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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Whole Foods Market, Co-op, AllSaints, Cotswold Company, Homebase, Fabletics, Belstaff, Yours, Boots, Quiz, Etsy, and M&S. Plus, how UX design impacts e-commerce conversion rates, is the age of searching for things in retail almost over and more.
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THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
M&S calls for tougher action on retail crime
Marks & Spencer has called for a stronger police response to retail crime, warning that abuse, violence and organised theft are becoming a routine part of life on Britain’s high streets.
Former Co-op CEO paid almost £2m following ‘challenging year’
The Co-op’s outgoing chief executive took home nearly £2m ahead of her unexpected exit last month.
Quiz stores to be reviewed by administrators at the end of April
Administrators Interpath will review whether to continue trading from the 40 Quiz stores currently open at the end of April, provided no rescue deal can be reached in that time.
Sales collapse in March as retailers face “painful” period
BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker shows total sales in discretionary categories including fashion, homewares and lifestyle rose just 0.8% year on year in March.
Second-hand becomes first choice for one in 10 shoppers
One in 10 UK consumers are now mainly buying non-grocery items via resale platforms, as second-hand shopping continues to reshape the retail landscape, according to KPMG.
Global secondhand market to reach $393bn by 2030
ThredUp’s annual 'Resale Report' predicts the global secondhand market is projected to reach $393bn by 2030 - around 10% of total global clothing spend.
YouTube now most influential brand in media
A new study finds that YouTube tops the rankings as the most influential brand in media with tech brands dominating the top 10.
Etsy bans animal fur as industry sentiments continue to shift
Etsy is set to ban the sale of all animal fur from August 2026, following a 50-plus-day protest campaign by the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT).
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How UX design impacts e-commerce conversion rates
User experience (UX) design is no longer a secondary consideration in e-commerce, it is a primary driver of revenue and the quality of UX often determines whether a visitor becomes a customer.
Is the age of searching for things in retail almost over?
Thanks to advanced algorithms there’s a significant shift happening in the e-commerce industry as shoppers are finding accurate recommendations on their homepages.
Agentic AI discovery requires machine-readable brands
Drive better visibility and outcomes in AI search by making your brand easier for machines to interpret, connect and act on.
What the fees customers hate reveal about your pricing strategy
Hidden costs and punitive fees are trust killers. Algorithm-driven revenue might help Q4, but it erodes long-term loyalty. Here is how to price for partnership.
AllSaints rolls out AI tool across buying and merchandising teams
AllSaints has introduced a new AI tool to modernise its buying and merchandising operations.
Ocado ramps up quick commerce push as it starts rolling out same day delivery slots in UK
Ocado is launching same day delivery slots in select UK areas. In an email to customers the retailer said: “You can now order with your morning cuppa and we’ll deliver before dinner.”
BRAND NEWS
Whole Foods Market deepens UK expansion with new Angel store
Whole Foods Market has taken another step in its UK growth strategy with the opening of a new store in Angel, Islington, marking the first in a planned series of new London locations.
The Cotswold Company unveils Redbrick showroom plans
The Cotswold Company has opened its newest showroom in Kingston upon Thames, London, as it unveiled plans to launch its 16th showroom at Redbrick, West Yorkshire.
Boots Opticians opens ‘cutting-edge’ premium store
Boots Opticians has opened a store in London designed for a luxury customer experience.
Yours Clothing dives into 'body confidence' for summer swimwear campaign
With the onset of summer, body confidence is at the forefront of the new Yours Clothing women’s swimwear campaign.
Gok Wan re-releases Deeper Love song for JD Williams' charity-linked campaign
Star stylist and TV presenter Gok Wan is fronting JD Williams “We See You” SS26 campaign that is also seeing the brand supporting cancer charity Macmillan.
Homebase taps Henry Agg to front garden centre push
Homebase has appointed garden designer Henry Agg as the first ambassador for its garden centre offer housed within The Range stores.
Mulberry spotlights UK manufacturing in new spring campaign
Mulberry has launched the final instalment of its “Back to the Mulberry Spirit” campaign trilogy, with the brand emphasising its UK manufacturing base and sustainability credentials.
Fabletics to open its biggest retail space in Europe
Fabletics is to open its biggest retail space in Europe at the KaDeWe luxury department store in Berlin.
Belstaff taps Freddie Flintoff as face of ‘Icons’ campaign
England cricket legend and TV personality Freddie Flintoff has been drafted to front Belstaff’s new ‘Icons’ campaign.
AND FINALLYx2
Adriano Goldschmied, godfather of denim, dies at 82
Adriano Goldschmied, known as the godfather of denim, has died at the age of 82. He founded multiple denim brands including Diesel, Replay, Gap 1969 and Replay.
Topman launches artist design competition
Topman has launched a design competition to discover three artists, with the winning artist seeing their work transformed into a limited-edition capsule collection sold exclusively on Topman.com.
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PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending Apr 2nd 2026?
1/ SS26
2/ Easter
3/ Denim
4/ Dress
5/ Bag
6/ Earrings
7/ Handbag
8/ Coastal
9/ Floral
10/ Garden
PRSHOTS DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day – 75
Days until School Summer holidays (Scotland) - 86
Days until School Summer holidays (England & Wales) – 106
Days until Halloween – 207
Days until Black Friday - 234
Days until Christmas - 262
How to get your brand on the April Editorial Calendars, search engines and social media
Our April 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.
We’re now definitely in Spring, and people are thinking about the approaching summer holidays, so add any spring-summer-related images you have and add in keywords relating to summer outfits and summer events, e.g. festival outfits for Reading, Leeds, Wireless, Download, Isle Of Wight, Womad, Green Man, Coachella this month in the US, beachwear, swimwear, the garden, garden parties, outdoor living, things for the patio, and of course Barbecues. Don’t forget to add all the other spellings BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc and other related keywords like picnic, garden party, get-togethers, parties, socials, gatherings and for the young ‘gaths’.
While some people are looking to holidays abroad, some are considering destinations closer to home, so add in keywords and phrases like “staycation”, “holistay”, “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like throws, fleeces and cardigans plus from homeware blankets and rugs, for the colder UK evenings.
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.
April Diary - Weeks/Months
There are lots of other big events in April. April is World Stress Awareness Month and National Pet Month in the UK, so if you have anything to relieve stress (massage products, recliners, diffusers, pillows, garden swings, etc) and anything for pets (dog coats, cat collars, dog beds will also be looked for etc) then add them and get all the relevant keywords added. It’s also World Autism Acceptance Month, National Garden Month in the US (in the UK it’s just a week so anything gardening-related should be tagged with National Garden Week), it’s also National Poetry Month in the US and the US also has April as its Celebrate Diversity Month.
Other events include;
Community Garden Week (1st – 7th)
Discover National Parks Fortnight (3rd – 17th)
Ideal Home Show (10th – 19th)
International Dark-Sky Week (13th – 20th)
Allergy Awareness Week (20th – 27th)
MS Awareness Week (20th – 26th)
Fashion Revolution Week (Commemorates the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Bangladesh disaster on the 24th April 2013 which killed 1,134 workers see https://www.fashionrevolution.org/ for event details)
RHS National Gardening Week (28th – 4th May)
April - Days
7th – World Health Day
7th – National Beer Day (US)
8th – Gym and fitness searches peak
9th – Grand National Weekend starts
9th – Passover Ends
11th – Grand National Race
10th-12th – Coachella Weekend One
12th - Olivier Theatre Awards
14th – Vaisakhi (Sikh New Year)
17th- 19th – Coachella Weekend Two
21st - National Tea Day
21st-22nd -Yom Haatzmaut (Jewish Holiday)
22nd – Earth Day
23rd – St George’s Day
23rd – Start of the Asparagus season
23rd – Shakespeare Day
24th - National Skipping Day
24th – Gardening searches peak
24th – Fashion Revolution Day
24th - Arbor Day
25th – Running searches peak ahead of the London Marathon
25th – Staycation searches peak
25th – World Malaria Day
25th – National Lingerie Day
26th – National Mending in Public Day
26th – London Marathon
29th - International Dance Day
30th – Stop Food Waste 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 2026 by the authorities controlling the event(s).
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NEW BRANDS ON PRSHOTS
Iolla has new ranges of its sunglasses with custom tints for the summer holiday season.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Very has new makeup ranges, womenswear and menswear ranges for the summer holidays, new denim ranges, a new collaboration with Adidas, and new Wuthering-Heights-inspired womenswear.
Peacocks has new lingerie and nightwear, new Lousie Redknapp and Dani Dyer SS26 ranges of womenswear and accessories including, shoes, bags and belts.
F&F has new womenswear for the summer.
Oliver Bonas has new June summer fashion lines, plus April and May drops of hats, sunglasses, socks, shoes, sandals, clothing, bags, jewellery and accessories.
Primark has a new Sienna Sol menswear range, KPop Demon Hunter ranges, Adaptive and Major Find ranges, Knit and Jersey ranges, new clothes for the beach, new bridal outfits, a new Coleen Rooney collaboration, athleisure and swimwear wear ranges, an Edit range, F1 Alpine and Ford Goodyear collaborations, and a Scene youth range.
Monsoon has new jewellery, new linen and denim womenswear ranges and an accessory range, plus new ranges of shoes, bags, scarves and sunglasses.
Accessorize has new women’s and kids summer holiday wear including dresses, bikinis, shirts, jewellery, shoes, hats and bags.
Scamp & Dude has a new Super Scarf collaboration with Alison Hammond, new holiday outfits including denim, dresses, shirts, swimwear and bags, a new Davina McCall collaboration plus new clothes and accessory ranges.
Bonmarché has new beachwear, including dresses, tops, bikinis, swimsuits, shirts and shorts, plus womens wear for the summer holidays modelled by Lisa Snowdon.
New Look has new season outfits, jewellery and accessories and drops of SS26 ranges including clothes, bags, shoes, boots and accessories.
Joe Browns has its SS26 mens and womenswear collections from jackets and t-shirts for men, to big print maxi-dresses to floral patterned tunic dresses for women.
Regatta has a new Orla Kiely collaboration of jackets, dresses and coats.
National Trust has new collaborations with clothing and accessory ranges for the outdoors for men and women from Craghoppers.
Matalan has a new Riveria range of menswear, a new Prairie range of womenswear and accessories for SS26, a new floral range of clothes and accessories, new Clubhouse range of womenswear.
Cotton Traders has new SS26 menswear collaboration with actor Will Mellor and a womenswear collaboration with Alex Jones and new summer holiday wear, including dresses to tankinis.
Threadbare has new SS26 womenswear.
Barbour has a new Icons range, a Paul Smith Collaboration, a Heritage+ range plus a collaboration with Feng Chen Wang, new jumpers and bags and new collaborations with Ganni, Baracuta, Sorel, Levi’s, Arket and Farm Rio.
Lola Star has a new Elevate range of athleisure wear.
River Island has a new Enid Blyton bag collaboration, Olivia Denim collaboration with Olivia Attwood, a new Off to the Races ranges, new collaborations with Year Zero on clothes, accessories and bags, a new Love is in the Air range, a To Have and Hold wedding range of womenswear and accessories.
M&S has a new Gillian Anderson collaboration, new Autograph lingerie and nightwear ranges, new menswear ranges, new SS26 accessories, jewellery, shoes and bags, underwear ranges.
Roman Originals has new floral ranges, Petite ranges for SS26, Spring dresses, tops, trousers, skirts, jumpers and cardigans, new Dusk and Curve ranges including coats, jackets, dresses and trousers.
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Deichmann Inspecs Home Bargains Busby & Fox
Home, garden and food
National Trust has new garden furniture, new gifts, food and gardening ranges, new homeware, new shed ranges, new garden furniture with new Oxleys and Sitting Spiritually collaborations and new glasshouses.
Dobbies Garden Centres has new things for garden barbecues and eating outside, from lighting to tabletop firepits to climbing frames, plus garden pots and grow your own solutions for spring, and all the tools needed for the spring planting spree.
M&S has everything you need for a picnic and outdoor food, a new Kelly Hoppen collaboration and furniture and homeware collections, and new homeware ranges for the spring and summer.
The Orchard has new furniture for the home, garden structures, new lounge, dining room and bedroom interior ranges including beds, sideboards, dressers, sofas, lighting, shelving, benches and more.
Joe Browns has updated its SS26 home range with more ideas for every room in the home including bedding, furniture, vases, candlesticks, glassware, bowls, lamps, serving bowls and trays, storage solutions and knick-knacks.
The Gluttonous Gardener has new Father’s Day gifting suggestions.
B&M has a holiday shop range of kids’ beach toys, tech, bags and luggage, a Great Outdoors range including camping gear and everything for the garden from solar lights to cushions, new limited edition Isle Life range of homeware.
Ivyline has lots of new planters for your indoor plants.
Primark has new Island Heat ranges of homeware, new homeware including decorations, vases, soft furnishings, candles, diffusers and kitchenware.
Home Bargains has new picnic and garden ranges of kitchenware.
Very has new Very Collection of soft furnishings and ranges of outdoor furniture, a new Revive outdoor furniture and soft furnishings collection, plus a new Very collection of furniture, wall art and storage solutions.
Jellycat has new ranges of amuseables for 2026 including Bartholomew Bear Junior.
Cambridge Imprint has new kitchen trays, exercise and hardback books, notebooks, new Clamshell and Dandelion patterned paper, Charleston themed ranges of patterned paper, new notecards, envelopes, albums, notebooks, and cards for SS26.
Oliver Bonas has new May homeware furniture for the bedroom and living room and kitchenware, plus Father’s Day gifts and cards, April homeware and kitchenware ranges for the dining room, living room and bedroom.
Homesense has new SS26 homeware for the lounge, bathroom, kitchen and dining room.
Quorn Stone has new Marisol ranges of decorative tiles, natural stone, and marble and stone effect ranges, new terracotta decorative tiles, natural stone range, marble and decorative effect tiles.
Matalan has a new Sorrento range of tableware, bed linen, cushions and furnishings for the garden.
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Ruggable Sofology Home Bargains Nest Arran Sense of Scotland
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