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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Sweaty Betty, Shein, LuxExperience, Topshop, Currys, Lush, Burberry, Mulberry, Very, White Company, John Smedley, Bluebird and M&S. Plus, how can content marketing evolve beyond the click, why bricks-and-mortar still matters and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Sweaty Betty returns to profit despite turnover drop
Sweaty Betty FY sales fell to £140.4m from £144.2m, but EBITDA improved substantially with a profit of £7.48m, up from a loss of £4.52m a year earlier.
Shein fined €150m for non-compliance with cookie legislation
Shein has been fined €150m in France by the French privacy watchdog Cnil for failing to comply with legislation on cookies.
LuxExperience reveals YNAP job cuts
LuxExperience, the company formed from the merger of Mytheresa and YNAP operations, has announced “significant efficiency and structural improvements”, with around 700 job cuts at YNAP.
Topshop and Topman return to high streets nationwide at John Lewis
Topshop and Topman return to the high streets with a deal with John Lewis. Topshop will be available in 32 John Lewis stores, Topman in six, and the brand will be available to shop online.
Currys kicks off year with strong sales
Currys trading update for the 17 weeks to 30 Aug shows a 3% rise in like-for-like revenues, with double-digit gains in newer categories such as gaming, AI computing and large domestic appliances.
Lush closes all UK in solidarity with Gaza
Lush closed all of its UK shops, factories and website yesterday (3rd Sept 2025) in protest over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Burberry Looks to a Brighter Future
Burberry is back on the Lyst index of hottest brands, and it could rejoin the FTSE 100 as early as September.
Growing number of retail staff at risk of quitting over job security
More than half of retail workers (54%) are now a ‘flight risk’, a 19% increase from the previous year, according to new research by the Retail Trust and AlixPartners.
New research reveals shoppers are spending less
Nearly a third (31%) of UK shoppers are ditching giant online retailers in favour of smaller, independent brands according to data from Optimizely.
‘Fear of fraud’ cost UK small businesses £6.15bn in the last financial year
UK SMEs relying on outdated manual bank transfers as a primary method of payment lost out on an estimated £6.15bn in sales last year.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How can content marketing evolve beyond the click?
AI-generated answers are becoming prevalent in search, in many cases supplanting what was once the role of content marketing. How can marketers adapt their strategy in the new search era?
Why bricks-and-mortar still matters
The rise of online has perpetuated a narrative that physical retail stores are a thing of the past. In reality, brick-and-mortar isn’t just surviving – it’s thriving in unexpected ways.
3 ways AI is changing how people shop
The AI revolution isn’t hype it’s rewriting strategy, roles and tech. See how to adapt before your marketing playbook becomes obsolete.
M&S hackers reportedly linked to Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack
The “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters” hackers group which was linked to the M&S attacks has also claimed responsibility for the attack on the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) IT networks.
Zalando must follow stricter digital rules under EU court decision
The EU General Court has said that online retail platform Zalando must comply with the stricter requirements of the European Digital Services Act (DSA).
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Mulberry names first chief customer and digital officer
British luxury brand Mulberry has appointed End Clothing's chief digital officer Tom Burrow to the newly created role of chief customer and digital officer.
BRAND NEWS
Very unveils The Very Collection as its new and elevated take on own-brand
Very has unveiled Very Collection a new own-brand fashion line debuting the Very Collection on 4 Sept, and has also wrapped two existing own-labels (V by Very and Everyday) into the new offer.
The latest John Lewis ad marks century of Never Knowingly Undersold
John Lewis has launched a multi-media campaign to mark 100 years since its “Never Knowingly Undersold” (NKU) promise was introduced in 1925.
Holland & Barrett unveils transformation of beauty category
Holland & Barrett has upgraded its beauty category with a major transformation as part of a new broader strategy which includes upgraded store formats and digital services.
The White Company relaunches womenswear for AW25
The White Company has relaunched its ready-to-wear womenswear collection under the creative direction of clothing director Sheila McKain.
John Smedley x Bluebird unite on collab collection
John Smedley and Bluebird have united this season to launch a capsule collection of trans-seasonal knitwear pieces using the former’s signature fibres, and Bluebird’s contemporary designs.
Aldi launches InPost parcel lockers in more than half of UK stores
Over 500 Aldi stores across the UK now have InPost Lockers that allow shoppers to collect and return online orders from their local branch.
Amazon kicks off first UK sale on returned and refurbished products
Amazon has kicked off its first-ever UK sale dedicated to returned and refurbished products. The week-long event, Second Chance Deal Days, runs from 3 to 9 Sept.
AND FINALLY
Shein investigating why advert appeared to feature killer Luigi Mangione
Shein has removed an image on its website that appeared to show New York killer Luigi Mangione advertising one of the brands white shirts.
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 – 57
Days until Black Friday - 85
Days until Christmas Day – 112
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
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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