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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Boots, Six Stories, Lululemon, JW Anderson, John Lewis, Dior, Triumph, Watchfinder, Vans, Inspecs, Richemont, Temu and Pandora. Plus, why long-tail SEO is useful in an AI world, what has Frasers acquired this year and more. 

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Profit triples at Cartier owner

Cartier and Montblanc parent Richemont UK sales increased from £263.3m to £277.2m for FY to 31 March and posted a pre-tax profit of £30m, up from £10.2m in 2024.

Vans and Timberland owner cuts UK jobs as sales slip again

The North Face and Vans parent VF Corporation’s UK results show turnover fell from £359.1m to £321.5m in FY to 31 Mar, with headcount cut from 709 to 623.

Watchfinder UK sees further losses but revenue jumps

Richemont’s Watchfinder.co.uk FY to March show sales up around 18% to just under £110m and while gross profit was up 10% at £15.4m it showed an operating loss of £12.58m.

Safilo will not make an offer for British group Inspecs

The Italian eyewear Safilo has confirmed that it will not make a binding offer to acquire British business Inspecs after multiple attempts to acquire the business over the year.

Festive footfall begins to build with ‘all eyes now on Super Saturday’

UK footfall over the weekend rose 4.4% week-on-week as Christmas shopper counts started to build ahead of Super Saturday, 20 December.

Higher festive spend is due to inflation

Around a third of UK consumers are planning to spend more this Christmas, but many are blaming higher prices for the decision, according to new Deloitte research.

Half of UK retailers embrace AI-powered payments – but governance struggles to keep up

Nearly half of the UK’s leading retailers are investing in agentic AI to enhance payment experiences, according to TLT’s latest Retail Agility Report.

Shoppers spurned credit cards in 2024 due to high interest rates, finds BRC

More shoppers are using debit cards as higher interest rates have made shopping using credit cards more expensive, according to research from The British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Heimstone to close doors after nineteen years

After nearly two decades of collections, womenswear brand Heimstone will close its doors, founder and artistic director Alix Petit announced.

TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Why long-tail SEO is useful in an AI world

Optimising for long-tail searches has multiple benefits. Consumers searching on extended keywords tend to know what they want, and the biggest benefit could now be AI visibility.

How will GenAI and agentic shape customer experience in 2026?

Econsultancy asked the experts what the impact of GenAI on commerce means for customer experience, is agentic commerce all it’s cracked up to be, and how to approach loyalty in 2026.

What has Frasers acquired this year?

Frasers Group snapped up Swindon Outlet Village last week, capping off a busy year of retail and property acquisitions. Retail Week lists its purchases.

​Ecommerce in 2026: How are brands approaching budget, skills, and strategy?

From AI to squeezed margins, ecommerce experts talk about the ‘elephant in the room’, which skills will be most in demand, and where efforts should be focused in 2026.

Temu launches app for Shopify merchants to sell on the marketplace

Temu has launched a new app for Shopify merchants, allowing these sellers to list and manage products on the marketplace directly from their Shopify accounts.

PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Pandora to appoint new CEO ahead of schedule

Pandora CMO Berta de Pablos-Barbier is set to become the brand’s new CEO on 1 Jan 2026, with the leadership transition occurring earlier than scheduled.

BRAND NEWS

Boots expands on-demand delivery to 500 stores across the UK

Boots on-demand deliveries are now available from 500 stores in the UK and in select locations  customers can order up until midnight on Christmas Eve for Christmas Day delivery.

Six Stories gears up for 2026 growth

UK bridal and occasionwear brand Six Stories is undertaking “a significant investment in senior talent” as it looks to its next phase of growth in 2026.

Lewis Hamilton’s surprise visit to London Lululemon store

Lululemon ambassador Lewis Hamilton made an unannounced appearance at the Regent Street store on Sunday to mark the release of the Lewis Hamilton edit, a 36-piece capsule collection.

JW Anderson opens new London store

JW Anderson opened a store in west London on Saturday (13 December), showcasing the brand's growing home and garden collection.

John Lewis reveals key trends for 2026

John Lewis has outlined four key trends set to shape fashion and homeware in 2026, spanning colour, outerwear, sport and workwear, as it looks to tap consumer tastes across categories.

Dior to open Selfridges pop-up next month

Dior will be unveiling its first pop-up boutique for its new summer 2026 creations inside Selfridge’s  in-demand Corner Shop section.

Triumph expands Digital Product Passport offer across Europe

Lingerie brand Triumph is accelerating its commitment to product transparency with the wider-scale rollout of its Digital Product Passport (DPP).

AND FINALLY x2

The absolute best ad campaigns of 2025

With 2025 drawing to a close, Marketing Beat takes a look back at some of its favourite marketing drives of the year.

The Christmas adverts so far

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 Dec 12^th 2025?

1/ SS26

2/ Christmas

3/ AW25

4/ Dress

5/ Jumper

6/ White

7/ Kitchen

8/ Ski

9/ Pyjamas 

10/ Boots
 

PRSHOTS DIARY

PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until Christmas Day – 9

Days until Valentine’s Day – 60

Days until Mother’s Day – 89

Days until Easter – 110

December Diary

How to make your products attractive to the media and influencers in December    

Christmas is nearly over by now for the media; there are just a few dailies, weeklies, websites and influencers doing last-minute gift guides for Christmas but for most print media it’s the New Year, and what’s happening in 2026.  

You should be uploading SS26 outfits and home goods for those “A new you for 2026” and “Redecorate for 2026” issues, so athleisure, outdoor healthy sporty images will all be useful, plus anything for the home. 

As always don’t forget to add keywords – New Year, Gifts, Spring, Christmas, Xmas, Holidays, Winter plus all those words beloved of home magazines like cosy, cosiness, hygge, wellbeing.

Clothing wise the media are still looking for going out outfits for Christmas and New Year, so party wear, party dresses, nightwear and also winter clothing like jumpers, scarves, bobble hats, beanies, cardigans, coatigans, jackets, coats are still being looked for. So, make sure that you have plenty of images in those categories uploaded and labelled with as many of those words as you can.

You can also start to look at holiday clothing and outfits for when the weather gets a little warmer so make sure SS26 is flagged on your drops even if they’re not yet available until 2026 – If they’re not on sale until Jan or Feb then use the On Sale date field to flag this up. You can either add a specific date, 2/2/26 or if you’re not sure then you can use the text “available first week in Feb.”  

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.

December Diary - Weeks/Months

December is all about Christmas and New Year events, but it’s also AIDS Awareness Month, Universal Human Rights Month, Decembeard, and No Gender December.

Additionally, there’s Kwanzaa (26^th - 1^st Jan).

Men’s Ashes tournaments Australia (Third Test 17^th-21^st  Fourth Test 26^th-30^th)

December Diary - Days

18^th – Stilton Day

18^th – National Regifting Day (Thursday before Christmas)

20^th – Super Saturday/Panic Saturday (Last Saturday before Christmas)

21^st – Winter Solstice 

22^nd – Hanukkah ends 

25^th – Christmas Day

26^th – Boxing Day

31^st – New Year’s Eve
 

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 ON PRSHOTS

Rhoen is the brainchild of designer Rebecca Rhoades. The Rhoen collection features ready-to-wear, bridal, party, signature and casual ranges of luxury womenswear, featuring big bright prints and colours in mini, midi and maxi lengths.

BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES

Clothing, beauty and accessories

Very has a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, a new Very collection, new Winter layering ranges, Christmas Pyjamas, slippers and dressing gowns, a new Very Collection and a denim range.

River Island has new SS26 lookbook images and cut-outs of clothing, bags and accessories, plus a new collaboration with Real Hackney Dave.

Cotton Traders has new SS26 women’s and menswear available in January.

Roman Originals has new AW25 Dusk, Curve and Petite ranges for parties and going out, including coats, jackets, dresses and trousers.

New Look has party season outfits and accessories, Christmas jumpers and winter clothing, plus new going out outfits for and drops of AW25 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.

Matalan has new clothing ranges for Valentine’s Day, Souluxe pastel and print activewear for the new year and January transitional ranges, a new nightwear collaboration with Little Mistress Vicky Pattison, new occasion wear, a new Stranger Things collaboration and a Winter Smart Edit.

M&S has a new Autograph and James Neleson-Joyce collaboration, a range of Goodmove ski wear, a collaboration with 16Arlington, a new Christmas clothing collections and Collection and Autograph clothing, accessories and jewellery.

Primark has a new Major Finds range, new makeup ranges, Edit collection, plus a Perrie Sian collaboration, new faux fur coats and jackets, Christmas party clothing ranges, new Wicked 2 themed pyjamas, and new Ski Collection ranges of outdoor wear.

Threadbare has new AW25 ranges including skiwear, plus Christmas outfits and pyjamas.

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.

Scamp & Dude has new gift ranges and going out clothes for the Winter.

Inspecs has new ranges of men and women’s sunglasses from O’Neill, Barbour and Viktor& Rolf.

Lola Starr has a new Earth Collection of activewear for the new year new you health kick.

F&F has new athleisure wear, new spring 2026 transition outfits, a new Abby Clancy collaboration of party outfits for Christmas, new Kids and womenswear Christmas clothing ranges.

TK Maxx has new men and women’s wear, shoes and accessories to make an entrance at the Christmas party, plus winter wear for cosy evenings.

Accessorize has new Valentine's day and & bridal accessories, Christmas gift ranges including slippers, scarves, gloves, hats and bags, plus accessory ranges with sunglasses, jewellery, and belts. 

Bonmarché has new Lorraine Kelly Spring 2026 ranges, Christmas pyjamas, new Lisa Snowdon and Lorraine Kelly ranges for Christmas 2025 including coats, jumpers, trousers and tops.

Barbour has new collaborations with Ganni, Baracuta, Sorel, Levi’s, Arket, Paul Smith, Farm Rio and a collaboration with Kaptain Sunshine of outdoor wear.

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 Michael Owen range of menswear.

Joe Browns has new spring 2026 womenswear ranges featuring midi and maxi dresses in small and big patterns, pastel-coloured box jackets, plus t-shirts, shirts, jumpers and blouses.

Oliver Bonas has new January drops of Winter wear clothing, bags and jewellery, women’s accessories and jewellery, new womenswear including coats, jumpers, cardigans, trousers and shoes.

Salts Cashmere has new collections of menswear and womenswear.

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.

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Home, garden and food

Quorn Stone has new marble and stone effect ranges, new terracotta decorative tiles, natural stone range, marble and decorative effect tiles, Parisian Manoir, Lullington, Chalfont and Orotelli decorative tiles.

Jellycat has new ranges of its soft toys and amuseables bags ready for Valentine’s Day, plus new ranges of soft toys and amuseables.

Matalan has new Valentine’s Day themed soft furnishings and bedding for the home, new Hello Spring ranges of homeware, and a new SS26 range of home furniture and soft furnishings, Christmas decorations and gifts.

Dobbies Garden Centres has outside dining tables, chairs, lighting and accessories, plus Winter gardening, Christmas gifts from the Gruffalo collection, Lemax and Disney-themed Christmas decorations.

Sofology has new Georgio, Adler, Mayfair, Remy, Portbello, Fitzrovia and Waldorf ranges of sofas and chairs for your living room.

Furniture Village has its SS26 lineup of sofas, tables, chairs, beds, mirrors and shelving.

Designers Guild has its SS26 Palette Provencale range of patterns.

Dunelm has new Beautility, Confident Combinations, Nautical Nostalgia, Pattern Drenching and Coastal ranges of home furnishings for the kitchen, bedroom, living room and dining room for SS26 plus a new Sophie Robinson collaboration. 

TK Maxx has gifts ideas for him, her and the kids for Christmas.

Nest has new homeware including clocks, vases, glassware and things for the kids bedrooms.

Cult Furniture has new lamps, bar stools, foot stools, coffee tables, bedside tables and sofas.

Online Home Shop has new Arch and Jacquard ranges of towels and mats.

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.

Accessorize has new ranges of Christmas decorations for the tree and gifts for the home. 

Hobbycraft has new Valentine gifts and ideas plus Christmas gift ideas for adult crafters, children and teens.

Oliver Bonas has new January homeware for the dining room, living room and bedroom, new homeware and Christmas gifting, a new Shrimps collaboration of homeware, new furniture, Christmas decorations, gifts and things for the home.

Homesense has new SS26 homeware including kitchenware, bathroom ware, soft furnishings and furniture, Christmas homeware and gifts, plus Christmas decorations.

Oriana B has new furniture for the home.

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.

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.

Ivyline has Spring Summer 2026 planters, pots, watering cans and misters for indoors, plus chimeneas and pots for outdoors.

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