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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from THG, Sosandar, Temu, Reebok, The Entertainer, Unfabled, Booths, Seasalt, Ted Baker, Fabletics, Topman and Dobbies. Plus, the flavours and formats set to shape food and drink in 2026, the top 30 fastest-growing retailers revealed and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Retail sales slowed in September amid Budget concerns
British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures show total UK retail revenues rose by 2.3% year on year for the 5 weeks from 31 Aug to 4 Oct, compared to 2% growth in Sept 2024.
THG reports ‘best quarter’ of trading in four years
Online beauty and nutrition group THG said Q3 total revenue rose 2.4% to £405.2m and expects Beauty sales for H2 as a whole to rise between 1% and 3%.
Sosandar recorded a pre-tax loss of £1.1m in the six months to 30 Sept, compared with £700,000 in the same period last year.
Temu EU profits more than double as low prices draw customers
Chinese online brand Temu’s EU business more than doubled its pre-tax profits last year to almost $120m.
Booths losses improve in a ‘better than planned’ year
Booths saw losses half as it experienced a “better than planned” year. With sales up 1.4% to £323m and pre-tax losses at £846k in the FY to the end of March 2025.
Reebok International sees revenue and profits rising
Reebok International group profits after tax rose from $163.55m to $179.93m, driven by growing global sales revenues, improvements in the licensee's performance and sales from new partners.
The Entertainer announces festive recruitment drive with over 950 jobs
The Entertainer, has announced a major recruitment drive for Christmas with more than 950 jobs available at its stores and concessions across the country.
Royal Mail and TikTok Shop partner
Royal Mail is partnering with TikTok and will be TikTok Shop’s primary delivery partner, allowing users to get easy access to the Royal Mail delivery network and gain access to competitive rates.
Unfabled’s $1.7m funding round shows how digital retail can win in the wellness economy
Women’s healthcare brand Unfabled has announced a $1.7m funding round and an expansion into 737 Boots stores nationwide.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
The flavours and formats set to shape food and drink in 2026
The five key trends expected on menus and coffee spots in the coming months, and the flavours and formats set to shape global food and drink culture in the years ahead.
The top 30 fastest-growing retailers in the UK revealed
Food and drink brands dominate the list of the top 30 fastest-growing retailers, according to data shared with Retail Week.
How to stop your sales and marketing teams from sabotaging each other
Growth stalls when sales and marketing are rewarded for different wins. Better incentives get both teams rowing in the same direction. Martech shows how to create effective incentives.
How to create and improve your Facebook Business Page
Hootsuite shows you how to set up, manage, and improve your Facebook Business Page to reach more customers online.
Google’s AI reshapes organic listings
Google is changing the way it shows organic search results as it integrates AI, necessitating new traffic tactics and priorities to improve your SEO.
Consumers embrace AI and plan to use it as their personal shopper
More than half (58%) have revealed they plan to use AI shopping assistants during Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Dobbies Garden Centres announces that its CFO, Jonathan Wass, will step down from his role on 12 Nov 2025. Jonathan has been with Dobbies for almost two years.
BRAND NEWS
Seasalt Cornwall spotlights British manufacturing with Community Clothing
Clothing and lifestyle brand Seasalt Cornwall is launching a collection of menswear essentials with Community Clothing, founded by designer Patrick Grant.
Menswear fashion retailer Ted Baker will launch its first activewear range, Ted Baker Sport, this autumn.
Fabletics plans up to 20 stores in Europe, eyes London location
US athleisure retailer Fabletics plans to open a minimum of 15 to 20 stores in Europe over the next two to three years and is planning on a return to London.
Topman partners with New York Jets
Topshop's menswear arm Topman has unveiled a new partnership with American football team the New York Jets.
AND FINALLY
Waitrose gets Chesney Hawkes to remix 90s anthem
Waitrose has expanded its No.1 range and has celebrated by getting Chesney Hawkes to re-record his ‘90s hit “The One and Only“ with DJ Sigala. Yes, there is new cheese in the range.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Oct 10th 2025?
1/ Christmas
2/ AW25
3/ Halloween
4/ Dress
5/ Tartan
6/ Red
7/ Bag
8/ Candle
9/ Burgundy
10/ Coat
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Halloween – 17
Days until Black Friday - 45
Days until Christmas Day – 72
Days until Valentine’s Day - 123
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 – 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).
National Chocolate Week (12th-18th)
National School Lunch week US (13 th-17th)
National Baking Week (14th-20th)
October - Days
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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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
FatFace has a new Winter Collection of womenswear with this seasons’ must-have Faux Fur and including dresses, trousers, jackets, coats, bags, boots, shoes and hats.
Very has a new denim range, 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.
Primark has new Christmas pyjamas and jumper ranges and lingerie, men’s autumn layering, Thermalite and Heat IQ range plus adult and kids Edit range, breast cancer awareness ranges of post-surgery bras, a new Rita Ora collaboration for AW25.
New Look has new going out outfits for October and autumn drops of AW25 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
Matalan has new Christmas pyjamas and jumper ranges, a collaboration with Little Mistress Vicky Pattison, Grinch & Cindy themed clothing ranges for the family, new AW25 men and women’s wear, a new Alder Hey hospital collaboration, Halloween kids costumes, new baby, toddler and kids wear ranges.
Barbour has new collaborations with 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.
Oliver Bonas has new Autumn women’s accessories and jewellery, new womenswear including coats, jumpers, cardigans, trousers and shoes.
Monsoon has a new collaboration with Sarah Corbett-Winder, AW25 clothing, jewellery and accessories, including bags, shoes, boots, scarves and jewellery, new wedding and bridal ranges.
F&F has new a new Abby Clancy collaboration, new Kids and womenswear Christmas clothing ranges, and new autumn womenswear ranges.
River Island has a new collaboration with Nephthys, has new Heritage, Nostalgia and Studio womenswear ranges, a new collaboration with Olivia Attwood, new Suede season handbags, plus new ranges of clothing, shoes, bags, and accessories.
Regatta has an Orla Kiely collaboration, plus new kids, womens and menswear for winter walks and hikes, including coats, jackets, fleeces and waterproofs, plus boots, scarves and hats.
TK Maxx has new fashion accessory ranges including scarves, bags and jewellery.
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.
Cotton Traders has new Will Mellow and Alex Jones collaboration lines, plus winter clothing ranges including coats, cardigans, trousers and Christmas jumpers.
M&S has new Christmas clothing collections and Collection and Autograph clothing, accessories and jewellery, plus ballet shoe ranges, and new kids ranges of clothes and shoes.
Joe Browns has new Christmas party and cosy evenings in outfits for men and women, Christmas jumpers and gifts for him and her, and Christmas bags, clothes, slippers, boots, shoes, jewellery and accessories.
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.
Bonmarché has a new Lisa Snowdon and Lorraine Kelly Christmas collections, new Christmas womenswear collections and Dash and Autonomy ranges of AW25 clothing.
Sims Wear has new women’s and men’s clothes and accessory ranges.
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.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
The Orchard Deichmann Inspecs Peacocks John Lewis Threadbare Fable England
Home, garden and food
Primark has 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, Halloween decorations and gifts, back-to-college ranges, harvest festival ranges of decorations.
Quorn Stone has new natural stone range, marble and decorative effect tiles, Parisian Manoir, Lullington, Chalfont and Orotelli decorative tiles, plus new natural stone and Canyon Terrazzo effect porcelain tiles.
Dobbies Garden Centres has Christmas gifts from Lemax and Disney-themed Christmas decorations, Halloween decorations, autumn houseplants, a new RHS collaboration range of gifts.
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, M&M festive and Halloween hot chocolate kits and Galaxy hot chocolate ranges.
Oliver Bonas has new homeware and Christmas gifting, a new Shrimps collaboration of homeware, new furniture, Christmas decorations, gifts and things for the home, plus new November/October drops of homeware ranges for the lounge, bedroom, kitchen, dining room.
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.
Hobbycraft has new Halloween and autumnal projects.
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.
The Orchard has new home interiors, Christmas furnishings, tabletop fire pits and mini pizza ovens, artificial Christmas tree ranges, new Miami Corner Group sofa, new autumn and Halloween decorations.
Arran Sense of Scotland has new festive collections, 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 Christmas gifts, plus homeware including lights, faux plants, signs, lamp shades, dining and drink ware, trays, coasters, stools, side tables soft furnishings, prints and throws.
B&M has its Christmas Gift Guide for her, 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.
Very has new homeware for the kitchen and lounge, new Halloween and Christmas decorations for the home, plus Christmas toys and homeware.
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.
Ruggable has a range of Christmas themed rugs and carpets, plus Halloween and Autumn-themed doormats as well as rugs in autumn colours.
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.
Jellycat has new Christmas cuddly toys and tree decorations, new Halloween themed cuddly toys and amuseables, plus new designs and bag charms.
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.
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Oriana B Ivyline Home Bargains Dunelm
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