26 women’s and menswear available in January including a new SS26 menswear collaboration with actor Will Mellor and a womenswear collaboration with Alex Jones.
Scamp & Dude has new outerwear ranges and ‘Swag Bags with Purpose’ gift ranges for Valentine’s Day.
F&F has its new spring womenswear ranges of clothes, including jackets, coats, dresses and lingerie.
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Home, garden and food
Arran Sense of Scotland has new Sannox Lifestyle men’s fragrance gift packs ahead of Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day gift sets.
Very has 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, Revive Very Home range of items for the home, dining room, lounge and kitchen.
Cambridge Imprint has new Valentine’s Day and Easter decorations, new albums, notebooks, cards and patterned paper for SS26 including its Bean Summer, Bean Kingfisher, Alhambra, Windmill and Songbird ranges.
Oliver Bonas has new February and January homeware for the dining room, living room and bedroom, plus Valentine’s gifts.
M&S has new furniture and homeware collections, Valentine’s Day gifts, new homeware ranges for the spring and summer.
Habitat has new homeware for the bedroom from beds to soft furnishings, plus gifts and things for Valentine’s Day and 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 and Valentine’s Day themed soft furnishings and bedding for the home, plus new Hello Spring ranges of homeware, and a new SS26 range of home furniture and soft furnishings.
B&M has a Baby Event of toddler and baby accessories, plus Valentines gifts for him and her.
Designers Guild has new Palette Provencale SS26 range of materials for the home.
Hobbycraft has new crafting supplies, Easter wreath ideas as well as Valentine gifts and ideas for adult crafters, children and teens.
Homesense has gifts for Valentine’s Day new ranges of soft furnishings and things for the lounge, kitchen and dining room.
The Orchard has its tabletop range of fire pits in five different colours.
Ruggable has new ranges of doormat including Valentines themes, plus all sizes of rugs for inside and out for SS26 including the Kindred Cottage, Eclectic Boho and Serene Neutrals range.
TK Maxx has new gifts for him and her for Valentines.
Quorn Stone has new natural stone, and marble and stone effect ranges, new terracotta decorative tiles, natural stone range, marble and decorative effect tiles.
Primark has new Lowkey Athluxe homeware, Valentine’s Day themed homeware and travel accessories for the spring summer holidays.
Dobbies Garden Centres has Easter gifts and decorations, Mother’s Day gifts, a collaboration with the RHS, Valentine’s gifts, plus outside dining tables, chairs, lighting and accessories, plus Winter gardening.
Home Bargains has new Hinch interior ranges, new Easter soft furnishings, Mother’s Day gifts, Valentine’s gifts, Desert Dusk and Coastal Retreat ranges plus active fitness equipment for the New Year healthy you campaign.
Oriana B has furniture for the home including mirrors, display cabinets, armchairs, lamps and sideboards.
Jellycat has new ranges of its soft toys and amuseables bags ready for Valentine’s Day, plus new ranges of soft toys and amuseables.
Sofology has new Georgio, Adler, Mayfair, Remy, Portbello, Fitzrovia and Waldorf ranges of sofas and chairs for your living room.
Furniture Village has its SS26 lineup of sofas, tables, chairs, beds, mirrors and shelving.
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