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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Harrods, Space NK, Co-op, Morrisons, B&Q, Roksanda, Seraphine, Sports Direct, & Other Stories, Nobody’s Child and Topshop. Plus, five must-have strategies for online retail in 2025, why the future of e-commerce is powered by generative AI and more.  

THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS

Harrods hit with cyber attack

Harrods has become the latest retailer to fall victim to a cyber attack, following attacks at M&S and Co-op.

Shein IPO paused following Trump’s China clampdown

Shein has parted ways with two UK corporate communications firms brought in to aid its London IPO, following pressure from Donald Trump’s tariff war.

Amazon secures first quarter growth despite tariff uncertainty

Amazon Q1 revenues hit $155.7bn and topped Wall Street expectations with net income up 62% to $17.1bn.

Physical stores lagged inflation in April

The latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker finds total like-for-like discretionary sales grew by 3.7% in April, from an almost-flat base of +0.4% in April 2024.

Space NK owner puts beauty chain up for sale

Space NK owner Manzanita Capital has launched a formal sale process of the beauty chain, more than a year since it appointed bankers to handle the sale.

Co-op staff ordered to keep cameras on in meetings to deter hackers

Staff at the Co-op are being ordered to keep cameras on during remote work meetings, and to verify attendees, as they deal with an ongoing cyber attack.

TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY

How B&Q owner Kingfisher aims to become a retail media powerhouse

B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher has launched a retail media proposition as it looks to shape up how its brand partners connect with customers.

The future of e-commerce is powered by generative AI

BoF unpacks the opportunities in using generative AI technology across the online value chain, from optimising customer experience and content, to understanding legal and ethical frameworks.

5 must-have strategies for online retail in 2025

With consumers expecting more and more from online, it’s vital that retailers evolve beyond transactions and create experiences that feel intuitive, engaging and frictionless.

The human touch really counts for luxury customer service

A new study suggests brands should hesitate in the move to AI, as they shouldn’t underestimate the human touch with “an emotive experience unlocking repeat purchasing and more revenue”.

Why is it taking M&S so long to recover from a cyber attack?

Marks & Spencer is still suffering the effects of what it has called a "cyber incident" which began last week.

Morrisons tests aisle roaming bots to check products

Morrisons is testing out aisle-roaming “tally” robots in its stores to monitor how goods are being displayed on shelves.

BRAND NEWS

Seraphine unveils refreshed look with modern approach to maternity dressing

Seraphine has unveiled a new look and modern approach to maternity fashion, redefining how women dress through every stage of pregnancy.

& Other Stories and Roksanda new collaboration

Fashion and lifestyle retailer & Other Stories, part of the H&M Group, has unveiled the first look at its upcoming collaboration with London-based designer Roksanda.

Sports Direct opens new flagship store at Westfield Stratford City

Frasers Group is continuing the London expansion of Sports Direct with the opening of a new flagship store at Westfield Stratford City.

Nobody's Child to launch Poppy Delevingne summer collab

High-profile women’s fashion retailer Nobody’s Child has been busy this year and now it's preparing to launch a summer collection collaboration with actress/model Poppy Delevingne.

REN Clean Skincare to cease trading after 25 years

REN Clean Skincare will cease trading later this year, citing a mix of internal challenges and market difficulties that have made it unable to sustain long-term success in recent years.

Tapi set to open next tranche of ex-Carpetright stores

Tapi has confirmed the opening dates for its next set of stores located in the former Carpetright units as it ploughs investment into its store network.

Frasers plots members-only Matches relaunch

Frasers Group is considering relaunching Matches Fashion as an exclusive members’ club almost a year after it put the luxury fashion platform into administration.

Topshop to launch one day London pop-up next month

Topshop is stepping back into physical retail with a one-day-only pop-up event on the 10^th May in Shoreditch.

AND FINALLY

Glasses with online payment function

Chinese tech firm Meizu launched its latest smart glasses, the StarV Air2 AR glasses. The smart glasses are positioned as a possible successor to the smartphone as a means of payment.

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 April 25^th 2025?

1/ SS25

2/ Embroidered

3/ Garden

4/ Orange

5/ Swimsuit

6/ Denim

7/ Vase

8/ Dress

9/ Earrings  

10/ Fascinator

HELP WITH YOUR IMAGE SEARCHES

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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS

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.

Plia Parasols makes wooden garden parasols, upholstered with luxury outdoor fabrics. Sewn in Cornwall, customers can either plump for one of the in-house designs, or go bespoke and supply their own fabric for a totally unique parasol.

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

M&S has a new Autograph underwear, suede-themed range of clothing, a Collection range of women's clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, and accessories, new Per Una clothing ranges, as well as new perfume ranges and casual and formal men’s wear ranges.

Peacocks has a new summer womenswear, plus a Louise Redknapp Linen Edit for summer, a SS25 Edit range, and a new menswear range.

Monsoon has 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.

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.

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.

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.

Primark has new denim ranges, Pau Eche collaboration of summer and beach clothing, accessories and jewellery, new childrenswear for the summer, Tanlines makeup and skincare, Krispy Kreme, Hello Kitty and Guiness collaborations, beachwear with swimsuits, wraps, bikinis and shorts, plus linen ranges.

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.

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.

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.

Accessorize has new beachwear including shirts, shorts, bikinis and dresses, plus accessories including makeup sandals, bags, card holders and jewellery.

Matalan has a new Et Vous and Taylor & Wright collaborations, Father’s Day kidswear clothing, Holiday Shop collections for all the family, men’s and women’s summer ranges with clothes for the beach.

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.

See additional new clothing and accessories images from

John Lewis Very Dune London New Look Cotton Traders Joma Jewellery Katie Loxton Crew Clothing  

Home, garden and food

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.

Arran sense of Scotland has a new mum and bride scent range.

Primark has new bedding and tableware Edits, new Krispy Kreme and Hello Kitty collaborations for packed lunches, new paisley pattern soft furnishings and bedding, plus homeware including diffusers, candles, vases and jugs for the home.

The Gluttonous Gardener has new ranges of plants and food.  

Nest has new Hay Traverse and Pallisade garden furniture, including tables, chairs and loungers, new Vitra office furniture, living room furniture including lounge chairs, plus Ferm Living and a Tom Dixon collaboration.

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.

Cambridge Imprint has new memo books, pencils, labels, tea towels, box files, envelopes, postcard boxes, postcards, tea trays, lined exercise and hardback books, stamps, ribbons, and albums.

Dobbies Garden Centres has 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.

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.

TK Maxx Has new kitchenware ranges and things for the garden.

Matalan has new tableware and kitcheware.

See additional new home images from

Homesense Jan Constantine B&M Quorn Stone Designers Guild George Home Hobbycraft John Lewis  Fritz Fryer Dunelm

DIARY

PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts

Days until Father’s Day – 44

Days until School holidays start (23rd July) – 82

Days until Halloween - 182

Days until Christmas Day – 237
 

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 (12^th May – 12^th Jun), and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

It’s also:

Small Business Week – (May 4^th - 10^th)

Dementia UK Time for a Cuppa Week (1^st-8^th)

National Doughnut Week (10^th – 18^th)

National Stationery Week (12^th –18^th)

Cannes Film Festival (13^th – 24^th)

Sandwich Week (19^th – 25^th) 

RHS Chelsea Flower Show (20^th – 24^th)

National Barbeque Week (May 26^th – Jun 1^st )

May - Days

3^rd – World Press Freedom Day

4^th – Star Wars Day

4^th – Firefighters Memorial Day

5^th –Cinco de Mayo (US Holiday)

5^th – May Day 

8^th – VE day

9^th – Europe Day

9^th – Whit Monday / Pentecost 

10^th – Searches of Prom dresses peak

11^th- World Fairtrade Day

11^th – Mother’s Day (US and Australia) 

12^th – International Nurses Day

13^th – World Cocktail Day

15^th – International Day of Families

15^th - Father’s Day gift searches rise / BBQ searches rise

15-16^th – Lag BaOmer 

17^th – Eurovision Final in Basel Switzerland

17^th – World Whisky Day 

17^th - Men’s FA Cup Final

18^th – Women’s FA Cup Final 

20^th – World Bee Day

21^st – International Tea Day

22^nd – World Goth Day

22^nd – Craft Distillery Day (US)

25^th - Geek Pride Day

25^th – National Wine Day (US)

25^th – Camping-related searches rise

26^th – Spring Bank Holiday 

26^th – Memorial Day 

29^th – National Biscuit Day

29^th – Ascension Day 

30^th – BBQ searches peak

31^st - 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).