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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Next smashes expectations again
Next FY ending Jan 26 was a “very good year" with group profit before tax of £1.158bn, up 14.5%. and £8m higher than expected.
Co-op CEO to step down as the group swings to a loss in 2025
The Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq has decided to step down as the group swung to a loss in the FY to 3 Jan after the impact last year's cyber-attack.
H&M sales fall flat but spring shows positive signs
H&M has recorded flat sales but says the spring is contributing to a “positive sales trend” for the next quarter.
Morrisons posts Q1 sales growth
Morrisons Q1 for the 13 weeks ended 25 Jan the grocer saw total sales increased 2.6% to £4.1bn after a stronger Christmas and continued investment.
UK clothing manufacturers 'on strong footing' for the year
UK small clothes retailers saw sales revenue hold steady at under £500,000 in Q4 2025 - the third highest level since 2018 - putting clothing manufacturers on a “growth-footing” for the year ahead.
UK consumer confidence has ‘collapsed’ during Iran war, retail industry says
A BRC survey finds public even more pessimistic about finances as higher energy prices fuel inflation fears.
Future expands Creator Initiative into UK market
Media group Future has expanded its proprietary creator-led initiative, Future Collab, into the UK market through its fashion and beauty brands Marie Claire UK and Who What Wear UK.
French customs to inspect small parcels at the border
In response to Chinese parcels evading the French tax by transiting via neighbouring countries, French customs will now to carry out checks of online orders from other EU countries.
English and Welsh wine production surges in 2025 after strong harvest
English and Welsh winemakers reported a 55% rise in production in 2025, with a hot, dry summer and continued vineyard expansion helping to deliver the UK’s third-largest grape harvest.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
18 AI-powered content creation tools to simplify your workflow
AI-content creation tools can help writers and marketers save time and use their skills for more strategic aspects of content creation. Hootsuite finds the 18 best tools.
How to create a seamless checkout experience
Small UX tweaks can remove major purchase barriers. MartTech shows you how to create a seamless checkout experience that keeps customers coming back.
Social media optimisation in 13 easy steps
Social media optimisation techniques can help you do what you’re doing even better, from improving engagement to gaining new followers.
How I started in fashion: Paul Hayes, CEO of Seasalt
Paul Hayes joined Cornish clothing brand Seasalt as CEO in 2013, transforming it from a regional £20m business into a £150m international brand.
How AI is transforming the retail supply chain
For years, the retail industry talked about AI as if it were mainly a forecasting upgrade. That phase, however, is ending explains RG.
M&S is giving store managers suite of AI tools
M&S is embracing artificial intelligence at store level, giving every manager and support centre colleague AI and AgenticAI tool.
Google expects uptick in virtual try-on users as it promises more investment
Google is expecting more users to test out its virtual try-on tool in the coming weeks, as it teases more innovation and features in the future.
Sephora pilots US app in ChatGPT
Sephora is piloting its app in ChatGPT for US customers in a bid to bring a new AI-enhanced shopping experience.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Depop has appointed VP of strategy and customer experience, Chidi Onwudike, to the role of chief operating officer.
Currys chief executive Alex Baldock to exit the business
Currys has announced that Alex Baldock is to step down as group chief executive after eight years to take a new external position.
BRAND NEWS
Superdry & Co unveils new Bench collection
Superdry & Co has released its first licensed collection with streetwear brand Bench in-store and via its website.
Boss by Beckham returns for a season
Boss By Beckham is back for SS26, the Hugo Boss-owned label releasing a “versatile wardrobe informed by a life of style”.
Fred Perry opens new flagship Soho store
Fred Perry has opened a new flagship store in London’s Soho, marking what the brand describes as a homecoming to one of the districts most closely tied to its history and cultural identity.
Lidl and Amazon to sell plug-in solar panels in UK as part of government home energy scheme
Lidl and Amazon are set to begin selling plug-in solar panels in the UK within months under new government plans to open up the retail market for low-cost home energy technology.
AND FINALLYx2
Argos sparks consumer outrage over toddler ‘influencer kit’
Argos has come under fire after listing a wooden “influencer kit” for toddlers on its website, prompting criticism from parents and child development campaigners.
New V&A exhibition explores how Elsa Schiaparelli dressed ‘the most masculine city’ in Britain
From red-carpet gowns worn by Ariana Grande to surrealist skeleton dresses, Elsa Schiaparelli’s designs have long blurred the line between fashion and art.
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What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Mar 20th 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Easter
3/ Bag
4/ Dress
5/ Garden
6/ Denim
7/ Floral
8/ Shoes
9/ Gardening
10/ Stripe
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PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Easter –10
Days until Father’s Day – 87
Days until School Summer holidays (Scotland) - 98
Days until School Summer holidays (England&Wales) - 118
March Diary
How to get your brand on the March Editorial Calendars, search engines and social media
Our March 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.
March is mostly about preparing for the big Easter holidays next month, so make sure you are starting to include relevant Easter keywords. It’s also the time people make their first big getaway abroad, so any keywords and clothes for warmer climes, loungewear, going out wear, swimsuits, bikinis, etc, should be added.
In the middle of the month, there’s Mother’s Day, so try to get Mother, gifts, or Mother’s Day into your keywords for anything that seems appropriate. Also, if you have anything green, add the Keyword St Patrick's Day.
Plus, as we’re now definitely in Spring, carry on adding those spring and summer-related images and adding keywords relating to the summer, like swimwear, outdoor living, garden, garden parties and Barbecues (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que etc) and for home it’s all about Spring cleaning and updating for Spring.
We’re also starting to get ready for the bridal season – the peak is May to October – so If you have bridal wear or anything appropriate to weddings, then start to upload it and label it with the keyword wedding.
The Olympics aren't over yet as this month sees the week-long Paralympic Games, which start on the 6th March and finish on the 15th March. So ski wear and sports wear should be pushed.
Lastly, it’s Oscar month, so why not upload some smart suits and dresses and create an Oscar section for an evening watching the Oscars?
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.
March Diary - Weeks/Months
In the UK, it’s National Bed Month. Introduced by The Sleep Council and The National Bed Federation, it aims to raise awareness of the importance of sleep, so push anything sleep-related. It’s also Dechox month, which encourages people to give up chocolate – cakes and biscuits - for the month! So, any chocolate, biscuit or cake alternatives should be pushed. It’s also Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Walk All Over Cancer Month, Endometriosis Awareness Month, Brain Tumour Awareness Month, Women’s History Month.
Interesting Stat: National No-Smoking Day was originally on Ash Wednesday when it was started in 1984. It was moved to the second Wednesday in March as, while it’s less easy to remember, the date doesn’t move around the calendar quite so much as Ash Wednesday does.
Other events include;
Bridal Fashion Week London (22nd-24th)
The Big Walk and Wheel (26th – 27h)
March - Days
26th – Six years since the first lockdown started in the UK in 2020
27th – Wear a Hat Day (Brain Tumour Research)
29th – British Summertime Begins
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;
Community Garden Week (1st – 7th)
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
1st – April Fool’s Day
1st – Passover Begins
2nd – Maundy Thursday
4th – Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
5th – Easter Sunday
6th – Easter Monday
7th – World Health Day
7th – National Beer Day (US)
8th – Gym and fitness searches peak
9th – Grand National Weekend starts
9th – Passover Ends
11th – Grand National Race
10th-12th – Coachella Weekend One
12th - Olivier Theatre Awards
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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Clothing, beauty and accessories
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.
Monsoon has new linen and denim womenswear ranges and an accessory range, plus new ranges of shoes, bags, scarves, jewellery and sunglasses.
Primark has a new Knit and Jersey ranges, new clothes for the beach, new bridal outfits, a new Coleen Rooney collaboration, athleisure and swimwear wear ranges, Major Find range, Edit range, F1 Alpine and Ford Goodyear collaborations, a Scene youth range, new makeup ranges, and men’s linen ranges.
Accessorize has new women’s and kids summer holiday wear including dresses, bikinis, shirts, jewellery, shoes, hats and bags.
Regatta has a new Orla Kiely collaboration of jackets, dresses and coats.
Very has new womenswear and menswear ranges for the summer holidays, new denim ranges, a new collaboration with Adidas, and new Wuthering-Heights-inspired womenswear.
National Trust has new collaborations with clothing and accessory ranges for the outdoors for men and women from Craghoppers.
New Look has new season outfits, jewellery and accessories and drops of SS26 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
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.
Scamp & Dude has a new Super Scarf collaboration with Alison Hammond, new holiday outfits including dresses, shirts, swimwear and bags, a new Davina McCall collaboration plus new clothes and accessory ranges.
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.
Threadbare has new SS26 womenswear.
Oliver Bonas has new May summer fashion lines, plus April and March drops of hats, sunglasses, socks, shoes, sandals, clothing, bags, jewellery and accessories.
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.
Lola Star has a new Elevate range of athleisure wear.
River Island has a new Enid Blyton bag collaboration, Olivia Denim collaboration with Olivia Attwood, a 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.
M&S has a new Gillian Anderson collaboration, new Autograph lingerie and nightwear ranges, new menswear ranges, new SS26 accessories, jewellery, shoes and bags, underwear ranges.
Roman Originals has new floral ranges, Petite ranges for SS26, Spring dresses, tops, trousers, skirts, jumpers and cardigans, new Dusk and Curve ranges including coats, jackets, dresses and trousers.
Bonmarché has new womenswear for the summer holidays modelled by Lisa Snowdon.
Deichmann has new boots and ballet flats.
Inspecs has a new Barbour range of sunglasses.
Peacocks has new Dani Dyer SS26 ranges, Lousie Redknapp denim ranges, SS26 shoes, bags, belts, jewellery, accessories, sleepwear and lingerie, plus leisure wear and ranges for men and women.
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Home, garden and food
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, Easter-themed homeware and decorations.
Ivyline has lots of new planters for your indoor plants.
Primark has new Island Heat ranges of homeware, new homeware for Easter including Easter decorations, vases, soft furnishings, candles, diffusers and kitchenware.
The Orchard has garden structures, new lounge, dining room and bedroom interior ranges including beds, sideboards, dressers, sofas, lighting, shelving, benches and more.
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.
Cambridge Imprint has new kitchen trays, exercise and hardback books, notebooks, new Clamshell and Dandelion patterned paper, Charleston themed ranges of patterned paper, new Easter decorations, new notecards, envelopes, albums, notebooks, and cards for SS26.
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.
Homesense has new SS26 homeware for the lounge, bathroom, kitchen and dining room and Easter gifts for the home.
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 Easter and spring planting spree.
Quorn Stone has new Marisol ranges of decorative tiles, natural stone, and marble and stone effect ranges, new terracotta decorative tiles, natural stone range, marble and decorative effect tiles.
M&S has a new Kelly Hoppen collaboration and furniture and homeware collections, and new homeware ranges for the spring and summer.
Matalan has a new Sorrento range of tableware, bed linen, cushions and furnishings for the garden.
National Trust has new food and gardening ranges, Easter decorations, new homeware, new shed ranges, new garden furniture with new Oxleys and Sitting Spiritually collaborations, new glasshouses, and new kitchen furniture ranges based on their country houses, including walled units, islands and kitchen dressers.
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