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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Schuh, Greggs, Holland & Barrett, Brewdog, Charlotte Tilbury, Dr Martens, Crocs, Rituals, CloseCo, Paul Smith, Burberry, Tesco, DFS and Sofology. Plus, how online is driving major retailers’ strategies, essential Instagram algorithm tips and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Shop price inflation eases in February
Shop price inflation climbed 1.1% in Feb, down from growth of 1.5% in Jan, as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said healthy competition among retailers "kept price rises in check".
Schuh accounts for the FY to Feb 2025 show turnover fell 2.6% to £370.95m and EBITDA fell 60% to £11.2m due to challenging trading in the period.
Greggs profit slips hindered by market challenges and low consumer sentiment
Greggs has seen a 9% slip in profit to £171.9m in its full year as the food-to-go retailer battled with a challenging market and low consumer sentiment.
Holland & Barrett expects to hit £1bn in revenue later this year
Holland & Barrett has recorded its third year of double-digit growth and expects to hit £1bn in annual revenue in the current financial year.
Tilray acquires BrewDog in £33m deal
Tilray Brands has acquired BrewDog’s UK assets in a £33m deal aimed at creating a global craft beer and beverage platform worth around $500m in annual revenue.
UK digital ad spend surpassed £40bn in 2025
UK digital advertising market passed £40bn in 2025 and is now forecast to grow 10.3% in 2026 to £44.7bn, reaching £49.1bn by 2027.
£2.1bn of grocery sales at risk due to out-of-stock products
Product availability has overtaken price as the biggest driver of customer loyalty in UK grocery retail, with stock-outs putting an estimated £2.1bn in sales at risk.
Delivery failures are now ‘systemic’ in UK retail
Research from InPost UK finds one in three parcels fails on the first delivery attempt, with four in ten consumers missing at least one delivery every month.
Public backs AI in services, but demands strong rules
People in the UK are open to using AI, with speed and accessibility cited most often as key benefits. However, support depends on public confidence, regulation and trust.
‘Cost-per-wear’ mindset grows among consumers
More consumers are considering the ‘cost-per-wear’ of an item when shopping these days in a move away from impulse spending.
Global brands shut Middle East stores as conflict causes chaos
In Dubai and other major Middle Eastern shopping hubs, many stores are closed or operating with a skeleton staff as the escalating conflict in the region causes chaos for businesses and travel.
Amazon says drones damaged three facilities in UAE and Bahrain
Amazon's cloud computing business says drones have hit three of its facilities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain following US and Israeli strikes against Iran at the weekend.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How online is driving major retailers’ strategies
Tesco is rejigging its head office functions in order to focus greater attention on its digital operations in a very similar move to the incredibly successful strategy at Walmart in the US.
Essential Instagram algorithm tips
Hootsuite looks at how the Instagram algorithm works, what’s changed recently, and how to optimise content across Feed, Reels, Stories, and Explore.
Why you need to be visible across multiple channels
MediaVision finds brands with consistent visibility across social, search, and content channels are outperforming those relying on isolated campaigns or single-channel investment.
Pour Moi founder & CEO Michael Thomson on moving into athleisure
British lingerie and swimwear brand Pour Moi has kicked off 2026 with the launch of a new athleisure collection called Off Duty, designed in response to demand from its customer base.
How to create demand when buyers don’t see the problem
Traditional demand capture fails when no one is searching. Here’s a framework for educating the market, building authority and defining a new category.
How AI is moving faster than customer trust
Marketers are racing ahead with AI, but unless brands close the trust gap, customers may never fully embrace AI-powered engagement says MarTech.
Wickes connects UK businesses with ‘home-improvement’ audience
Wickes has unveiled a new media network designed to connect brands with the UK’s “home-improvement audience”.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Charlotte Tilbury taps former Rabanne executitve for CMO role
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has appointed Jerome Leloup for the role of chief marketing officer, he joins from Rabanne and previously Puig.
Dr Martens chief product officer departs
Dr Martens chief product officer Adam Meek has departed from the shoe retailer after four years. As the footwear brand undertakes a wider reorganisation of its EMEA business.
BRAND NEWS
Amazon Spring Deal Days returns
Amazon announces the return of Spring Deal Days, offering “hundreds of thousands” of deals across popular brands from 10 to 16 Mar.
Crocs unveils futuristic ‘Ripple’ silhouette design
Crocs is launching a new futuristic silhouette called the ‘Ripple’ on 6 Mar, “marking a major design moment for the brand”.
DFS partners with ITV to deliver on Britain’s Got Talent
DFS has launched a new partnership with ITV which will deliver an integrated advertising and content programme in collaboration with Britain’s Got Talent.
Rituals opens four new boutiques openings
Rituals UK & IE expansion continues with four new boutiques opening this month in Cork, Newbridge Kildare, Wimbledon and Taunton.
Northern Irish brand CloseCo. launches with a debut collection of sofas, armchairs and home accessories designed as well-crafted essentials for everyday living.
Paul Smith and Barbour join forces again for SS26 with seaside themed campaign
Paul Smith and Barbour have unveiled their second collaboration collection for SS26, with a campaign celebrating British seaside culture and traditions. For images see Barbour on PRShots.
Sofology celebrates fussiness in new campaign film
Furniture retailer Sofology has unveiled a new campaign which reframes fussiness as a “positive trait” and follows an ice-cream vendor who pays close attention to detail.
Tesco breathes new life into ‘Every Little Helps’ slogan
Tesco has breathed new life into its ‘Every Little Helps’ slogan with the launch of a new brand platform that asks “Need Anything From Tesco?”.
Burberry unveils ‘The Trench, Portraits of an Icon’ global campaign
Burberry marks its 170th anniversary with ‘The Trench, Portraits of an Icon’, which celebrates a beloved signature style that has long bridged function and fashion.
AND FINALLY
Florals, feathers and colour flashes at Brits awards 2026
Feathers, florals and flashes of cobalt blue set the tone on the red carpet at the 2026 Brit Awards, as music’s biggest names descended on Manchester’s Co-Op Live arena.
Super Noodles returns to TV after 7 years with chaotic spot
Batchelors has unveiled a new ad for one of its most well-known products, Super Noodles. Making a return to TV after a seven-year hiatus.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Feb 27th 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Easter
3/ Garden
4/ Denim
5/ Dress
6/ Shoes
7/ Earrings
8/ Cushion
9/ Bag
10/ Floral
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Winter Paralympics Milano Cortina – 3
Days until Mother’s Day – 12
Days until Eid al-Fitr - 16
Days until Easter – 33
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;
British Pie Week (2nd-8th)
Paris Fashion Week (2nd – 10th)
British Science Week (6th-15th)
Butchers Week (9th-15th)
English Tourism Week (13th – 22nd)
National Fragrance Week (17th-23rd)
Bridal Fashion Week London (22nd-24th)
The Big Walk and Wheel (26th – 27h)
March - Days
3rd – Chancellor’s Spring Statement
3rd – World Wildlife Day
3rd – World Hearing Day
3rd – Dog product searches peak ahead of Crufts
4th – World Obesity Day
4th – Holi Hindu Festival
5th – Crufts begins
5th – World Book Day
6th - Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony
8th – International Women’s Day
9th – Made in UK Day
9th – Commonwealth Day
11th – No Smoking Day
13th – World Sleep Day
15th – The Oscars
15th - Mother’s Day UK
15th - Winter Paralympics Closing Ceremony
17th – St Patrick’s Day
18th – Global Recycling Day
19th – Eid al-Fitr / End of Ramadan
20th – First Day of Spring (Spring ends 20th June)
20th - Red Nose Day for Comic Relief
21st – International Day of Forests
21st – World Poetry Day
22nd – Quadragesima
22nd – World Water Day
22nd – Easter egg searches rise
23rd – Gardening searches rise
24th – Possible date for the UK Spring Budget
25th – National Bridesmaids Day
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
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
New Look has new season outfits, jewellery and accessories and drops of SS26 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
Primark has a new Edit range, F1 Alpine and Ford Goodyear collaborations, a Scene youth range, new makeup ranges, men’s linen ranges, a Stacey Solomon collaboration of kids clothes, a Nightwear Edit, new band t-shirts, and a new luggage and travel bags range.
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.
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.
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.
Regatta has a new Orla Kiely collaboration with womens clothing including t-shirts, coats and swimwear.
M&S has new underwear ranges, plus new clothing ranges for Mother’s Day.
Accessorize has new womenswear and accessories including shoes, hats and bags.
Oliver Bonas has new April and March drops of hats, sunglasses, socks, shoes, sandals, clothing, bags, jewellery and accessories.
Threadbare has new SS26 womenswear.
Matalan has a new Prairie range of womenswear and accessories for SS26, a new floral range of clothes and accessories, new Clubhouse range of womenswear and new kidswear for World Book Day.
Monsoon has new March accessory ranges including shoes, bags and scarves, plus March drops of womenswear for spring 2026 ranges including clothes, shoes, jewellery, sunglasses and accessories, plus new bridal ranges.
Cotton Traders has a new summer holiday wear including dresses to tankinis, a new Sea Glass collection, new SS26 women’s and menswear, including a new SS26 menswear collaboration with actor Will Mellor and a womenswear collaboration with Alex Jones.
River Island has 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, SS26 lookbook images and cut-outs of clothing, bags and accessories.
Home Bargains has new Hinch Farm ranges of baby clothing.
Busby & Fox has new campaign images for its SS26 womenswear ranges.
Scamp & Dude has a new Davina McCall collaboration and new clothes and accessory ranges.
Very has new Wuthering-Heights-inspired womenswear, new Traitors-inspired fashion, a new Transitional Very Collection, Winter footwear and a new Michelle Keegan collaboration.
Bonmarché has new Lisa Snowdon spring 2026 clothing ranges, Dash ranges and Lorraine Kelly Spring 2026 ranges.
F&F has a new Essentials range and spring womenswear ranges of clothes, including jackets, coats, dresses and lingerie.
Curvy Kate has new Scantilly lingerie collections including Swerve, Restraint, Indulgence, Laced Up, Bound Blossom, Embrace, Boost, Flare, Lightstyle, Smoothie, Flora, Limoncello and Suspense and new swimwear for SS26 including Victory, Wild One, Sunset Palm, Siren Seas, Deep Dive, Jet Set, Ibiza, Wild Horizon, Zip Tide, Beach Bliss and Holiday ranges.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
Inspecs Salts Cashmere Fatface Deichmann TK Maxx Lola Starr
Home, garden and food
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.
The Orchard has new lounge, dining room and bedroom interior ranges including beds, sideboards, dressers, sofas, lighting, shelving, benches and more, new Lahinch and Kilmore corner sofas.
Very has new Very Collection ranges of outdoor furniture, a new Revive outdoor furniture and soft furnishings collection, a new Very collection of furniture, wall art and storage solutions, new beauty and wellness tech.
Oliver Bonas has new Father’s Day gifts and cards, April homeware and kitchenware ranges for the dining room, living room and bedroom.
Cambridge Imprint has new 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, cards and patterned paper for SS26.
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 new gifts for Mother’s Day, and furniture and homeware collections, and new homeware ranges for the spring and summer.
Dobbies Garden Centres have new garden pots and grow your own solutions for spring, plus everything for the garden barbecue and eating outside, from lighting to tabletop firepits. Plus all the tools needed for the Easter and spring planting spree.
B&M has 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, candles and diffusers, plus coffee and cocktail homeware for the lounge.
Ruggable has a new Antropologie collaboration of rugs, new ranges of animal-patterned rugs for every room, from kids bedrooms to the lounge, plus all sizes of rugs for inside and out for SS26.
Sofology has new ranges of sofas for SS26 including Fitzrovia, Oscar, Westwood, Adler and Georgio ranges of sofas.
Homesense has new SS26 homeware for the lounge, bathroom, kitchen and dining room and Easter gifts for the home.
Home Bargains has new Hinch Farm ranges of soft furnishings, storage and accessories.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new Bridgerton-inspired Georgian flower growbars, plus seed kits for Mother’s Day.
Jellycat has a new 2026 Harrods amuseable, plus a new range of Jellycat cuddly vegetables and farmyard animals for 2026.
Nest has new lighting ranges including portable table lights, standard/floor lamps and pendant lamps. As well as sofas, chairs and coffee tables.
Arran Sense of Scotland has new Island Dusk perfumed ranges, Sannox Lifestyle men’s fragrance gift packs ahead of Father’s Day gift sets.
TK Maxx has new Tropicana Jungle, Playful Escapism, Pastel Dining & Gifting, Holistic Horizon and Joyful Minimalism themed homewares for SS26.
See additional new home images from
Habitat Matalan Designers Guild Hobbycraft
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