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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Watches of Switzerland, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Mori, Ssense, Celtic&Co, & other Stories, Aldi, Dobbies and John Lewis. Plus, how generative AI is rewriting your brand story, why traditional influencer metrics aren’t telling the full story and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Watches of Switzerland says UK and US see "consistently strong trading" in H1
Watches of Switzerland said it was “pleased” with its performance in the 18 weeks to 31 Aug and is “on track to deliver a good H1 FY26” in line with its expectations.
Sweden's Klarna seeks up to $14bn valuation in US IPO
Klarna has confirmed it was aiming for a US listing valuing the company at up to $14bn, as it seeks to capitalise on renewed investor interest in high-growth fintech startups.
Ssense lenders eye quick sale of struggling fashion retailer
Lenders to Canadian luxury online retailer Ssense are asking a Canadian court to approve a fast sale of the company, with first bids for the business anticipated as early as October.
Mori snaps up baby brands Storksak and Babymel
Baby and children's clothing brand Mori has acquired premium baby changing bag and accessories brand Storksak alongside its sister label Babymel, following its acquisition of Kidly earlier this year.
Zopa acquires payments platform Rvvup
UK digital bank Zopa has acquired payments platform Rvvup to transform and accelerate its retail finance offering, positioning itself at the centre of retailers checkouts.
Google ordered to make search engine changes
A US judge has ordered significant changes to Google's search engine to limit monopoly power, but has rejected calls to break up the company.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How generative AI is rewriting your brand story
Generative AI is reshaping search and brand perception. Learn how to protect and control your story across AI platforms.
Why traditional influencer metrics aren’t telling the full story
Marketers rely on easy-to-track metrics to understand influencer campaigns. But research finds that follower counts, likes, and even comments don’t prove the audience noticed the product.
Why the “Gen Z Stare” really matters for brands
It’s tempting to see the “Gen Z stare” as a light-hearted moment in the endless churn of internet culture; however, it’s a reminder of how much customer and employee experience have shifted.
Will retailers’ ‘dystopian’ anti-theft tech prevent crime?
With shoplifting still soaring, it raises the question of whether retailers’ “dystopian” anti-theft measures actually work to prevent crime.
Sustainability and ethics are driving second-hand retail
Nearly half of Brits have purchased (49%) and sold (42%) goods on online marketplaces, rising to 63% and 52% amongst 25-34 year olds.
Sainsbury’s rolls out facial recognition tech to stem rising crime
Sainsbury’s is rolling out facial recognition technology in an effort to tackle shoplifting with an eight-week trial at stores in London and Bath before potentially expanding nationwide.
Asda trials AI-powered shelf-scanning camera in five UK stores
Asda has begun trialling AI-powered shelf-scanning cameras in five of its UK stores, aiming to optimise inventory management and reduce waste.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Celtic & Co names new managing director
The Celtic & Co fashion brand has appointed Claire Heathcote as its new managing director.
John Lewis appoints Tesco exec as new Waitrose MD
John Lewis Partnership has named Tom Denyard as its new MD of Waitrose. Denyard most recently worked at Tesco where he has been MD of Tesco online since 2022.
BRAND NEWS
Dobbies rolls out charity scheme with Alzheimer’s Research UK
Dobbies has launched a new charity bulb collection that aims to raise £10,000 for its national charity partner, Alzheimer’s Research UK.
& Other Stories reveals new branding and logo
Fashion business & Other Stories has revealed fresh branding and its first collection under chief creative officer Jonathan Saunders.
Aldi brings back 'Renovating On A Budget' range
Aldi is bringing back its Renovating on a Budget range from 11th Sept. As research reveals that almost a third of homeowners are making the decision to improve rather than moving.
AND FINALLY x2
What do Brits think are the dirtiest part of supermarkets?
Over half of UK shoppers (62%) worry about supermarket cleanliness, a Vypr survey of 1,900 people reveals, just weeks after 85 stores failed food hygiene inspections.
John Lewis’ Online Christmas Shop is officially open
With customers preparing for the festive season earlier than ever – there are 113 days to go until Christmas - John Lewis has officially launched its online Christmas Shop.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Aug 29th 2025?
1/ Christmas
2/ AW25
3/ Halloween
4/ Cushion
5/ Candle
6/ Wreath
7/ Throw
8/ Vase
9/ Stocking
10/ Bauble
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Halloween – 58
Days until Black Friday - 86
Days until Christmas Day – 113
How to make your products attractive to the media in September
Our September 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.
Summer is nearly over, and it’s time to look to the autumn and to the winter. Mid-September marks just 100 days to Christmas so you should be adding your Christmas images for those monthly/weekly magazines with medium lead times. Plus, look at adding some Spring-Summer 2026 images for those titles with long lead times, as they will be starting to look at their Feb and March 2026 issues so you can help them out with previews of SS26.
The media are going to be starting to create features around what to wear for university or college, and the office autumn wardrobe. Now the nights are drawing in, they’ll also be running features on winter wear, so add coats/jumpers/boots. Plus they’ll be looking for images for Halloween and bonfire night parties and then there are titles looking for decorations and gifts for Christmas and some last-minute AW images.
Don’t forget to add keywords – Gifts, Christmas, Xmas, Autumn, Winter, and Halloween will all be looked for. It’s National Yoga Awareness Month, so you could add yoga as a keyword on any athleisure wear, floor mats, rugs 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.
If you’re looking for more hooks to help promote your brand and products, then see the list of days, weeks and fortnights below.
September Diary - Weeks/Months
September is National Honey Month and National Yoga Awareness month and it’s second-hand September (an Oxfam initiative https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/second-hand-september/), Self-Care September, as well as Organic September, and Sourdough September.
September also has London Fashion Week between 18th-22nd September and will features men and women’s fashion and includes digital and physical events. The schedule will be available here https://londonfashionweek.co.uk/schedule, other fashion weeks include New York Fashion Week (11th-16th), Milan Fashion Week (23rd-29th) and Paris Fashion Week (29th Sept -7th Oct)
There’s also: the Moda trade show (7th-10th Sept), London Textile Fair (2nd-3rd Sept), Top Drawer (14th-16th Sept) and Sustainable Fashion Week (27th Sept to 5th Oct).
Other weeks to celebrate this month include;
Sexual Health Week (8th- 14th) (Second week in September)
British Science Festival (10th -14th)
Jane Austen Festival (12th-21st)
Open House Festival (13th -21st)
Bridal Fashion Week (14th-16th)
Great British Beach Clean Week (19th-28th)
Wrap’s National Recycle Week (22nd-28th)
Negroni Week (22nd-28th)
Fairtrade Fortnight (22nd –5th Oct)
British Food Fortnight (26th Sept – 12th Oct)
Wool Week (28th Sept – 4th Oct)
September - Days
3rd – Schools start going back
4th-5th – Eid Milad an-Nabi (Mawlid)
5th – International Charity Day
6th – Read a Book Day
12th -14th – The Goodwood Revival
7th – National Beer Lovers Day (US)
7th – Great North Run Newcastle
16th – 100 days until Christmas
21st – Zero Emissions Day
22nd – Car-free Day
22nd – September Equinox
22nd-25th – Rosh Hashanah
22nd – Navaratri Starts
25th – 3 months until Christmas Day
27th – World Tourism 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 2025 by the authorities controlling the event(s).
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Gardena has been producing products and solutions for the garden for more than 50 years and operates in more than 100 countries. Products and services include watering, lawn care, tree and shrub care and soil cultivation.
Flymo invented the hover mower more than 50 years ago, and since then Flymo have become the market leaders in the design and innovation of unique gardening products, which makes gardening easier.
Salts Cashmere has launched a unisex range of cashmere jumpers and tops that are made in Yorkshire.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Primark has new denim ranges, Premium Essentials and Kem ranges, Snaffle ranges of accessories including bags, belts, jewellery and shoes, Performance athleisure ware, a viral products clothing range, Conscious Clothing ranges, Wednesday Core themed clothing and accessory ranges.
Roman Originals has new AW25 Dusk, Curve and Petite ranges, plus outfits with this year’s must-haves, crochet and embroidery/broderie anglaise, big-pattern midi-length dresses and Bardot tops.
Barbour has new Barbour X Kaptain Sunshine collaboration of outdoor wear, new Heritage ranges, September clothing ranges plus new outfits and footwear for the festival season.
Matalan has new Et Vous ranges of women’s shoes and boots, men and women’s autumn winter ranges including Happily Denim after denim ranges, AW25 menswear including casual and formal evening wear, Disney Villains family outfits including Halloween ranges.
New Look has new AW25 clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories, new womenswear outfits and cowboy core womenswear drops.
Bonmarché has new Lisa Snowdon, Dash and Autonomy ranges of AW25 clothing, new Lorraine Kelly collaborations for AW25, plus new women's wear ranges including coats, blouses, jackets and jumpers.
F&F has new Kids and womenswear Christmas clothing ranges, autumn womenswear ranges, a new Kate Ferdinand active wear collaboration.
Peacocks has new AW25 ranges, including a Dani Dyer Collection and a Louise Redknapp Edit of summer womenswear, plus her Linen Edit for summer, a new SS25 Edit range, and a new menswear range.
Fable England has a new range of scarves, bags, and jewellery plus Agnes jewellery, nightwear, scarf and bag range for the autumn.
Accessorize has new AW25 womenswear, new jewellery, charms, socks, hats, scarves and wraps for Christmas, a new Palma range of womenswear shoes and accessories, a new SS25 beachwear, bags, and scarves.
Very has new Halloween outfits, including Addams Family ranges, V by Very drops of womenswear for high-summer from suedette dresses, lace, crochet and Bardot tops to midi skirt dresses, jeans and ra-ra skirts.
Sims Wear has new men’s accessory ranges.
Joe Browns has new AW25 for men and women including clothes, jewellery and accessories; large patterned maxi and Midi-dresses big coats, khaki and camouflage trousers and lots of warm outfits for the autumn and winter.
Inspecs has new Regen Optics glasses to reduce glare, blue light, plus lenses to enhance gaming, as well as campaign imagery of sunglasses for men and women from Radley, Superdry and Botaniq.
Monsoon has new AW25 clothing, jewellery and accessories, including bags, sunglasses, shoes, boots, scarves and jewellery, new wedding and bridal ranges, new SS25 ranges for the beach and holidays, plus women’s and kids clothing for the summer.
Oliver Bonas has new autumnal womenswear including jumpers, cardigans, trousers, scarves and shoes, plus jewellery and clothing for September, new accessory drops including bags, hats, shoes, sandals, scarves and sunglasses.
River Island has new Suede season handbags, Summer Darks ranges of clothing, shoes, bags, and accessories, summer denim ranges, Rococo Revival and Perfect Prints range of summer clothing.
M&S has new accessories and jewellery, ballet shoe ranges, new kids ranges of clothes and shoes.
John Lewis has new AW25 kidswear and womenswear lookbook images, plus bags, shoes, boots and accessories, a John Lewis x Rejina Pyo new collection.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
Iolla Scamp & Dude Tu Clothing TK Maxx National Trust George at Asda Dune London
Home, garden and food
Treats by Mars has new M&Ms festive and Halloween hot chocolate kits and Galaxy hot chocolate ranges.
Cambridge Imprint has new notecards and envelopes, Christmas cards, garlands, paper chains, coronets, banners, plus notebooks, exercise books, new clipboards, tissue boxes, postcard boxes, pencil pots, letter trays, portfolios and magazine files.
Homesense has new Halloween and Christmas decorations for the home, new furniture and accessory ranges for the kitchen and living room, including soft furnishings, dishes and glassware.
Jellycat has new Christmas cuddly toys and tree decorations, new Halloween themed cuddly toys and amuseables, plus new designs and bag charms.
Arran Sense of Scotland has new 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 homeware including lights, faux plants, signs, lamp shades, dining and drink ware, trays, coasters, stools, side tables soft furnishings, prints and throws.
The Orchard has artificial Christmas tree ranges, new Miami Corner Group sofa, new autumn and Halloween decorations, new furniture ranges for indoors and outdoors from garden tables and chairs to sofas and chairs for the lounge.
Very has new Halloween and Christmas decorations for the home.
John Lewis has its new Ancient Wonders, Worldly Treasures and Heirloom Splendour ranges of Christmas 2025 decorations and homeware, and a new collaboration with John Cooper and AW25 lookbook images from its Heritage, Modern Luxe and Timeless range of homeware collections.
George Home has new AW25 Cosy Autumn, Autumn Revival, French Fancy and Serene ranges of tableware, tables, lights, candles, cushions, and soft furnishings.
Oliver Bonas has new furniture, Christmas decorations, gifts and things for the home, plus new September/October drops of homeware ranges for the lounge, bedroom, kitchen, dining room and lounge for AW25.
Primark has a new Viral Product range, Halloween decorations and gifts, back-to-college ranges, harvest festival ranges of decorations, and Edit homeware ranges.
Oriana B has new furniture ranges including side tables, sideboards.
B&M has Frosted Night, Nordic Glow, Peaceful Wishes, Snow Much Fun and Festive Folklore Christmas decorations, home ware for back to college, university Halloween decorations and accessories, plus AW25 Warm Earth, Natural Calm, Quiet Luxury for the home, from bedding to hosting to laundry.
Dobbies Garden Centres has a new RHS collaboration range of gifts, plus Christmas decorations, gifts and food, Halloween decorations, new summer pots, pet toys and accessories for the garden.
Ivyline has a selection of Autumn and Halloween decorations, Christmas trees, tree decorations, lights and decorations for the home plus candle holders, pots and vases.
Home Bargains has new autumn and Halloween things for the home as well as Christmas decorations and homeware.
Quorn Stone has new marble and decorative effect tiles, Parisian Manoir, Lullington, Chalfont and Orotelli decorative tiles, plus new natural stone and Canyon Terrazzo effect porcelain tiles and chequered decorative tiles for the bathroom.
Dunelm has a new homeware for the autumn, plus festive Kitschmas collaboration with designer Sophie Robinson, a new AW25 Modern Nostalgia, Into the Wild, Harvest Hues and Quite Luxury collections of homeware including furniture, bedding, curtains, soft furnishings.
Designers Guild has new Trevenna, AW25 ranges of big-patterned print material for curtains and soft furnishings.
M&S has new Christmas decorations for the tree and the home.
Matalan has Christmas decorations and gifts, AW25 homeware for the autumn including Halloween and Harvest Festival themed soft furnishings.
Habitat has new AW25 Festive Fairground, Alpine Retreat, Jazz Bar and Moorlands ranges of home furniture, lighting and accessories for the lounge, dining room and bedroom, plus dinner sets and glassware.
Nest has new Knoll Studio dining tables and chairs, new Tradition Icons furniture, new HKLiving furniture and rugs, Audo Copenhagen and Norwegian designer furniture for the home plus Hay Traverse and Pallisade garden furniture.
Sofology has a new Modern Classic Christmas range of sofas and chairs and a new Texturalism and Materiality, Rural Refined and Get Yer Freak On range of chairs and settees.
See additional new home images from
TK Maxx National Trust Hobbycraft Ruggable
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