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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Radley, Next, Lidl, Iceland, Kering, Waitrose, Jollyes, Wilko, Debenhams, John Lewis, Crew Clothing, Regatta, Clintons, American Eagle, Rent the Runway and M&S. Plus, is AI the key to retail’s spiralling loss problem, will AI be telling you how to shop and more.
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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Rent the Runway returns to profit in 2025
Rent the Runway FY25 revenues were up 7.7% to $329.8m and returned to a profit of $22.6m from a loss of $69.9m, thanks to a 20% increase in sales in Q4.
Next eyes up luxury handbag brand Radley
Next is weighing up a takeover of British handbag brand Radley, just months after it snapped up footwear chain Russell & Bromley.
Lidl and Iceland censored under junk food ad rules
Lidl and Iceland have become the first supermarkets to have adverts blocked by regulators under the government’s crackdown on junk food.
Kering sales fall as Gucci continues to weigh on performance
Kering reported Q1 sales down by 6% to around £3.1bn, as continued weakness at Gucci dragged on the luxury group’s performance.
Waitrose steps up investment in new shops and refurbishments
Waitrose is stepping up investment in bricks and mortar with plans for new stores, and refurbishments in 30 locations, and an expansion of its partnership with Welcome Break.
Jollyes seeks out 160 new store locations with huge expansion plans
Jollyes Pets has released a list of more than 160 locations where it is aiming to open new stores over the next five years. More than doubling its current 120 stores.
UK beauty spending continues strong growth
The Barclays Consumer Spend report shows consumers continued to spend cautiously in March, suggesting that clothing and core categories are more resilient than travel and big-ticket purchases.
The luxury market set to enter phase of strategic normalisation in 2026
The global luxury goods market is poised to enter a phase of normalisation after a period of intense operational and creative recalibration, according to Kearney’s 2026 Global Luxury Industry Outlook.
ACS pledges to deliver more powerful voice for local shops to the government
The Association of Convenience Stores has set out a renewed commitment to be a stronger voice for local shops to government.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Is AI the key to retail’s spiralling loss problem?
Retail loss has become one of the most pressing and expensive challenges, Grocery Gazette looks at how retailers can take a smarter, more strategic approach to loss prevention, with the use of AI.
Will AI be telling you how to shop?
While OpenAI is stepping back from AI-powered shopping, other retailers are steaming ahead. Will they be proven right, or is shopping an experience that can never be fully automated?
The best AI tools for social media
Hootsuite helps you find the best AI tools for social media to save time, boost engagement, scale your content, and so much more.
How Iceland is using AI to boost stock availability
Iceland has partnered with invent.ai to overhaul inventory and replenishment across its UK store network, with the system now in use to improve product availability.
Retailers stuck in rebuild loop
Nearly 1 in 3 UK retailers still rely on custom-built integrations for their online sites, despite mounting financial and operational pressure on tech teams.
Why Amazon is replacing Just Walk out tech with smart carts
Amazon has removed its Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh stores and is instead looking at its Dash smart cart technology.
Retail websites among worst performers for accessibility
Retail websites are the poorest performers for digital accessibility, with sites significantly more difficult for people with disabilities to use than the average website.
Hybrid working overtakes pay in race for UK tech talent
Hybrid working has overtaken salary as the main way UK firms are competing for tech talent, according to new research seen by City AM, as skills shortages intensify across the sector.
Wilko teams up with Google Cloud for AI and digital transformation
Wilko has collaborated with Google Cloud to support and accelerate the next phase of its AI transformation.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Debenhams Group hires ex-ASOS director Nikki Tattersall to drive youth brands turnaround
Debenhams Group has appointed former ASOS executive Nikki Tattersall as chief product officer to step up the turnaround of its youth fashion brands.
John Lewis appoints new fashion creative director
John Lewis has appointed Jacqui Markham as its new Fashion Creative Director, succeeding Queralt Ferrer, who steps down after four years with the company.
BRAND NEWS
Marks & Spencer revamps Sparks loyalty scheme
Marks & Spencer has overhauled its Sparks loyalty scheme, offering members “pounds, not points”, in the latest phase of its transformation
Crew Clothing expands Superluxe range with second athleisure drop
Crew Clothing’s latest release follows the brand’s debut Superluxe launch last year and forms part of its wider push to strengthen its offer in the athleisure category.
Regatta Great Outdoors launches Regatta Life
Regatta Great Outdoors has launched Regatta Life, a new lifestyle collection marking a strategic expansion beyond its core outdoor portfolio into everyday, fashion-led apparel and accessories.
BOSS unveils latest collection with David Beckham for SS26
David Beckham, has collaborated with BOSS for a third time for SS26 as Creative Style Director and is available on the BOSS website and via the brand’s stores and selected stockists globally.
Clintons rolls out experiential new-format store at Glasgow’s Silverburn
Clintons has opened a new concept store at Silverburn in Glasgow, as the greetings card retailer looks to modernise its estate with a more experiential and customer-focused format.
Sydney Sweeney returns for American Eagle’s summer campaign
After attracting controversy over its autumn 2025 campaign, American Eagle has once again joined up with Sydney Sweeney for its summer campaign.
AND FINALLYx2
Cornichon shortage leaves British sandwich shops in a pickle
Shortage of pickled mini-cucumbers has caused Pret a Manger to pull its jambon beurre from shelves
Poster Girl launches capsule collection with OnlyFans
London-based fashion label Poster Girl has partnered with OnlyFans, the subscription-based social media platform for adult entertainment, for an exclusive capsule collection.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Apr 10th 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Bikini
3/ Swimsuit
4/ Beach
5/ Hat
6/ Denim
7/ Floral
8/ Garden
9/ Slip Dress
10/ Lemon
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day – 67
Days until School Summer holidays (Scotland) - 78
Days until School Summer holidays (England & Wales) – 98
Days until Halloween – 199
Days until Black Friday - 226
Days until Christmas - 254
How to get your brand on the April Editorial Calendars, search engines and social media
Our April 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 now definitely in Spring, and people are thinking about the approaching summer holidays, so add any spring-summer-related images you have and add in keywords relating to summer outfits and summer events, e.g. festival outfits for Reading, Leeds, Wireless, Download, Isle Of Wight, Womad, Green Man, Coachella this month in the US, beachwear, swimwear, the garden, garden parties, outdoor living, things for the patio, and of course Barbecues. Don’t forget to add all the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc and other related keywords like picnic, garden party, get-togethers, parties, socials, gatherings and for the young ‘gaths’.
While some people are looking to holidays abroad, some are considering destinations closer to home, so add in keywords and phrases like “staycation”, “holistay”, “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like throws, fleeces and cardigans plus from homeware blankets and rugs, for the colder UK evenings.
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.
April Diary - Weeks/Months
There are lots of other big events in April. April is World Stress Awareness Month and National Pet Month in the UK, so if you have anything to relieve stress (massage products, recliners, diffusers, pillows, garden swings, etc) and anything for pets (dog coats, cat collars, dog beds will also be looked for etc) then add them and get all the relevant keywords added. It’s also World Autism Acceptance Month, National Garden Month in the US (in the UK it’s just a week so anything gardening-related should be tagged with National Garden Week), it’s also National Poetry Month in the US and the US also has April as its Celebrate Diversity Month.
Other events include;
Discover National Parks Fortnight (3rd – 17th)
Ideal Home Show (10th – 19th)
International Dark-Sky Week (13th – 20th)
Allergy Awareness Week (20th – 27th)
MS Awareness Week (20th – 26th)
Fashion Revolution Week (Commemorates the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Bangladesh disaster on the 24th April 2013 which killed 1,134 workers see https://www.fashionrevolution.org/ for event details)
RHS National Gardening Week (28th – 4th May)
April - Days
14th – Vaisakhi (Sikh New Year)
17th- 19th – Coachella Weekend Two
21st - National Tea Day
21st-22nd -Yom Haatzmaut (Jewish Holiday)
22nd – Earth Day
23rd – St George’s Day
23rd – Start of the Asparagus season
23rd – Shakespeare Day
24th - National Skipping Day
24th – Gardening searches peak
24th – Fashion Revolution Day
24th - Arbor Day
25th – Running searches peak ahead of the London Marathon
25th – Staycation searches peak
25th – World Malaria Day
25th – National Lingerie Day
26th – National Mending in Public Day
26th – London Marathon
29th - International Dance Day
30th – Stop Food Waste Day
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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NEW BRANDS ON PRSHOTS
Iolla has new ranges of its sunglasses with custom tints for the summer holiday season.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Primark has a new Edit range, new beachwear, a Scene collection of womenswear, a new Sienna Sol menswear range, KPop Demon Hunter ranges, Adaptive and Major Find ranges, Knit and Jersey ranges, new clothes for the beach.
Dune has new bags and shoes for SS26.
Oliver Bonas has new May jewellery launches, new June summer fashion lines, plus April and May drops of hats, sunglasses, socks, shoes, sandals, clothing, bags and accessories.
Busby & Fox has new linen smart and casual wear for the summer holidays, including trousers, dresses and jackets, plus a range of chunky cardigans.
Fatface has new womenswear ranges for the summer holidays from bathing suits to cardigans for cooler evenings.
Monsoon has new spring womenswear drops for April, May and June, along with jewellery, new linen and denim womenswear and accessory ranges, plus new ranges of shoes, bags, scarves and sunglasses.
New Look has new season outfits, jewellery and accessories and drops of SS26 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
National Trust has new collaborations with clothing and accessory ranges for the outdoors for men and women from Craghoppers.
M&S launches its new 300-piece Body range of lingerie, a new Gillian Anderson collaboration, new Autograph lingerie and nightwear ranges, new menswear ranges, new SS26 accessories, jewellery, shoes and bags.
Very has new footwear, accessory and makeup ranges, womenswear and menswear ranges for the summer holidays, new denim ranges and a new collaboration with Adidas.
Matalan has a new Riveria range of menswear, a new Prairie range of womenswear and accessories for SS26, a new floral range of clothes and accessories, new Clubhouse range of womenswear.
Peacocks has new accessories for the summer, including bags, sunglasses, jewellery and sandals, new lingerie and nightwear, new Lousie Redknapp and Dani Dyer SS26 ranges of womenswear and accessories including, shoes, bags and belts.
Threadbare has new SS26 womenswear including skirts, jackets, shorts and waistcoats.
River Island has a new Abbie Rosie and Enid Blyton bag collaborations, Olivia Denim collaboration with Olivia Attwood, a new Off to the Races ranges, new collaborations with Year Zero on clothes, accessories and bags and a new Love is in the Air range.
F&F has new womenswear for the summer.
Accessorize has new women’s and kids summer holiday wear including dresses, bikinis, shirts, jewellery, shoes, hats and bags.
Scamp & Dude has a new Super Scarf collaboration with Alison Hammond, new holiday outfits including denim, dresses, shirts, swimwear and bags, a new Davina McCall collaboration plus new clothes and accessory ranges.
Bonmarché has new beachwear, including dresses, tops, bikinis, swimsuits, shirts and shorts, plus womens wear for the summer holidays modelled by Lisa Snowdon.
Joe Browns has its SS26 mens and womenswear collections from jackets and t-shirts for men, to big print maxi-dresses to floral patterned tunic dresses for women.
Regatta has a new Orla Kiely collaboration of jackets, dresses and coats.
Cotton Traders has new SS26 menswear collaboration with actor Will Mellor and a womenswear collaboration with Alex Jones and new summer holiday wear, including dresses to tankinis.
Barbour has a new Icons range, a Paul Smith Collaboration, a Heritage+ range plus a collaboration with Feng Chen Wang, new jumpers and bags and new collaborations with Ganni, Baracuta, Sorel, Levi’s, Arket and Farm Rio.
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Home, garden and food
Primark has new luggage and storage solutions, Island Heat ranges of homeware, new homeware including decorations, vases, soft furnishings, candles, diffusers and kitchenware.
Designers Guild has new SS26 soft furnishing design ranges including cushions, rugs and throws.
National Trust has new garden furniture, new gifts, food and gardening ranges, new homeware, new shed ranges, new garden furniture with new Oxleys and Sitting Spiritually collaborations and new glasshouses.
Cambridge Imprint has new small pocket books, kitchen trays, exercise and hardback books, notebooks, new Clamshell and Dandelion patterned paper, plus patterned paper, new notecards, envelopes, albums, notebooks, and cards.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new things for garden barbecues and eating outside, from lighting to tabletop firepits to climbing frames, plus garden pots and grow your own solutions for spring, and all the tools needed for the spring planting spree.
M&S has everything you need for a picnic and outdoor food, a new Kelly Hoppen collaboration and furniture and homeware collections, and new homeware ranges for the spring and summer.
The Orchard has new furniture for the home, garden structures, new lounge, dining room and bedroom interior ranges including beds, sideboards, dressers, sofas, lighting, shelving, benches and more.
Joe Browns has updated its SS26 home range with more ideas for every room in the home including bedding, furniture, vases, candlesticks, glassware, bowls, lamps, serving bowls and trays, storage solutions and knick-knacks.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new Father’s Day gifting suggestions.
B&M has a holiday shop range of kids’ beach toys, tech, bags and luggage, a Great Outdoors range including camping gear and everything for the garden from solar lights to cushions, new limited edition Isle Life range of homeware.
Ivyline has lots of new planters for your indoor plants.
Home Bargains has new picnic and garden ranges of kitchenware.
Very has new Very Collection of soft furnishings and ranges of outdoor furniture, a new Revive outdoor furniture and soft furnishings collection, plus a new Very collection of furniture, wall art and storage solutions.
Jellycat has new ranges of amuseables for 2026 including Bartholomew Bear Junior.
Oliver Bonas has new May homeware furniture for the bedroom and living room and kitchenware, plus Father’s Day gifts and cards, April homeware and kitchenware ranges for the dining room, living room and bedroom.
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