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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Poundland, Zalando, Pandora, Chanel, THG, Hugo Boss, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Primark, Kurt Geiger, Vinted, Tapi and John Lewis. Plus, how to meet and exceed what shoppers demand, how retailers are extending outreach across SMS, email and socials and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Poundland plots clothing comeback following sale to Gordon Brothers
Poundland is set to return its clothing range to in-house development early next year, expanding the offer as part of its restructuring under new owner Gordon Brothers.
Zalando lifts guidance after About You deal and Q2 profit boost
Zalando’s Q2, gross merchandise volumes rose 5% to €4.1bn, with adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (adjusted EBIT) reached €186m, up from €172m in Q2 24.
Chanel and Pandora latest retailers to be hit by cyber attacks
Luxury brand Chanel and jewellery retailer Pandora are the latest businesses to report that customer data has been stolen in cyberattacks.
River Island and Poundland landlord hires lawyers to investigate rescue deals
Property investment and development firm British Land is understood to have hired lawyers to "scrutinise" the rescue plans put forward by struggling retailers River Island and Poundland.
THG issues profit warning as it sells nutrition product supplier
THG has warned on profits for the first half of the year, at the same time as announcing it has divested one of its nutrition suppliers after receiving a “highly competitive offer”.
Sleep.8 is closing all of its six UK store locations as part of a broader strategic realignment across Europe.
Hugo Boss to raise prices globally amid rising US tariffs
Hugo Boss plans to raise prices globally, partly to cushion the impact from higher US tariffs. The price adjustments will start with the upcoming Spring 2026 collections.
UK lags behind Europe as British shoppers flock to VAT-free EU sales
British shoppers are increasingly turning to VAT-free shopping in the EU, with spending surging to £742m last year more than five times the £147m recorded in 2021.
PETA warns UK government over “misleading” wool label for footwear
PETA is urging the UK’s secretary of state for business and trade, Jonathan Reynolds, to update footwear label regulations so wool is no longer grouped under ‘textile’.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How to meet and exceed what shoppers demand
Retailers rely too much on fragmented systems, manual uploads and spreadsheets to manage product data, but they are now buckling under the weight of modern customer expectations.
How retailers are extending outreach across SMS, email and socials
Customers expect fast, consistent, and convenient communication from retailers across all platforms, be it email, phone, SMS, or socials. For companies, it can be difficult to keep up.
For better outcomes, stop relying on last-touch attribution
The wrong attribution model doesn’t just mislead. It risks your investment and clouds what really works. Martech looks at how to get attribution right.
How to improve your LinkedIn’s performance
To stay visible, marketers need to stop blaming the platform and start creating content that earns attention, starts conversations and delivers real value. Martech explains.
How to get your brand on to AI searches
Generative AI “agents” can help shoppers compare products, prices, and options, often in a single conversational step. PracticalEcommerce gives tips on how to get your brand on the AI agents.
How Brompton Bicycle is building a premium online experience
Chris Matthews, global DTC channel director at Brompton Bicycle, unpacks the challenges behind creating an ecommerce solution for a premium brand.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Former BP convenience boss takes new role at Sainsbury’s
Former BP and Boots executive Tracey Clements has taken up a new role at Sainsbury’s, as part of a wider shake-up of the supermarket chain’s senior team.
BRAND NEWS
Tapi launches exclusive John Lewis branded carpet collection
Tapi Carpets & Floors have unveiled an exclusive new collection of John Lewis branded carpets, located in selected John Lewis concession stores and Tapi showrooms.
Shapermint brings its inclusive shapewear to the UK
Shapermint, the US-based shapewear brand known for championing size inclusivity and unretouched campaigns, has officially launched in the UK.
Aldi to open one new store every week for the rest of 2025
Aldi is opening an average of one new supermarket a week for the rest of the year as it ramps up its expansion programme.
Kurt Geiger expands free design programme after interest surges
British fashion footwear and accessories brand Kurt Geiger has added an extra 10 spaces to its free career incubator, Business by Design Academy (BBD).
Primark launches mobile app in Ireland and Italy
Primark has launched its first mobile shopping app in Ireland and Italy, will be rolled out to other markets, including the UK, over the next 18 months.
Vinted expands partnership with Royal Mail
Vinted has expanded its partnership with Royal Mail to allow its members to collect and send their orders from 2,000 lockers and almost 8,000 Collect+ Parcelshops across the UK.
Drapers celebrates 138 years with free-to-read offer
In 1887, The Drapers’ Record published its first issue and to celebrate it is offering readers the ability to access their premium content free of charge.
AND FINALLY x2
Yet another collab you never thought you’d see, doughnuts and sliders
In what might just be one of the weirdest collabs of the year, Krispy Kreme and Crocs have brought out a limited-edition Krispy Kreme x Crocs Classic Clogs design.
Tesco’s birthday cake sandwich divides opinion
Launched to mark 30 years of Clubcard the limited-editionTesco birthday cake sandwich has 42% of an adult’s recommended daily intake of saturated fat and 35% of their sugar intake.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Aug 1st 2025?
1/ AW25
2/ Christmas
3/ Halloween
4/ Denim
5/ Mirror
6/ Rug
7/ Lamp
8/ Earrings
9/ Mug
10/ Bikini
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until School holidays are over (3rd Sept) – 28
Days until Halloween – 86
Days until Black Friday - 114
Days until Christmas Day – 141
How to make your products attractive to the media in August
Our August 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 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 AW25 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 AW25 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-24th August.
The 28th marks 3 months until the Black Friday/Cyber Monday (28th Nov – 1st Dec) weekend so start preparing for those sales now.
Weeks to celebrate this month include;
World Breastfeeding week (1st - 7th)
Edinburgh Festival (1st - 24th)
Cowes Week (2nd - 8th).
National Horse Race Week (23rd-31st)
August - Days
8th – International Cat Day
9th – Book Lovers Day
9th - Raksha Bandhan (Hindu holiday)
10th - National Shapewear Day
11th – National Bakewell Tart Day
12th – International Youth Day
12th – National Vinyl Records Day
12th - 13th - Tisha B'Av (Jewish Holiday)
13th – International left-handers Day
13th – National Prosecco Day
15th – VJ (Victory over Japan) Day
16th – National Rum Day
16th – Krishna Janmashtami – (Hindu Holiday)
16th – World Honey Bee Day
17th – UK Cupcake Day
18th – National Grooming Day
21st – World Senior Citizens Day
23rd - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23rd-25th – Notting Hill Carnival
25th – National Secondhand Wardrobe Day
25th – Christmas in August (4 months until Christmas Day)
25th – August Bank Holiday
26th - Women's Equality Day
26th – Ganesh Chaturthi - Hindu holiday
28th – National Burger Day
28th – National Red Wine Day
28th – 3 Months until Black Friday
29th – Blackpool Illuminations start
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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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Villeroy & Boch manufactures everything from crockery for the table to bathroom fittings including vanity units, bathrooms and taps and they’ve been around since 1748, and are available in 140 countries.
Quay is a sunglasses company that was born out of the US festival scene and as you would expect from an alternative birth it does things differently.
Salts Cashmere is launching 1st September with a unisex range of cashmere jumpers and tops that are made in Yorkshire.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Accessorize has new AW25 womenswear, new jewellery, charms, socks, hats, scarves and wraps for Christmas, a new Palma range of womenswear shoes and accessories, a new SS25 beachwear, bags, and scarves.
John Lewis has new AW25 womenswear lookbook images, plus bags, shoes, boots and accessories, a John Lewis x Rejina Pyo new collection and a new back-to-school kids range of uniforms.
Bonmarché has new Autonomy range of AW25 clothing, new Lisa Snowdon and Lorraine Kelly collaborations for AW25, plus new women's wear ranges including coats, blouses, jackets and jumpers.
Inspecs has new sunglasses campaign imagery of sunglasses for men and women from Radley, Superdry and Botaniq.
M&S has new ballet shoe ranges, new back-to-school ranges including clothes and shoes, summer menswear and womenswear campaign imagery, plus new t-shirts, sandals, shoes, sunglasses, swimsuits and bikini ranges.
Matalan has new women’s autumn winter ranges including denim ranges, AW25 menswear including casual and formal evening wear, Disney Villains family outfits including Halloween ranges and back-to-school ranges.
Fable England has a new Agnes jewellery, nightwear, scarf and bag range for the autumn.
F&F has new autumn womenswear ranges, a new Kate Ferdinand active wear collaboration and Abbey Clancy festival imagery, new summer band t-shirts and beachwear, new F&F Active sportswear.
Oliver Bonas has new jewellery and clothing for September, plus new accessory drops including bags, hats, shoes, sandals, scarves and sunglasses.
Iolla has new Healy, Aitkin ranges of glasses in all shades and colours.
Very has new V by Very August drops of womenswear for high-summer from suedette dresses, lace, crochet and Bardot tops to midi skirt dresses, jeans and ra-ra skirts.
Peacocks has new AW25 ranges, a new Louise Redknapp Edit of summer womenswear, plus her Linen Edit for summer, a new SS25 Edit range, and a new menswear range.
Scamp & Dude has new leopard print and stripey clothes and accessories, new SS25 athleisure wear, dresses, shorts, jackets, hoodies, coats, bags and scarves.
Tu Clothing has new AW25 clothing ranges.
Primark has new Conscious Clothing ranges, Wednesday Core themed clothing and accessory ranges, new back-to-school ranges of clothes, backpacks and shoes, a new Edit range of womenswear, new denim, youth and newborn – including Bambi - ranges.
New Look has back-to-school ranges, new womenswear outfits and cowboy core womenswear drops.
River Island has new summer denim ranges, Rococo Revival and Perfect Prints range of summer clothing, RI Studio range and Mykonos Night range of womenswear.
Monsoon has new AW25 clothing and accessories including bags, sunglasses, shoes, boots, scarves and jewellery, new wedding and bridal ranges, new SS25 ranges for the beach and holidays, plus women’s and kids clothing for the summer.
Barbour has new September clothing ranges plus new outfits and footwear for the festival season.
TK Maxx has new Christmas outfits, bags and accessories, plus summer clothing, shoes, boots, jewellery and accessories, including bags, hats and sunglasses for both men and women.
National Trust has new AW25 clothing, including beanie hats, scarves and gloves.
George at Asda has a George X Gym Locker collaboration of athleisure wear.
Roman Originals has new Curve and Petite ranges, plus outfits with this summer’s must-haves, crochet and embroidery/broderie anglaise, including big-pattern midi-length summer dresses, Bardot tops, denim, trousers and cropped pants.
Dune London has new women's accessories, including Deliberate, Define, Dedicated and Dinidearest ranges of handbags, clutches and purses.
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Home, garden and food
John Lewis has a new collaboration with John Cooper and AW25 lookbook images from its Heritage, Modern Luxe and Timeless range of homeware collections.
Home Bargains has new autumn and Halloween things for the home as well as Christmas decorations and homeware.
Oliver Bonas has Christmas decorations, gifts and things for the home, plus new August/September/October drops of homeware ranges for the lounge, bedroom, kitchen, dining room and lounge for AW25.
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.
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.
Matalan has Christmas decorations and gifts, AW25 homeware for the autumn including Halloween and Harvest Festival themed soft furnishings.
Cambridge Imprint has new clipboards, tissue boxes, postcard boxes, pencil pots, letter trays, portfolios and magazine files, plus Christmas paperchains, coronets, and banners, plus mug ranges, sketching pencils, patterned wrapping paper.
Arran Sense of Scotland has 2025 Christmas gift packs and an advent calendar, new refill packages, home fragrances, scented candles, After the Rain summer fragrance and a new mum and bride scent range.
Habitat has new AW25 Festive Fairground, Alpine Retreat, Jazz Bar and Moorlands ranges of home furniture, lighting and accessories for the lounge, dining room and bedroom, plus dinner sets and glassware.
B&M has Halloween decorations and accessories, Christmas Frosted Night, Nordic Glow, Peaceful Wishes, Snow Much Fun and Festive Folklore decorations, plus AW25 Warm Earth, Natural Calm, Quiet Luxury and Christmas accessories for the home, from bedding to hosting to laundry.
Homesense has new home furniture and accessory ranges for the kitchen and living room, including soft furnishings, dishes and glassware. Plus Halloween and Christmas decorations for the home.
Nest has new Knoll Studio dining tables and chairs, new Tradition Icons furniture, new HKLiving furniture and rugs, Audo Copenhagen and Norwegian designer furniture for the home plus Hay Traverse and Pallisade garden furniture.
Sofology has a new Modern Classic Christmas range of sofas and chairs and a new Texturalism and Materiality, Rural Refined and Get Yer Freak On range of chairs and settees.
Dobbies Garden Centres has a new RHS collaboration range of gifts, plus Christmas decorations, gifts and food, Halloween decorations, new summer pots, pet toys and accessories for the garden.
Designers Guild has new Trevenna, AW25 ranges of big print material.
The Orchard has new furniture ranges for indoors and outdoors from garden tables and chairs to sofas and chairs for the lounge.
TK Maxx has new Christmas and Halloween decorations and homeware, back-to-school ranges with lunch bags and stationery and pens, homeware ranges for the kitchen, dining room and lounge from cups and vases to cushions and lamps.
Primark has new back-to-college ranges, harvest festival ranges of decorations, an Edit homewares range, new travel gadgets, new summer-themed homeware including kitchenware, candles and soft furnishings.
National Trust has winter homeware, gifts and books, Christmas decorations, plus a collaboration with Jellycat and a collaboration with Sitting Spiritually on a selection of outdoor swings from two-seater to four-seaters as well as pots for the garden, water bottles and autumn decorations.
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