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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Søstrene Grene, Skims, Newbie, Benetton, Debenhams, Boots, Zara, Anthropologie, Ysé Paris and Primark. Plus, what does the India UK trade deal mean for fashion retail, who’s opening stores in 2025 and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Søstrene Grene to double UK store estate in two years
Danish lifestyle and homewares retailer Søstrene Grene is ramping up its bricks and mortar presence and aims to double its UK store estate by 2027.
Kim Kardashian’s Skims to open London flagship next summer
Skims, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand, is set to open its first standalone UK store in the vacant Ted Baker flagship on Regent Street.
Newbie goes big on the UK with six more openings
Swedish babies/children/women's brand Newbie is continuing its “ambitious” international growth, intensifying its presence in the UK by almost doubling stores from seven to 13 this year.
Benetton halves its losses in 2024
Benetton Group revenues for 2024 were down to €916.9m from €1.098bn, while the group's losses were reduced from €235m in 2023 to €100m last year.
Debenhams Group in talks over £175m refinancing deal
Debenhams Group, formerly Boohoo Group, is in discussions about a refinancing package worth as much as £175m.
Boots chairman ups stake amid $10bn Walgreens takeover deal
Boots chairman Stefan Pessina will increase his stake in the UK pharmacy group to nearly 50% amid the proposed £7.5bn takeover of the Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA).
April footfall boosted by spring sunshine and late Easter
Overall, UK footfall rose 7.2% in the weeks from 6 Apr to 3 May, up from -5.4% the month prior, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Luxe Collective founder says ‘we’ve finally been defeated’ as brand closes down
In a post on LinkedIn Luxe Collective co-founder and chief executive Ben Gallagher has confirmed the closure of the business after seven years of operation.
Zara boss calls for crackdown on fast-fashion tax loophole
The head of Zara’s parent company has called for a US-style crackdown on shipments of small goods in Europe to “level the playing field” between Chinese and European firms.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Why Luxe Collective is closing down after seven years
Luxe Collective has announced it is shuttering after seven years. The company, which was robbed of more than £500k in stock last year, said "the criminals who broke in... ruined the company".
Advertisers still lack a complete view of ROI, WARC study finds
Creativity might be the single most important lever of advertising effectiveness at marketers’ disposal, but it is also one of the most difficult to quantify.
What does the UK-India trade deal mean for fashion retail?
After three years of negotiations, the UK and India agreed a multibillion-pound trade deal reducing tariffs on India's clothing and footwear exports. Drapers investigates what this means for retailers.
Retailers are betting big on brick-and-mortar stores for growth
While the vast number of retailers (85%) say the store remains their primary growth channel, 65% admit their current technology stack doesn’t enable the experience they want and need to deliver.
It is not all doom and gloom on the high street: some fashion retailers are expanding and opening new stores. Drapers keeps you up to date with all the latest store openings here.
How UK retailers are adapting to complexity
Scurri’s latest report, The Future of Post-Purchase and Delivery, offers a detailed snapshot of how retailers, from mid-market to enterprise, are navigating the storm.
The best time to post on TikTok
Hootsuite shows you the best times to post on TikTok by industry and day of the week. Use these recommendations to make sure your videos get seen.
BRAND NEWS
French lingerie brand Ysé Paris to make UK retail debut on King's Road
French lingerie brand Ysé Paris is poised to open the doors of its first UK store this month on the rejuvenated King's Road in Chelsea.
Anthropologie to open first North West store at Liverpool ONE
The Anthropologie womenswear and homeware brand is to open its first store in the North West at the Liverpool ONE shopping destination.
Royal Mint to launch stylish coins celebrating 150 years of Liberty
Coins celebrating 150 years of the emporium Liberty sitting at the heart of artistic innovation and craftsmanship have been unveiled by the Royal Mint.
Primark to make Middle East retail debut
Primark is making its Middle Eastern debut as it gears up to open the doors to its first-ever store in the region later this year.
John Lewis opens Jamie Oliver cookery school and cafe
John Lewis has opened its Jamie Oliver cookery school and cafe on the third floor of its Oxford Street flagship.
AND FINALLY
"Let Them Be Naked" documentary lifts veil on chemical risks in clothing
As pressure mounts on the fashion industry to confront its environmental and health impacts, designer Jeff Garner is launching an award-winning documentary, “Let Them Be Naked.”
JOIN THE GREEN GRADS
Green Grads are looking for new recruits and sponsors
Green Grads is a platform for recent UK graduates with ideas to heal the planet and it’s now recruiting for its fifth cohort, with over 200 current grads listed on the website. It’s also a great chance for a brand to show commitment to the environment and sustainability by joining Green Grads expanding cooperative of outward-looking forward-facing stellar British brands by becoming a sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities start with the comparatively modest sum of £500 and current sponsors include such well-known names as Heal's, Anglepoise, Ercol, the Futon Company, Camira and many more. To find out more see http://www.greengrads.co.uk
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending May 9th 2025?
1/ SS25
2/ Garden
3/ Candle
4/ Outdoor
5/ Sandals
6/ Coastal
7/ Embroidered
8/ Swimwear
9/ Beach
10/ Yellow
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Boux Avenue is a UK lingerie, nightwear and swimwear brand. Their clothes are designed in London to be flattering, flirty and feminine, from signature lace and exclusive embroideries in bridal outfits, to the stylish and comfortable lounge and swimwear.
Sketched by Siena is a unique card design company founded in 2020 by Siena, a graphic design graduate from Ravensbourne University who creates the cards by hand with the help of her sister Ellie.
Cave Cove was born from the rhythm of the tides and the wonder of the wild. Founded by three women, the brand is at its heart a female-led business created for the benefit of the many, not the few. Every embroidered detail, every flowing pattern, and every delicate texture on its clothing ranges is a reminder to embrace the elements and live with gentle joy.
Ruggable all started at the kitchen table. That's where Jeneva Bell first conceived of a rug you could put in your washing machine. After years of development, they launched the original Ruggable machine-washable rug and the brand has gone on to be hugely successful ever since.
Oriana B. was launched in 2019 by Dublin-based Londoner Katharine Deas sourcing and selling unique furniture online, having pivoted from a 25-year international corporate career to pursue her love of design. Oriana B products include furniture, lampshades, lights, lamps, and mirrors.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Matalan has more a collaboration with Lilo & Stitch on kids clothes and accessories, a new Holiday shop swimwear collections, new Et Vous and Taylor & Wright collaborations, Father’s Day kidswear clothing, plus men’s and women’s summer ranges with clothes for the beach.
New Look has new women's wear, swimwear, footwear and accessories for the summer.
M&S has new t-shirts, sandals, shoes, sunglasses, swimsuits and bikini ranges, Autograph underwear, suede-themed range of clothing, a Collection range of women's clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, and accessories, new Per Una clothing ranges.
Roman Originals has new summer dresses, tops and trousers including crochet and embroidery ranges, plus Petite, Dusk and Curve ranges for the summer, plus big pattern and denim SS25 womenswear imagery.
Scamp & Dude has new stripey clothes and accessories, new SS25 athleisure wear, dresses, shorts, jackets, hoodies, coats, bags and scarves, plus new collaborations with Nicky Newman and Sabrina Elba.
Monsoon has new May, June and July drops, new wedding and bridal ranges, new SS25 ranges for the beach and holidays, plus women’s and kids clothing for the summer, new sandals for the beach.
Very has a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, a new V by Very line of women’s wear for High Summer 2025 including dresses, tops, jeans, shorts and swimwear.
Iolla has new sunglasses and glasses for the summer with the option of multi-coloured lenses, plus ranges of frames and glasses based on nostalgia for a Scottish coastal summer.
Peacocks has a new summer womenswear, plus a Louise Redknapp Linen Edit for summer, a SS25 Edit range, and a new menswear range.
Primark has new Edit ranges and retro band t-shirts for grown-ups and baby grows for musical toddlers, and everything for the beach and the outdoors from suntan lotions to flip flops, new denim ranges, Pau Eche collaboration of summer and beach clothing, accessories and jewellery, new childrenswear for the summer.
Accessorize has new beachwear including shirts, shorts, bikinis and dresses, plus accessories including makeup sandals, bags, card holders and jewellery.
Barbour has new festival outfits, mens summer outfits including a range of festival wellies, plus a new Crocs collaboration, a Very British Summer collaboration of clothes and accessories with Lucy Williams.
River Island has new Latin-American flavoured summer ranges of womenswear and menswear ranges, a new women’s wear collaboration with Latin-Australian brand Del Maar, including dresses, sarongs, sandals, bikinis and swimsuits, plus new linen outfits and jewellery.
Oliver Bonas has new May and June 2025 uploads of jewellery, women’s clothing, bags, hats, shoes, sunglasses and accessories as well as new ranges for SS25.
George at Asda has new summer holiday wear modelled by Yasmin Le Bon, including bikinis, swimsuits, shorts, trousers, dresses and accessories, plus new athleisure outfits and accessories.
Threadbare has a new menswear, Spring Romance and Another Sunday ranges of clothing and new summer footwear and beachwear, plus a Spring Romance womenswear range, plus new SS25 womenswear and menswear ranges.
TK Maxx has new womens, mens and kids clothing and accessories for the spring and summer, as well as haircare products and makeup.
Lipsy has a new Love & Roses V&A museum collaboration of womenswear.
Curvy Kate has its range of swimwear for the spring and summer, including swimming costumes and bikinis.
Fable England has new bag charms and jewellery based on the Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit characters, new Alice’s Garden, Running Bunny and Bunny Blues jewellery and bags, Wonderland ranges of bags and scarves, plus new accessories and core jewellery ranges.
Celtic & Co has new smart cool summer midi dresses and sandals for the holidays and the beach.
F&F has new F&F Active sportswear and athleisure collaboration with Kate Ferdinand, new summer beachwear campaign imagery and has Abbey Clancy top picks for the spring.
Bonmarché has a new Dash collaboration of summer outfits with Lisa Snowdon.
Joe Browns has new SS25 menswear, polo tops, t-shirts, shorts, shoes, hats and accessories plus womenswear including dresses, shorts, skirts, beachwear, shoes, jewellery, towels, sarongs, scarves, purses, handbags, shopping bags and beach bags for the summer.
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Home, garden and food
Homesense has new homeware for the kitchen, dining room and the conservator, plus tableware and picnic items for eating out in the garden.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new Disney-themed garden tools, bags, wheelbarrows and bird houses, new Father’s Day gifts, garden furniture, sheds and outside storage solutions, home houseplants including orchids, garden tool ranges, homeware, pet ranges, kids garden toys.
Arran Sense of Scotland has a new After the Rain summer fragrance and a new mum and bride scent range.
Nest has new Norwegian designer furniture for the home plus Hay Traverse and Pallisade garden furniture, including tables, chairs and loungers, new Vitra office furniture and new iving room furniture including lounge chairs.
Cambridge Imprint has new wrapping paper, memo books, pencils, labels, tea towels, box files, envelopes, postcard boxes, postcards, tea trays, lined exercise and hardback books, stamps, ribbons, and albums.
Primark has new outdoor ranges from picnic blankets to thermoses, bedding and tableware Edits, new Krispy Kreme and Hello Kitty collaborations for packed lunches, new paisley pattern soft furnishings and bedding.
M&S has new homeware including dining ware, furniture, lighting, bedding and tableware, new wash bags beauty and wellness ranges, Ultimate bedding sets, makeup ranges, SS25 Boho, Classic and Exquisite Earth furniture and homeware ranges.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new ranges of plants and food.
Home Bargains has new Father’s Day gifts, Wickford & Co candle jars and diffusers, plus luxury candles, diffusers and room sprays from The Vault.
Oliver Bonas has new Father’s Day gifts, new June/July/August/September/October drops of homeware ranges for the kitchen, dining room and lounge, plus furniture and home accessories including mirrors, lighting and tableware for SS25.
Jellycat has a Bartholomew Bear collaboration with department store Liberty, new Amuseables range of animals, flowers and food, plus books and the cuddliest soft toys and bags for SS25.
Online Home Shop has furniture for the garden including tables, chairs, benches, swings and hanging chairs.
Habitat has a new home collaboration with Scion including furniture, shelving, lighting, candles, diffusers soft furnishings and bedding.
Sofology has new SS25 furniture ranges, including power recliners, sofas, chairs and stools plus furniture for the lounge in bright spring colours.
Treats by Mars reveals a new Galaxy honeycomb snack.
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TK Maxx Matalan Jan Constantine B&M Quorn Stone Designers Guild George Home Hobbycraft John Lewis
DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day – 34
Days until School holidays start (23rd July) – 72
Days until Halloween - 172
Days until Christmas Day – 227
How to get your brand in the media in May
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.
Not everyone will be going abroad so still keep keywords and phrases like “staycation”, “holistay”, “holiday at home”, to your keywords, also think about uploading images more appropriate to a UK holiday, like cardigans and hoodies 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.
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), and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
It’s also:
National Doughnut Week (10th – 18th)
National Stationery Week (12th –18th)
Cannes Film Festival (13th – 24th)
Sandwich Week (19th – 25th)
RHS Chelsea Flower Show (20th – 24th)
National Barbeque Week (May 26th – Jun 1st )
May - Days
12th – International Nurses Day
13th – World Cocktail Day
15th – International Day of Families
15th - Father’s Day gift searches rise / BBQ searches rise
15-16th – Lag BaOmer
17th – Eurovision Final in Basel Switzerland
17th – World Whisky Day
17th - Men’s FA Cup Final
18th – Women’s FA Cup Final
20th – World Bee Day
21st – International Tea Day
22nd – World Goth Day
22nd – Craft Distillery Day (US)
25th - Geek Pride Day
25th – National Wine Day (US)
25th – Camping-related searches rise
26th – Spring Bank Holiday
26th – Memorial Day
29th – National Biscuit Day
29th – Ascension Day
30th – BBQ searches peak
31st - UEFA Champions League Final
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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