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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Crocs, Quiz, Birkenstock, Hermès, Tesco, Gymshark, MyProtein, Asos, Morrisons and M&S. Plus, why retailers need to know about Google Discover, 19 social media best practices for faster growth and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Crocs sales fell 1.5% to $4bn in 2025, led by low-double digit international growth for the Crocs brand.
Quiz administrators continue search for new buyer
Quiz administrators have deepened the brand’s clearance sale across its store estate as the search for a buyer continues.
Birkenstock sees revenue rise 18% in December quarter
Birkenstock’s revenue was up 18% to €402m in the three months to Dec 31, ahead of the brands 15% estimate for the year.
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield posts solid 2025 results
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield revenues were up 3.9% in 2025 with a 1.9% increase in footfall in the group’s shopping malls compared to 2024.
Hermès reports €16bn revenue, €4.5bn net profit in 2025
Hermès announced a 5.5% increase in revenue to €16bn. Net profits fell 1.72% to €4.5bn, mostly due to an exceptional levy imposed on large companies to help restore France's public finances.
Online spending grew 5.7% in January
Barclays figures for January show retail spending rose 1.7%, after sales were flat in December 0.2% with online retail spending in January up 5.7%.
Slowing decline in footfall hints at green shoots for retail
Footfall decline in January improved after a disappointing Christmas, combined with an uptick in consumer confidence, it gives retail “cautious optimism” for spring.
Fashion bosses back AI as their staff fear for their jobs
A Vogue Business survey shows 71% of UK firms invested in AI tools in 2025, yet 40% of SMEs admit they lack the in-house expertise to actually manage them.
AI referrals surge as web traffic falls & costs rise
New benchmark figures point to a rapid rise in AI-driven referrals, even as overall web traffic declines and the cost of attracting visitors increases.
Retail slumps to fourth place in customer service rankings
Retail is lagging behind other major industries when it comes to customer service, with ecommerce brands performing even worse, according to a new study.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Why retailers need to know about Google Discover
As AI Overviews and shopping agents divert clicks away from traditional search results, Google Discover may provide a new and growing source of organic traffic for ecommerce merchants.
How to get the wording right in your seasonal email campaigns
Research suggests Valentine's campaigns perform better when brands focus on a person rather than the calendar event. In email subject lines, "Valentine" outperformed "Valentine's" by 22%.
How mobile‑first shoppers are making stores digital by default
More than half (53%) of European shoppers aged 18 to 75 use their mobile phones in store, reinforcing that in-store retail is now digital by default.
What lessons can retail marketers learn from hospitality?
Consumers have become far less patient when it comes to digital experiences. Gone are the days of people trawling through brand websites and FAQs to find what they need.
How to use AI successfully in retail.
The retailers winning with AI are doing deeply unsexy work. They are making retail boring again. And that is exactly why they win explains RetailTechInnovationHub.
19 social media best practices for faster growth
No matter what industry you’re in or what your goals are, these are the social media best practices everyone should follow says Hootsuite experts.
Just Eat launches new robot delivery trial in time for Valentine’s Day
Just Eat has launched a new robot delivery trial in the UK in time for an expected busy Valentine’s Day weekend.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Asos head of loyalty and customer engagement Macy Hong has left the online fashion giant after more than three years.
Footasylum CEO exits after two years
Footasylum has confirmed that chief executive David Pujolar has left the retailer after two years at the helm as it launches the next phase of its transformation.
BRAND NEWS
Tesco plans to give under-18s Clubcard access this year
Tesco intends to make its Clubcard available to under-18s following campaigning from Which? urging supermarkets to lift what it called "unfair restrictions" on access to loyalty schemes.
Gymshark to enter Germany’s physical retail market
Gymshark is due to make its debut in the German retail market, opening two permanent retail spaces in multibrand sports retailer Engelhorn and department store Breuninger.
M&S names David Gandy as first face of Jaeger menswear
Marks & Spencer has appointed supermodel David Gandy as the first-ever face of Jaeger menswear at M&S, marking a significant new chapter for the premium British heritage brand.
Myprotein seals new licensing partnership with Greencore
Leading online sports nutrition brand Myprotein has entered a new partnership with convenience food producer Greencore to introduce a new food on-the-go range.
Asos to launch Face + Body beauty pop-up
Online marketplace Asos is bringing its Face + Body category to life with an immersive pop‑up in Bloomsbury, London.
Morrisons expands physical coupons
Morrisons is launching a major expansion of its use of physical coupons by working with marketing specialist Ecrebo to create personalised coupons to shoppers in-store at the till and through its app.
AND FINALLY
M&S is now worth more than Snapchat
For the first time, the market cap of Snapchat owner Snap is now less than M&S, in a sharp reversal of the tech firm’s fortunes.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Feb 6th 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Valentine
3/ Dress
4/ Floral
5/ Garden
6/ Easter
7/ Cushion
8/ Yellow
9/ Green
10/ Jacket
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Valentine’s Day – 1
Days until Winter Paralympics Milano Cortina – 21
Days until Mother’s Day – 30
Days until Eid al-Fitr - 34
Days until Easter – 51
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 Apprenticeship Week (9th - 15th)
New York Fashion Week (12th-17th)
London Fashion Week (19th – 23rd)
Diary - Days
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
Roman Originals has new Petite ranges for SS26, Spring dresses, tops, trousers, skirts, jumpers and cardigans, new Dusk and Curve ranges including coats, jackets, dresses and trousers.
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.
Primark has a new Mickey Mouse Mimi ranges, Edit 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.
New Look has new season outfits, jewellery and accessories and drops of SS26 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots 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, new Valentine’s related clothing, Winter footwear and a new Michelle Keegan collaboration.
Matalan has a new Clubhouse range of womenswear, new kidswear for World Book Day, clothing ranges for Valentine’s Day, Souluxe pastel and print activewear and transitional ranges.
Bonmarché has new Lisa Snowdon spring 2026 clothing ranges, Dash ranges and Lorraine Kelly Spring 2026 ranges.
Monsoon has new February and March drops of womenswear for spring 2026 ranges including clothes, shoes, jewellery, sunglasses and accessories, plus new bridal 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.
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.
Accessorize has new SS26 womenswear, bags and jewellery, plus new Valentine's Day and & bridal accessories.
Fatface has new SS26 womenswear including jeans, dresses, jumpers, tops, jackets, bags and more.
Deichmann has SS26 shoes and trainers, a new Bridgerton collaboration of shoes, bags and accessories.
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Home, garden and food
Oliver Bonas has new March homeware for the dining room, living room and bedroom, plus Valentine’s gifts.
B&M has new 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.
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 Valentine’s Day and Easter decorations, new notecards, envelopes, albums, notebooks, cards and patterned paper for SS26.
The Orchard has the Lahinch and Kilmore corner sofas and a tabletop range of fire pits in five different colours.
National Trust has new kitchen furniture ranges based on their country houses, including walled units, islands and kitchen dressers.
Jellycat has a new 2026 Harrods amuseable, plus a new range of Jellycat cuddly vegetables and farmyard animals for 2026.
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 Adler and Georgio ranges of sofas.
Nest has new lighting ranges including portable table lights, standard/floor lamps and pendant lamps. As well as sofas, chairs and coffee tables.
Ruggable has 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 including the Kindred Cottage, Eclectic Boho and Serene Neutrals range.
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.
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 and Valentine’s Day gift sets.
M&S has new flowers for Valentine’s Day, furniture and homeware collections, Valentine’s Day gifts, 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, plus new gifts for him and her for Valentines.
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.
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.
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