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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Castore, TGJones, Reformation, Debenhams, Adidas, Bath&Body Works, Ocado, Bensons for Beds, Hotel Chocolat, Laura James, Co-op, Bonmarché, Primark and M&S. Plus, the hits and misses for loyalty apps, how to refresh your brand without losing your audience and more.
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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Amazon Prime Day 2026 shopping event on track to deliver UK spending record
Adobe’s Amazon Prime Day forecast shows that the event is set to deliver its biggest UK spending year yet, with shoppers expected to splash out £2.24 billion across the event, up 7.9% from 2025.
TGJones squeezes suppliers in last-ditch rescue attempt
The owner of the TGJones chain risks a wave of fresh criticism as the retailer seeks to postpone repayments owed to major suppliers.
High street suffers second worst week of the year as sales fall
The BDO High Street Sales Tracker shows total like-for-like sales fell 7.81% in the week to 14 Jun, the second worst weekly performance this year.
Castore acquires 160-year-old shoemaker
Castore has taken a 75% stake in one of Britain’s oldest footwear manufacturers, Grenson founded in 1866.
Retail job vacancies fall as employers rein in hiring
Retail and hospitality businesses cut back on hiring as UK job vacancies fell to their lowest level in five years, according to the latest official figures.
Debenhams Group CEO pay falls 85% to £684,057 despite improved performance
Debenhams Group CEO Dan Finley's total remuneration fell about 85%, from around £4.5m to £684,057, for the year ended 28 Feb 2026.
JD.com promotional event achieves record number of users placing orders
Chinese retail juggernaut JD.com has seen a new record in the number of users placing orders this year.
Reformation, the Los Angeles-based sustainable womenswear brand with five stores in London one to be launched in Manchester, is preparing to go public as early as July.
Adidas leads fashion and sportswear names in Kantar's consumer sustainability ranking
Adidas is the highest-ranked fashion or sportswear brand in the first edition of Kantar's Sustainability Consumer-led Brand Ranking, placing it third overall.
Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
Companies are increasingly turning to AI-generated content that purports to show genuine customer experiences while giving no obvious indication that the people featured are not real.
AI transparency rule shouldn’t apply to ads, EU retail group says
Eurocommerce, whose members include H&M and Inditex, argued AI-generated ads should be exempt from a rule requiring disclosure of AI use.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
The hits and misses for loyalty apps
Shoppers want to see fewer notifications from brands, preferring a quiet mobile experience that prioritises loyalty points and exclusive pricing.
How to refresh your brand without losing your audience
MarTech shows you how to evolve your brand’s look and messaging while keeping the familiarity and trust your audience expects.
Bath & Body Works outlines its plan for future UK expansion
US brand Bath & Body Works now trades from 56 locations across the UK and Ireland, including 15 full assortment shops and has plans from more, as brand manager UK & Ireland Jo Part explains.
How retailers are losing sales by demanding too much customer data at checkout
Mandatory account creation is one of the most damaging single points of friction in any checkout flow with 26% of online shoppers abandoning carts because they are forced to create an account.
The strange death of the changing room
As some shops toy with the idea of removing changing rooms, what does it mean for the future of the high street?
How a single print built an enduring lifestyle brand for Orla Kiely
Orla Kiely founded her label 30 years ago with husband Dermott Rowan, starting with fabric prints and expanding into homeware, furniture, stationery and lifestyle collections.
How to drive real value from social media
Social media is more than likes. Hootsuite explains how to turn social media into a performance-driven channel that proves its value.
Managing your marketing content in the age of AI
MarTech explains how AI is being used not just to generate the content, but to solve the increasingly difficult challenges of organisation, findability, and workflow acceleration.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Ocado lines up new chief executive to succeed co-founder Tim Steiner
Ocado Group is preparing to appoint a successor to Tim Steiner, one of the founders of the business more than 25 years ago and architect of its London float in 2010.
Bensons for Beds appoints former Boots exec to head up owned brands
Bensons for Beds has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of former Boots executive Emma Forbes as director of owned brands.
BRAND NEWS
Co-op expands concession partnership with Bonmarché
Co-op has expanded its partnership with Bonmarché with the launch of four new in-store concessions.
Primark secures former Debenhams site for new 29,000 sq ft Kent store
Primark has confirmed that it will open a seventh store in Kent at County Square shopping centre, taking on around 29,000 sq ft of space from former Debenhams and Select units.
M&S builds on fragrance success with new premium scent launch
M&S has launched STUDIO fragrances, a new range of eight unisex eau de perfumes created to be worn solo or layered together.
Hotel Chocolat to open a luxury store and café in Leeds
Hotel Chocolat’s new Leeds White Rose store will allow “guests to explore cacao in all forms”, the new site will combine a Hotel Chocolat luxury retail store with a dedicated Velvetiser cafe.
Lakeside unveils Brompton Arcade as new home for indie brands
Lakeside mall in Essex has unveiled Brompton Arcade with a “strategic repositioning as a vibrant hub for independent businesses, local entrepreneurs and experience-led operations.”
Laura James to open new operations facility in Rugby
Interiors retailer Laura James is to open a new operational facility, photography studio and showroom in Rugby.
AND FINALLY x 2
Snap mocked over £1,995 smart glasses
Snap has faced investor backlash after unveiling its long-awaited £1,995 smart glasses, with the bulky design of the device widely mocked online.
Lidl joins caterpillar cake wars with introduction of Cooper
Lidl is the latest supermarket to introduce a caterpillar-shaped celebration cake with Cooper, the ‘Very late Caterpillar’. It’s the eighth retailer to launch a caterpillar shaped cake.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending June 19th 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Swimsuit
3/ Bikini
4/ Beach
5/ AW26
6/ Christmas
7/ Dress
8/ Father
9/ Denim
10/ Sandals
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until School Summer holidays (Scotland) - 10
Days until School Summer holidays (England & Wales) – 30
Days until Halloween – 131
Days until Black Friday – 158
Days until Christmas – 186
How to get your brand and products on the June editorial calendars, higher up on search and AI engines and in social media
Our June 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 here - and hopefully, the weather will improve – and the media will be starting to ramp up their summer holiday features. For fashion clients add summer clothing, swimwear, beachwear, sandals, garden party, going out as keywords/phrases, plus any relevant keywords for accessories, like make-up bags, jewellery rolls, phone cases, suitcases, travel bags, travel accessories etc.
For home, push anything related to the outside, including garden furniture, anything for a garden party, a picnic, or a barbecue. Don’t forget to add all of the other spellings, such as BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc.
Also, add general summer holiday keywords like beach holiday, travel, travelling and vacation etc.
We’re also at the start of the festival season, so upload any items related to festivals and make sure you add the keyword “festival” or use some of the big festivals as keywords like Glastonbury – it’s not on this year but people will still be looking for it - or any of the other big festivals, Isle of Wight, British Summer Time, Boardmasters and Reading, Leeds.
Also, look at any sports-related items, as this month sees the start of football’s World Cup Finals in the US/Mexico/Canada. Plus, look at anything tennis-related for Wimbledon, which is coming up in early July.
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 promote your brand and products, see the list of days, weeks, and fortnights below.
June Diary - Weeks/Months
June is LGBTQ Pride Month, Men’s Health Month
It’s also.
2026 World Cup Final – US/Mexico/Canada 11th Jun - 19th Jul
Wimbledon fortnight starts (29th Jun – 12th Jul)
June - Days
22nd – World Rainforest Day
22nd – Windrush Day
23rd- 26th – Amazon Prime Event
24th – Midsummer’s Day
25th – 6 months until Christmas Day
25th – Wimbledon Searches Rise
29th – Wimbledon starts
30th – International Asteroid 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
Ellerod is small business that specialises in creating high-quality sustainable homeware inspired by the great British countryside and made from natural fibres in England. Ranges include cushion covers, placemats, tea towels and stockings.
Ipanema footwear is inspired by the culture of Brazil, it’s fun, chic and colourful and includes unique features that make Ipanema sandals and thongs unique, including multiple sole shapes for better comfort and fit, “360 degree” prints that wrap around the sole, and multiple strap details.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Curvy Kate has new Scantilly lingerie ranges for AW26, including Glamour Puss, Victory Nouveau, Heartstopper, Boost, Intoxicated, Merlot, Restraint, Scandal, Swerve, Boost, Smoothie, Zen, Intoxicated, Flare, Lightstyle, Wondurfully, Cool Cat, Unapologetic, Hapy Hour, and Smoothie Spacer.
Oliver Bonas has new August accessories, jewellery, womenswear, sandals, bags and backpacks, plus new shoes from Birkenstock.
TK Maxx has new menswear, hats, glasses and sandals for the summer holidays, plus kidswear and women’s clothes, accessories, beach bags and sandals.
Primark has a new Performance range, The Scene womenswear edit, new ranges of nightwear and lingerie, Prince tennis wear, new beachwear, band t-shirts and hats for the festivals, plus new Pride month collections.
Tu Clothing has new high-summer womenswear and back-to-school ranges from its School Shop 2026.
Bonmarché has new high-summer outfits, a new Lisa Snowdon Holidays Edit, a Lorraine loves range, Dash range of womenswear, new summer outfits, beachwear, including dresses, tops, bikinis, swimsuits, shirts and shorts.
Scamp & Dude has new Holiday Shop dresses, jumpers, jackets and hoodies, plus a new collaboration with trainer/sports shoe brand Gola.
Accessorize has a new range of jewellery for the summer, new accessories including socks, jewellery and scarves, new women’s and kids summer holiday wear including dresses, bikinis, shirts, jewellery, shoes, hats and bags.
Monsoon has new accessories including bags and boots, a new collaboration with Callie Thorpe and with Charlie Taylor Bonnie, new spring womenswear and kids clothing, along with jewellery, new linen and denim women's wear.
Joe Browns has new womenswear images for 2026.
River Island has a new Polly Smith collaboration, new Pony collaboration, a new Tolami Benson collaboration, a new Samie Elishi collaboration, plus new images from the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Student Design Awards.
Barbour has a new Wimbledon Edit, a festival dressing range, a new Farm Rio collaboration, new Chelsea Flower Show dressing ranges, a new Icons range, and a Paul Smith Collaboration.
Cotton Traders has new AW26 womenswear and a new collaboration of summer outfits with Jasmine Harman.
Peacocks has a new Dani Dyer Mini Collection for kids, new Lousie Redknapp SS26 ranges, new Dani Dyer modelled womenswear for the holidays and the beach.
Very has new World Cup outfits, a new AO summer wardrobe, Michelle Keegan collaboration and a new Very collection, new children’s Hello Kitty and Disney clothing ranges and new footwear.
Iolla has new ranges of its sunglasses for men and women for the World Cup, the latest ranges for the summer holiday season feature custom tints in all the colours of the rainbow.
Neem London produces sustainable, stylish and classic menswear pieces with low emissions, and is the goto label for “hot dads”.
VIXII jewellery is designed in the UK and handcrafted in India, and includes limited edition bracelets and necklaces.
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Home, garden and food
TK Maxx has new soft furnishings and new kitchenware including jugs, crockery, bowls, and utensils.
Oliver Bonas has new August lighting and homeware for the lounge, dining room and kitchen, beauty products, plus new furniture including chairs, tables and lighting.
Jellycat has new animal ranges including Bretti Yeti, Trixiwoo Raccoon, Peanut Yeti, Bartholomew Bear, Mulshi, S’Mores, Ort & Tum, Zapperty and Rockleton plus seaside holiday themed bears and amuseables.
Homesense has new homeware gifts, new art-related gifts and barbecue and picnic items for the summer months.
Oriana B has new furniture for the home from sofas and settees to side tables and dining tables.
Hobbycraft has new ideas for the autumn and Halloween.
Primark has new travel solutions, new Chillis range of homeware, new luggage and storage solutions, Island Heat ranges of homeware with decorations, vases, soft furnishings, candles, diffusers and kitchenware.
Dunelm has new Cosy Home, Wild Harvest, Salvage Yard and Beautility AW26 homeware ranges and Vintage Emporium ranges of homeware and furniture for SS26.
Cambridge Imprint has new large hardback notebooks, tea towels, new cards and papers, new Italian cotton ribbons, small pocket books, and kitchen trays.
National Trust has new ranges of Anglepoise lamps for the home, new garden furniture, new gifts, food and gardening ranges, and new homeware.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new gifting suggestions and a Brontë sisters themed growbar.
Dobbies Garden Centres has Halloween an autumn home ranges, new summer pots and things for garden barbecues and eating outside, from lighting to tabletop firepits to climbing frames.
Furniture Village has new ranges for the home from beds, to shelving, to sofas and chairs.
Sir Jacobs brings together the worlds of ceramics and fragrance — turning everyday objects into something truly special.
Home Bargains has a new Hinch Home range, plus new Coastal Retreat themed homeware accessories.
Cult Furniture has new furniture for the bedroom, living room, home office, kitchen and dining rooms.
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