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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
White Company results show transitional year as investment hits profits
The White Company FY to Aug 25 shows turnover of £290m, down 4% on the previous year, and underlying EBITDA down 16% to £34.1m.
Frasers Group snaps up children’s cycle brand Frog Bikes from administration
Frasers Group has acquired children’s cycle brand Frog Bikes after the business fell into administration earlier this year.
Puma's Q1 operating profit exceeds expectations
Puma’s Q1 revenues were down 1% at €1.86bn, underpinned by inventory clearance, but EBIT rose 19.6% to €51.9m, including negative one-off effects of €12.6m.
Etsy beats revenue estimates on steady demand
Etsy beat Wall Street expectations for Q1 revenue, supported by growth in gross merchandise sales as more active buyers joined the platform and shoppers spent more on each purchase.
Armani 2025 revenues fall 2.8%
Armani FY25 revenues fell 2.8% to €2.2bn due mainly to a weak performance of its wholesale channel.
Crime and Policing Bill gains Royal Assent
The landmark Crime and Policing Bill has gained Royal Assent, creating new powers for community policing and life changing protection for shopworkers.
UK household budgets shrink for the first time since 2023
UK household budgets decreased for the first time since 2023 in March as rising costs and global supply chain uncertainty impact finances according to the latest Asda Income Tracker.
Showroomprivé in the red as sales continue to slide
Showroomprivé revenues for FY25 were down 13.5% to €559m with a net loss of around €31m with sales down in early 2026.
Yours Clothing, Mango most 'size-inclusive brands'
Yours Clothing and Mango have been ranked as most-inclusive when it comes to fashion sizing, with Burberry getting a special mention when it comes to the best options for smaller individuals.
European e-commerce nears pandemic peak as growth stabilises
European e-commerce sales volumes continued to grow through 2025 and now sit just 1% below the high reached in 2021, according to new research from CBRE.
Temu takes measures to improve product compliance and safety
Temu, the China-based online marketplace, is working to enhance its products’ standards compliance and safety with a new partnership.
Returns are rising and poor product information is to blame
Product returns are no longer just a post-purchase problem. Poor product information is now influencing every stage from purchase confidence and conversion to return rates and loyalty.
Royal Mail launches parcel postboxes for medium-sized parcels
Royal Mail is continuing the modernisation of its iconic postboxes with a new parcel postbox, able to accept medium-sized parcels for the first time.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Skin Cupid founder: ‘We want to be all over the UK’
The founder of UK-based Korean beauty retailer Skin Cupid has said she wants to open stores “all over the UK”.
The art of shopkeeping in the digital age
Why the survival of physical retail depends not on matching the efficiency of algorithms, but on mastering the ‘art’ of the human connection.
Why contextual collaboration is replacing personalisation
Across a growing number of digital products, what used to begin with filters, navigation trees, and rigid pathways is increasingly starting with something far less structured: a prompt.
The art of fresh thinking to maintain high-performing stores
Successful stores always put CX at the heart of strategy, but ongoing growth requires periods of reflection to see the bigger picture, identify hidden costs and reset for the future.
Shopify has partnered with live shopping platform Whatnot on a new integration for Shopify, making it simple and easy for Shopify sellers to drive growth through live commerce.
Apple’s new subscription model signals shift for retail recurring revenue
Apple has unveiled a new App Store subscription option that allows customers to pay monthly while committing to a 12‑month term.
Co-op targets shoplifters with invisible forensic spray
Co-op is marking high-theft products with invisible forensic spray as part of a wider push to tackle organised shoplifting and the resale of stolen goods.
BRAND NEWS
John Smedley unveils revamped website and receives second Royal Warrant
John Smedley has unveiled its newly redesigned website, and has been granted a second Royal Warrant for exceptional knitwear and commitment to craftsmanship, quality and sustainability.
Primark has launched a collaboration with holiday firm Jet2 on a range of luggage, backpacks, weekend bags and holiday clothing.
Charles Tyrwhitt opens Chicago flagship
Charles Tyrwhitt is strengthening its US retail presence with the opening of a new flagship store in Chicago, its 13th store in the US.
Tesco extends Aldi Price Match to 2,000 convenience stores
Tesco has extended its Aldi Price Match scheme to more than 2,000 of its Tesco Express convenience stores.
Uniqlo's continues retail expansion with second Manchester store
Uniqlo is expanding its presence in the North West and opening a new store at the Trafford Centre later this year, making Manchester the first city outside of London to have two Uniqlo locations.
Mulberry launches limited-edition collection with British Pasture Leather
Mulberry has launched a limited-edition collection of bags and pouches in collaboration with British Pasture Leather to mark its 55th year and five years of the brand’s ‘Made to Last Manifesto’.
John Lewis expands loyalty programme as it continues £800m transformation
John Lewis has expanded its My John Lewis loyalty programme with, MyJL Beauty, giving members access to exclusive offers, events, curated beauty content, personalised rewards and promotions.
AND FINALLY
Tate to stage exhibition exploring ‘90s art and fashion
A new exhibition at the Tate, curated by Edward Enninful, will highlight the decade’s ‘do it yourself’ attitude and shift focus away from the dominant Cool Britannia narrative of the time.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Apr 24th 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Bikini
3/ Swimsuit
4/ Beach
5/ Picnic
6/ Garden
7/ Denim
8/ Polka Dot
9/ Dress
10/ Floral
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day – 52
Days until School Summer holidays (Scotland) - 63
Days until School Summer holidays (England & Wales) – 83
Days until Halloween – 184
Days until Black Friday - 211
Days until Christmas – 239
How to get your brand and products on the May editorial calendars, higher up on search and AI engines and in social media
Our May 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 well into Spring, and there are two long bank holiday weekends to enjoy this month, and with a bit of luck, we’ll have great weather for at least one of them.
To get the best chance for a download, add images that are related to the summer, and make sure they’re accompanied by any keywords relating to being out of the house and into the garden and the great outdoors, including garden, garden parties, barbecues (don’t forget to add all of the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc.) picnics, outdoors.
Summer holidays are on the horizon, so campaign images that include the beach or the outside world will be used. Upload any images you have of summer outfits, holiday clothes, festival clothes, sandals, beachwear, swimsuits, bikinis, linen, and sandals.
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.
May is also the start of wedding season, so if you have any wedding-related items, then get ready to promote them along with any wedding keywords, bridal, bride, groom, hen party, stag do, 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.
This month sees the start of the FIFA World Cup Final which is hosted in US, Mexico and Canada and starts on the 11th June at the 87,000 capacity Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (Scotland’s first match is June 13th and England starts on June 17th) and carries on to the final match on the 19th July in the 82,000 capacity MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Tag anything football-related with the keywords ”World Cup.”
If you’re looking for more hooks to help promote your brand and products, then see the list of days, weeks and fortnights below.
May Diary - Weeks/Months
May is National Walking Month, National Smile Month (12th May – 12th Jun Changes), and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
It’s also:
Small Business Week US – (May 3rd - 9th)
Dementia UK Time for a Cuppa Week (1st-8th)
National Doughnut Week (16th – 24th)
National Stationery Week (11th –17th )
Cannes Film Festival (12th – 23rd )
Sandwich Week (18th – 24th)
RHS Chelsea Flower Show (19th – 23rd)
National Barbeque Week (25th – 31st )
May - Days
3rd – World Press Freedom Day
4th - Met Gala – This year’s theme is 'Fashion is Art'
4th – May Day
4th – Star Wars Day
4th – Firefighters Memorial Day
4-5th – Lag BaOmer
5th –Cinco de Mayo (US Holiday)
7th – World Password Day
8th – VE day
9th – Europe Day
25th – Whit Monday / Pentecost
10th – Searches of Prom dresses peak
10th – Mother’s Day (US and Australia)
11th- World Fairtrade Day
12th – International Nurses Day
13th – World Cocktail Day
14th – Ascension Day
15th – International Day of Families
15th - BBQ searches rise
16th – Eurovision Final in Basel Switzerland
16th – World Whisky Day
16th - Men’s FA Cup Final
20th – World Bee Day
21st – International Tea Day
21st – Shavuot
22nd – World Goth Day
22rd - UEFA Women's Champions League final
22nd – Craft Distillery Day (US)
25th – Spring Bank Holiday
25th - Geek Pride Day
25th – National Wine Day (US)
25th – Camping-related searches rise
25th – Memorial Day
29th – National Biscuit Day
30th – BBQ searches peak
30th - UEFA Champions League Final
31st – Women’s FA Cup Final
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
Lola Star is a growing UK athleisure brand based in the North West. Founder Kate Hill created the brand because she couldn’t find activewear that truly worked for her “leggings that felt supportive, comfortable, and confidence-boosting. Lola Starr is about designing pieces that move with real women, through real life.“
Iolla has new ranges of its sunglasses for men and women, the latest ranges for the summer holiday season feature custom tints in all the colours of the rainbow.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Primark has new beauty accessories, new Pau Eche (Paula Echevarría) collaborations of clothing, shoes, accessories and jewellery, plus outfits for the beach, Devil Wears Prada collaborations, a new Millennial Pink range of haircare and makeup accessories, and new band t-shirts.
Matalan has new summer clothing, a new Riveria range of menswear, a new Prairie range of womenswear and accessories for SS26, a new floral range of clothes and accessories.
Monsoon has a new collaboration with Charlie Taylor Bonnie, new spring womenswear and kids clothing for May and June, along with jewellery, new linen and denim women's wear and accessory ranges, plus new ranges of shoes, bags, scarves and sunglasses.
Oliver Bonas has new summer clothing and accessory ranges, new jewellery launches, new summer fashion lines, plus May drops of hats, sunglasses, socks, shoes, sandals, clothing, bags and accessories.
Scamp & Dude has a new collaboration with trainer/sports shoe brand Gola.
Cotton Traders has a new collaboration of summer outfits with Jasmine Harman.
TK Maxx has a spring summer range of men and women's clothing, shoes, boots plus women’s accessories including handbags, bags, purses and wallets.
Very has a new Very collection, new children’s Hello Kitty and Disney clothing ranges, new footwear, accessory and makeup ranges, womenswear and menswear ranges for the summer holidays, new denim ranges and a new collaboration with Adidas.
Accessorize has new women’s and kids summer holiday wear including dresses, bikinis, shirts, jewellery, shoes, hats and bags.
New Look has new season outfits, jewellery and accessories and drops of SS26 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
Peacocks has new Danni Dyer modelled womenswear for the holidyas and the beach, new accessories for the summer, including bags, sunglasses, jewellery and sandals, new lingerie and nightwear, new Lousie Redknapp SS26 ranges.
Bonmarché has a new Lorraine loves range, Dash range of womenswear, new summer outfits, beachwear, including dresses, tops, bikinis, swimsuits, shirts and shorts, plus women’s wear for the summer holidays modelled by Lisa Snowdon.
Deichmann has new ranges of summer shoes and sandals plus new Converse ranges.
F&F has new womenswear collections for the summer including, bikinis, swimsuits, and day and evening wear for the summer holidays.
Regatta has a new extensive range of everyday womenswear for all occasions, and new Orla Kiely collaboration of jackets, dresses and coats.
Barbour has a new Farm Rio collaboration, new Chelsea Flower Show dressing ranges, a new Icons range, a Paul Smith Collaboration, a Heritage+ range plus a collaboration with Feng Chen Wang, new jumpers and bags.
M&S has a new menswear range, a 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.
River Island has a new Terry De Havilland collaboration of beachwear, accessories, shoes and jewellery, new Abbie Rosie and Enid Blyton bag collaborations, Olivia Denim collaboration with Olivia Attwood, and a new Off to the Races ranges.
Dune has new bags and shoes for SS26.
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.
National Trust has new collaborations with clothing and accessory ranges for the outdoors for men and women from Craghoppers.
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Home, garden and food
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.
TK Maxx has home gifts for Father’s Day.
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.
Primark has new luggage and storage solutions, Island Heat ranges of homeware, new homeware including decorations, vases, soft furnishings, candles, diffusers and kitchenware.
Homesense has new art-related gifts and barbecue and picnic items for the summer months.
Jellycat has new ranges of amuseables for 2026 including Bartholomew Bear, Ricky Rain Frog, Zumblebi Junior.
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.
Designers Guild has new SS26 soft furnishing design ranges including cushions, rugs and throws.
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.
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