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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
M&S to launch womenswear in the US
Marks & Spencer is launching its womenswear ranges in the US via Nordstrom, 25 years after it withdrew from the market.
George owner Asda reports progress in FY25
Asda sales for FY25 excluding fuel fell 3.3% to £21bn - better than the 3.4% drop of FY24 – and adjusted EBITDA after rent fell 33.1% to £764m.
Debenhams turnaround continues
Debenhams (Boohoo) Group’s trading update for the year to the end of Feb showed it “comfortably ahead of previous guidance” on the profits front.
Boux Avenue narrows losses as sales rise 6.9%
UK-based lingerie retailer Boux Avenue has reported a significant improvement in its financial performance for the financial year ended Mar 29 2025.
UK retail sales slip as shoppers pull back post-January spending
Retail sales volumes fell slightly last month, but remained up in the three months to February, as shoppers pulled back on post-January spending.
UK consumer confidence takes a hit as Middle East war worries set in
Two major views on the state of UK consumer confidence - BRC and GfK - have agreed that things look bad. And it’s not hard to fathom the reasons: the Middle East conflict and its knock-on effects.
Jigsaw plans 10 new stores in 2026
Jigsaw is expanding its bricks-and-mortar footprint by almost a quarter, as it has “its sights set on an ambitious 2026” following a strong Christmas trading period.
Record second half sees THG return to growth
THG delivered a strong FY25 performance that saw it return to growth after a shaky H1, with a record H2 and renewed momentum across its subscriptions‑led Beauty and Nutrition businesses.
Costa Coffee hits 400 UK drive-thrus as convenience format fuels expansion
Costa Coffee has announced the opening of its 400th UK drive-thru store. With the business planning to open up to 40 additional drive-thru stores across the UK in 2026.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How to create a seamless checkout experience
MarTech shows you some small UX tweaks that can remove major purchase barriers, to create a seamless checkout experience that keeps customers coming back.
3 new email metrics that you need now
Email performance is being redefined, and disaffection, replies and trust are replacing opens and clicks as the signals that actually matter.
What the top 5% of AI users do differently
Most employees use AI, but only a few use it to create real value. MarTech shows you how to recognise them and how to help everyone else catch up.
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.
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.
Meta aims to position WhatsApp as the new frontier in customer relations
Once confined to private exchanges, WhatsApp, with three billion monthly active users, now aims to establish itself as an essential growth driver for sales portals.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Dr Martens promotes from within to appoint new UK general manager
Dr Martens has promoted sales director Nick Duff to the newly created role of general manager for the UK.
AllSaints names former Zalando exec Nichole Strydom as chief merchant
AllSaints has appointed Nichole Strydom as its new chief merchant, with the fashion retailer confirming she will join the business on 5 May.
BRAND NEWS
New Look to continue roll out of new concept store with upsized space in Metrocentre
New Look is planning to continue the expansion of its new store concept, which is due to be introduced to a relocated site in the Gateshead Metrocentre.
M&S launches monthly market trend-led capsule programme
M&S has launched a monthly capsule programme, the Love That Drop, providing customers with the latest catwalk looks and emerging style trends.
JD Sports rolls out 2026 brand campaign
JD Sports has launched its 2026 main brand campaign across the UK and Ireland in partnership with Edison Media, marking the agency’s first full main brand brief for the retailer.
Sainsbury’s Tu launches first 100% linen collection
Sainsbury's clothing brand, Tu, has unveiled its first-ever 100% linen collection.
Garage confirms Manchester stores as it accelerates UK expansion
Canadian fashion brand Garage is expanding its presence in the UK with the opening of two new stores in Manchester later this year, located at Manchester Arndale and Trafford Centre.
B&Q opens first ever standalone TradePoint store
B&Q has opened its first-ever standalone TradePoint store in Barking, marking a significant expansion of its trade-focused offer beyond its dedicated counters and areas in normal stores.
Vivobarefoot to open US flagship store
Vivobarefoot has chosen New York City for the launch of its first US flagship as it continues to expand internationally.
Meta to launch new AI glasses aimed at prescription wearers
Meta Platforms Inc. plans to debut two new Ray-Ban smart glasses models next week intended for prescription wearers.
AND FINALLY x2
Jigsaw's retail director leaves just 10 days after arrival
If you thought Lisa Butler’s few months as global retail director at Russell & Bromley was short, her time at Jigsaw has been even shorter with its retail director having left just 10 days after joining.
Argos sees 10x TikTok view uplift with Kurupt FM-led ‘Stockroom Rave’ campaign
Argos reported a major spike in TikTok performance with a music-led social campaign built around a surprise “stockroom rave” concept with the “People Do Nothing” Kurupt FM spoof pirate station.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Mar 27th 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Easter
3/ Denim
4/ Dress
5/ Sandals
6/ Home
7/ Hat
8/ Sunglasses
9/ Coastal
10/ Skirt
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PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Easter – 6
Days until Father’s Day – 83
Days until School Summer holidays (Scotland) - 94
Days until School Summer holidays (England&Wales) - 114
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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BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
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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