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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Sainsbury’s, Boux Avenue, Lands End, Barbour, ThruDark, Watches of Switzerland, Zalando, Jules B, Wickes and M&S. Plus, Jigsaw’s MD on how they’re evolving, not reinventing, how QR codes are reshaping the in-store customer experience and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Sainsbury’s raises profit outlook after stronger-than-expected first half
Sainsbury’s has lifted its full-year profit forecast after posting better-than-expected sales and earnings for the first half of its financial year.
Watches of Switzerland hails “standout” US performance
Watches of Switzerland has posted a strong first half driven by a “standout” performance in the United States and said demand for luxury watches continued to exceed supply.
Zalando revenue up following rival acquisition
Zalando “sustained its profitable growth trajectory” in Q3 with gross merchandise volume (GMV) growth of 21.6% to €4.2bn and revenue growth of 26.5% to €3bn.
BRC says government goals are ‘at odds’ with Keep Britain Working review
British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson has said retail is built on “flexible, local jobs” and the government’s goals and policies are “at odds with one another”.
Showroomprivé to lay off 11% of staff and invest in AI
Showroomprivé, which employs some 1,100 people, has announced a “reorganisation project” that could lead to “up to 121 job cuts” in 2026, equivalent to 11% of the workforce.
No more M&S clothing-only boutiques likely following pilot
Marks & Spencer does not expect to open any more clothing-only branches following a trial of the concept at Battersea Power Station.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Jigsaw MD Tikki Godley on how they’re evolving, not reinventing
New Jigsaw MD Tikki Godley is refining the product, modernising the brand and re-energising its digital and physical presence.
How QR codes are reshaping the in-store customer experience
Retailers are using QR codes strategically to connect physical browsing to digital engagement with brands designing journeys to bring the shopper in and to persuade them to buy.
How retailers can use data and market insights to stay competitive in 2025
Data shows what your customers want. It also tells you when they want it and how much they are willing to pay. But how can you use this information to stay competitive?
Many UK online retailers admit that their AI initiatives are falling short
The majority of UK e-commerce retailers are failing to get AI right, with 27% of consumers say they haven’t had any positive experiences with AI at all.
Chocolate reigns supreme in the advent calendar market, but beauty is catching up
Chocolate advent calendars are by far the most popular (84%) choice, with beauty at 15%, but beauty advent calendars are catching up especially with GenZ (40%).
AI agents could drive ‘£29bn in e-commerce sales’ by 2030
With UK shoppers expecting around 7% of their total online purchases to be made via AI agents by 2030, the technology could be responsible for up to £29bn of online spending.
One in four plan to Christmas shop on TikTok
One in four people say they’ll buy their Christmas gifts on TikTok Shop this year, according to new data from Kantar, jumping to 45% of 16-34 year olds.
UK consumers are ‘planning for worst’ ahead of the Budget
Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Machin has warned that UK consumers are "planning for the worst" ahead of the Autumn Budget.
BRAND NEWS
Boux Avenue reveals launch date for Trafford Centre flagship
Lingerie and nightwear retailer Boux Avenue is opening its new Trafford Centre Flagship store in Manchester on 12 Nov.
Lands' End links with Lulu Guinness for collab
Lands’ End and Lulu Guinness, have collaborated to create a nightwear collection that brings together “quality, comfort and playful design in equal measure”.
Barbour reveals new Christmas campaign with Wallace & Gromit
ThruDark unveils pop-up at Battersea Power Station
Special Forces-inspired brand ThruDark has opened a pop-up store at Battersea Power Station, set to run until 11 Jan 2026.
Jules B closes stores in Kendal citing ‘challenging economic climate’
North East-based independent retailer Jules B has closed its men’s and womenswear stores in Kendal, Cumbria, which have been established in the market town for over two decades.
Wickes partners with Gophr for nationwide same-day delivery
Wickes has partnered with last-mile delivery specialist Gophr to launch ‘Wickes Rapid’, a same day delivery service across 150 stores nationwide.
Aldi to open 16 new UK stores before Christmas
Aldi is accelerating its UK expansion with plans to open 16 new stores before mid-December, with each new location expected to create around 40 jobs.
Marks & Spencer has launched a pilot TikTok Shop in the UK as part of its strategy to expand its digital presence and engage with younger audiences.
Clarks expands range into clothing and apparel for new store openings
Clarks is set to open three new Cloudsteppers concept stores in Southeast Asia and the United States, featuring accessories and clothing for the first time.
AND FINALLY x3
The Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir unveils debut single to support farmers’ mental wellbeing
The Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir has released a single, with all profits from the record going directly to Shout, a crisis support service aimed at helping farmers’ mental wellbeing.
Brewdog spoofs its own scandals in latest campaign
BrewDog’s new marketing campaign “What Have BrewDog Done Now?”, uses parody headlines to hopefully turn the tables on its own tabloid-style controversies.
It’s that time of the year again. Yes, it’s the PRShots retail Christmas adverts round-up, an ever-growing list of all the Christmas goodies, updated as the adverts appear on your TV and socials.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Oct 31st 2025?
1/ Christmas
2/ AW25
3/ SS26
4/ Dress
5/ Tartan
6/ Home
7/ Velvet
8/ Pyjama
9/ Basket
10/ Candle
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Black Friday – 22
Days until Christmas Day – 49
Days until Valentine’s Day – 100
Days until Easter - 150
How to make your products attractive to the media and influencers in November
We are well into autumn and the Christmas season, and the media are looking for images that help them fill all those “What to buy on Black Friday?” features, the endless Christmas gift guides, and all those “What to wear for the Christmas party season?” articles.
You should be uploading Black Friday and Christmas images for most media. Long lead-time magazines will be looking at January issues, so anything that helps illustrate the inevitable “New you for 2026” issues will also be welcomed. So, any athleisure, outdoor, healthy, sporty images will all be useful.
As always, don’t forget to add keywords – Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Thanksgiving, Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Winter, plus all those words beloved of home and women’s magazines like cosy, cosiness, hygge and wellbeing.
Clothing-wise the media are looking for party wear, party dresses, nightwear, going-out outfits, Christmas Jumpers, jumpers, woolovers (yes, they are a thing), scarves, bobble hats, beanies, cardigans, coatigans, jackets, and coats. So, make sure you have plenty of images in those categories uploaded and labelled with as many of those words as you can.
Also, make sure that if your clothing is made from a fabric associated with winter, it’s flagged up somewhere in the title/keyword or in more information. Wool, cashmere, fur (faux obviously), velvet, plus the year’s big trends of embroidery, crochet and lace.
If you want to be included in the Christmas Guides, then make sure you have added prices. Guides are normally price-led, eg “Presents under £50”, “Party dresses for less than £150” and without prices, your items won’t be included.
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.
November Diary - Weeks/Months
Events to add to your marketing diary for November include.
Movember which centres around men’s health issues and moustaches, so beard and shaving-related things might be useful. It’s also World Pancreatic Cancer Month, World Vegan Month, Men’s Health Awareness Month, and in the US, it’s also National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month, Sweet Potato Month and Candy Month.
Shows to look out for are the Cake and Bake Show 26-30th Nov
Weeks to celebrate in November include;
International Stress Awareness Week (3rd-7th)
Transgender Awareness Week (13th-19th)
Men’s Ashes tournaments Australia ( First Test 21st-25th)
November Diary - Days
9th – Social Media Kindness Day
9th – British Pudding Day
9th - Remembrance Sunday
11th – Armistice/Remembrance Day
11th – Chinese Singles Day
11th – Veterans Day (US)
12th – World Pneumonia Day
12th – National Happy Hour Day (US)
13th – World Kindness Day
14th – King Charles III 76th birthday
14th - BBC Children in Need (Third Friday in November)
15th – International Cheese and Bread Day
17th – Homemade Bread Day (US)
17th – International Students Day
19th – International Men’s Day
20th – UN World Children’s Day
25th – 1 month until Christmas Day
27th – Thanksgiving (US)
28th – Black Friday
29th – US Small Business Saturday
30th – St Andrew’s Day (Bank Holiday Scotland)
30th – Advent Sunday/First Sunday of Advent
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 2025 by the authorities controlling the event(s).
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Clothing, beauty and accessories
Accessorize has new Christmas gift ranges including slippers, scarves, gloves, hats and bags, plus accessory ranges with sunglasses, jewellery, and belts.
Barbour has new collaborations with Baracuta, Sorel, Levi’s, Arket, Paul Smith, Farm Rio and a collaboration with Kaptain Sunshine collaboration of outdoor wear, new Heritage ranges, clothing ranges plus new outfits and footwear for the festival season.
Very has new Christmas Pyjamas, slippers and dressing gowns, a new Very Collection and a denim range, a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, new Elegant Opulence, Future Heirlooms and West Country Craft drops for its new Very Collection range.
New Look has party season outfits and accessories, Christmas jumpers and winter clothing, plus new going out outfits for autumn drops of AW25 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
Salts Cashmere has new collections of menswear and womenswear.
Primark has new Christmas party clothing ranges, new Wicked 2 themed pyjamas, new Ski Collection ranges of outdoor wear, new Adaptive clothing range, new perfume ranges, Christmas pyjamas and jumper ranges and lingerie, a Satin and Lace range.
Roman Originals has new AW25 Dusk, Curve and Petite ranges for parties and going out, including coats, jackets, dresses and trousers.
Peacocks has new accessory ranges for Christmas, plus Christmas clothing ranges modelled by Louise Redknapp and Danni Dyer, new kidswear, more Danni Dyer AW collections and a new Micheal Owen range of menswear.
M&S has a new collaboration with 16Arlington, a new Christmas clothing collections and Collection and Autograph clothing, accessories and jewellery, plus ballet shoe ranges, and new kids ranges of clothes and shoes.
Curvy Kate has new ranges for AW25 including Classique, Embrace, Glamour Puss, Eos, Entwinned, Embrace, Harnessed, Icon, Loved Up, Indulgence, Suspense, Hell for Pleather, Mirage, Zen Pink, Wonderfully, Wild One, Victory Forest, Spotlight, Pucker Up, Lush Oxblood, Lovelace Deep, Flare Full, Enchant, Cool Cat, Lightstyle and Boost Diamante.
Matalan has a new nightwear collaboration with Little Mistress Vicky Pattison, new occasion wear, a new Stranger Things collaboration, Winter Smart Edit, Christmas pyjamas and jumper ranges, Grinch & Cindy themed clothing ranges for the family.
Bonmarché has Christmas pyjamas, new Lisa Snowdon and Lorraine Kelly ranges for Christmas 2025 including coats, jumpers, trousers and tops.
F&F has new spring 2026 transition outfits, a new Abby Clancy collaboration of party outfits for Christmas, new Kids and womenswear Christmas clothing ranges, and new autumn womenswear ranges.
Cotton Traders has new SS26 women and mens athleisure wear, new Will Mellow and Alex Jones collaboration lines, plus winter clothing ranges including coats, cardigans, trousers and Christmas jumpers.
Oliver Bonas has new December drops of Winter wear clothing, bags and jewellery, Autumn women’s accessories and jewellery, new womenswear including coats, jumpers, cardigans, trousers and shoes.
Fable England has new Solara ranges of jewellery and scarves for Christmas.
George at Asda has new season ranges, Christmas party and occasion wear and new Christmas jumpers.
Monsoon has new going out bags, shoes and jewellery, a new collaboration with Sarah Corbett-Winder, AW25 clothing, jewellery and accessories, including bags, shoes, boots, scarves and jewellery.
Regatta has an Orla Kiely collaboration, plus new kids, women's and menswear for winter walks and hikes, including coats, jackets, fleeces and waterproofs, plus boots, scarves and hats.
Lola Starr has a new Earth Collection range of athleisure/active wear crafted from recycled fabrics.
FatFace has a new Winter Collection of womenswear with this season’s must-have Faux Fur and including dresses, trousers, jackets, coats, bags, boots, shoes and hats.
River Island has a new collaboration with Nephthys, has new Heritage, Nostalgia and Studio womenswear ranges, a new collaboration with Olivia Attwood, new Suede season handbags, plus new ranges of clothing, shoes, bags, and accessories.
TK Maxx has new fashion accessory ranges including scarves, bags and jewellery.
Joe Browns has new Christmas party and cosy evenings in outfits for men and women, Christmas jumpers and gifts for him and her, and Christmas bags, clothes, slippers, boots, shoes, jewellery and accessories.
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Home, garden and food
Very has new home furniture and Christmas soft furnishings, plus Western, Folk Cottage and Playful furniture and soft furnishing ranges, plus homeware for the kitchen and lounge, new Christmas decorations for the home, plus Christmas toys and homeware.
Quorn Stone has new terracota decorative tiles, natural stone range, marble and decorative effect tiles, Parisian Manoir, Lullington, Chalfont and Orotelli decorative tiles.
Cambridge Imprint has new Very Slim List books, Christmas Crackers, new occasion cards, place cards, notebooks, patterned papers, new notecards and envelopes, Christmas cards, garlands, paper chains, and coronets.
Jellycat has new ranges of soft toys and amuseables.
Primark has a new Wicked 2 line of gifts, new Christmas homeware for the bedroom, table and the lounge, new Christmas and Wicked/Stitch/ themed gifting ranges for kids, a new low-key luxury ranges, a new Viral Product range.
Dobbies Garden Centres has Winter gardening, Christmas gifts from the Gruffalo collection, Lemax and Disney-themed Christmas decorations.
Matalan has Christmas decorations and gifts, AW25 homeware for the autumn.
Accessorize has new ranges of Christmas decorations for the tree.
Ivyline has Spring Summer 2026 planters, pots, watering cans and misters for indoors, plus chimeneas and pots for outdoors.
Homesense has new Christmas homeware and gifts, plus Christmas decorations, new furniture and accessory ranges for the kitchen and living room, including soft furnishings, dishes and glassware.
The Gluttonous Gardener has gifts for the horticulturist in your life including their Growbar flower seed kits.
Treats by Mars has new Galaxy Caramel and vegan Galaxy dairy-free biscuits and selection boxes, Malteser gingerbread cake bars, Mars and Snickers-flavour milk drinks.
Oliver Bonas has new homeware and Christmas gifting, a new Shrimps collaboration of homeware, new furniture, Christmas decorations, gifts and things for the home, plus new November drops of homeware ranges for the lounge, bedroom, kitchen, dining room.
Regatta has an Orla Kiely collaboration of thermos mugs, cool bags, picnic rugs and totes.
Habitat has new Christmas decorations for the home and the tree.
TK Maxx has new things for the home.
M&S has a new Kelly Hoppen collaboration, new Christmas homeware for the kitchen, bedroom and lounge plus decorations for the tree and the home.
The Orchard has new home interiors, Christmas furnishings, tabletop fire pits and mini pizza ovens, artificial Christmas tree ranges, and a new Miami Corner Group sofa.
Arran Sense of Scotland has new festive collections, Island Dusk range, 2025 Christmas gift packs and an advent calendar, new refill packages, home fragrances, scented candles, plus a new mum and bride scent range.
Joe Browns has new Christmas gifts, plus homeware including lights, faux plants, signs, lamp shades, dining and drink ware, trays, coasters, stools, side tables soft furnishings, prints and throws.
B&M has its Christmas Gift Guide for her, Frosted Night, Nordic Glow, Peaceful Wishes, Snow Much Fun and Festive Folklore Christmas decorations.
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