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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Co-op, Frasers, DFS, Ocado, Dunelm, Next, Puig, Topshop, Sainsbury’s, Superdrug, Oliver Bonas and John Lewis. Plus, how to boost lifetime value and retain customers, all you need to know about marketing on LinkedIn and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Co-op announces cybercrime prevention partnership
The Co-op has partnered with The Hacking Games to help prevent cybercrime by identifying young cyber talent in the wake of a high-profile cyber-attack against the retail industry.
Frasers Group warns of softer profits as it braces for £50m Budget hit
Frasers Group has posted a 2.8% increase in its annual profits but warned of softer earnings in its forthcoming year as it grapples with £50m in extra costs due to changes in last year’s Budget.
DFS to beat guidance following ‘strong trading’
Sofas specialist DFS expects annual profits to come in ”slightly above the top end of guidance” on the back of trading momentum and cost control.
Ocado boosted by £750m M&S joint venture gain
Ocado has reported a 13.2% growth in revenue to £674m for H1 of 2025, with EBITDA up 76.4% to £91.8m, and stated its major goal is to turn cash-flow positive next year.
Next’s Wolfson warns of ‘chronic’ overstaffing ahead of Employment Bill
Next CEO Lord Wolfson has warned of “chronic” overstaffing ahead of the new Employment Rights Bill, set to come into effect in 2026.
Dunelm strikes bullish tone as sales rise
Homewares specialist Dunelm has generated a rise in fourth-quarter and full-year sales and said it will “not stand still” in a tough trading environment.
Independent retailers call for government to “step up” to revitalise the UK's high streets
UK Independent retailers say the government isn’t listening and doing enough to address challenges such as dwindling footfall, surging costs and decline in consumer confidence.
Brits set to spend £78m during women’s Euros quarter-final
UK consumers are expected to spend £78m in retail stores on food, drink and other viewing essentials for the Women’s Euro 2025 quarter-final matches.
Puig's quarterly sales rise a steady 8%
Puig, known for its perfume brands Rabanne and Jean Paul Gaultier, Q2 sales grew 8% to €1.09bn euros and expects revenue growth to decelerate to between 6% and 8% in 2025.
Manchester Fashion Week makes a comeback
Manchester is relaunching its Manchester Fashion Week, after a ten-year hiatus, with a new team and management, and a focus on sustainable development.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How to boost lifetime value and retain customers
Identifying and nurturing high-value subscribers is crucial to long-term success. Which is why Customer Lifetime Value is such a powerful tool, says Hazel Davis in the Internet Retailing report.
All you need to know about marketing on LinkedIn
Martech’s guide to LinkedIn's tools, strategies and best practices. Updated with information on frequency capping for brand awareness campaigns.
3 ChatGPT alternatives worth trying for SEO, content, and more
Hootsuite helps you to discover top ChatGPT alternatives for marketers, plus expert tips to help you write, plan, and create smarter with AI tools.
How the LinkedIn algorithm works in 2025
If you want to connect with your audience on LinkedIn, start by understanding how the LinkedIn algorithm works. Hootsuite gives you the low down on LinkedIn.
M&S allocates £1m to tech projects driving sustainability
Marks & Spencer is allocating £1m towards funding innovation projects designed to help it meet its net zero target by 2040.
How AI is winning digital shoppers through personalisation
AI isn’t just improving digital retail, it is helping brands win the battle for attention, engagement and loyalty. Martech explains.
Why visibility is now the most important marketing metric
Here's how AI determines which content gets seen and why visibility now drives brand performance. Martech explains how to optimise for AI.
How Levi’s is blending music, tech and fashion to drive growth
Levis’ new strategy for growth includes sponsorship of musical events like Primavera tie ups with music acts like Beyonce and Oasis and new pushes on its tops ranges and premium ranges.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
TFG London appoints Sally Ambrose as chief product officer
TFG London, the owner of Hobbs, Whistles, Phase Eight and White Stuff, has promoted Sally Ambrose to the position of chief product officer.
BRAND NEWS
Peter Ruis bets big on fashion at John Lewis: ‘The sky’s the limit’
John Lewis executive director Peter Ruis reveals a raft of new brands for AW25 to Drapers as the retailer’s fashion elevation strategy takes shape.
Topshop and Topman to return to the runway
After seven years away from the catwalks, Topshop and Topman are staging a joint show next month “to celebrate the relaunch of Topshop.com” and debut their AW25 collections.
Sainsbury’s rolls out personalised ‘Your Nectar Prices’ to checkouts nationwide
Sainsbury’s is expanding its Your Nectar Prices programme to checkouts, allowing members of its loyalty scheme access to their personalised offers directly at the tills for the first time.
Superdrug opens Beauty Playground at Manchester Trafford as rollout continues
Superdrug has opened its latest Beauty Playground at Manchester’s Trafford Centre, marking the next step in its rollout of the interactive in-store concept across 30 UK locations.
Kurt Geiger launching bespoke handbag service
Kurt Geiger is expanding into luxury personalisation with the launch of a ‘One-Of-A-Kind’ handbag service, allowing fans of the brand to create a bespoke version of its popular Mini Kensington bag.
Von Dutch enters F&B market with new alcohol, soda, and water ranges
American fashion brand Von Dutch is entering the food and beverage market with a collection of healthy sodas, mocktails, and a new water range, and will open branded cafés soon.
Oliver Bonas opens first outlet
British clothing and lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas will open its first outlet store at Portsmouth's Gunwharf Quays next week.
AND FINALLY
Asda hides ‘golden tickets’ in stores as part of its 60th anniversary campaign
Supermarket Asda is giving 40 customers the chance to win free fuel worth £1500 if they find golden tickets hidden amongst products in stores across the UK.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending July 11th 2025?
1/ AW25
2/ SS25
3/ Christmas
4/ Halloween
5/ Cushion
6/ Embroided
7/ Rug
8/ Back-to-school
9/ Outdoor
10/ Skirt
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Villeroy & Boch manufactures everything from crockery for the table to bathroom fittings including vanity units, bathrooms and taps and they’ve been around since 1748, and are available in 140 countries.
Quay is a sunglasses company that was born out of the US festival scene and as you would expect from an alternative birth it does things differently.
Inspecs has new SS25 imagery of sunglasses from Radley, Superdry and Botaniq.
Salts Cashmere is launching 1st September with a unisex range of cashmere jumpers and tops that are made in Yorkshire.
The Orchard specialises in everything for the home and the garden, from sofas and chairs to soft furnishings and kitchenware through to barbecues and firepits.
BRANDS WITH NEW IMAGES
Clothing, beauty and accessories
Oliver Bonas has new jewellery and clothing for September, plus new accessory drops including bags, hats, shoes, sandals, scarves and sunglasses.
Barbour has new clothing ranges plus new outfits and footwear for the festival season.
Roman Originals has new Curve and Petite ranges, plus outfits with this summer’s must-haves, crochet and embroidery/broderie anglaise, including big-pattern midi-length summer dresses, Bardot tops, denim, trousers and cropped pants.
Dune London has new women's accessories, including Deliberate, Define, Dedicated and Dinidearest ranges of handbags, clutches and purses.
Accessorize has new jewellery, a new Palma range of womenswear shoes and accessories, a new SS25 beachwear, bags, scarves and jewellery – including Z charms - a new Seville range of beachwear and clothing.
M&S has new back-to-school ranges including clothes and shoes, summer menswear and womenswear campaign imagery, plus new t-shirts, sandals, shoes, sunglasses, swimsuits and bikini ranges.
TK Maxx has new summer clothing, shoes, boots, jewellery and accessories, including bags, hats and sunglasses for both men and women.
Primark has new denim, youth and newborn – including Bambi - ranges, a new KEM collaboration and has new perfume ranges, plus new nightwear, and new Hight Summer Rita Ora collaboration of clothes and accessories.
New Look has new womenswear outfits and cowboy core womenswear drops for July.
Monsoon has new AW25 clothing 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.
Busby & Fox has new occasion wear and office wear for the summer including shirts, shorts, dresses, trousers, jumpsuits and waistcoats
Bonmarché has new women's wear ranges for AW25, including coats, blouses, jackets and jumpers.
John Lewis has a new back-to-school kids range of uniforms.
F&F has new active wear and Abbey Clancy festival imagery, a new summer band t-shirts and beach wear drop, new F&F Active sportswear and athleisure collaboration with Kate Ferdinand, new summer beachwear campaign imagery.
Very has new V by Very July drops of womenswear for high-summer from midi skirt dresses to jeans and ra-ra skirts.
Peacocks has a new Louise Redknapp Edit of summer womenswear, plus her Linen Edit for summer, a new SS25 Edit range, and a new menswear range.
River Island has new Rococo Revival and Perfect Prints range of summer clothing, RI Studio range and Mykonos Night range of womenswear, new Wimbledon whites ranges, new summer festival outfits and accessories, new Arm Candy beaded bag range.
Cotton Traders has new AW25 womenswear, new Jasmine Harman’s SS25 Edit of beachwear and relaxed summer clothing and accessories.
Deichmann has back-to-school shoes, sandals, water bottles and lunch bags and boxes for kids for the autumn term.
Matalan has back-to-school ranges, AW25 transitional womenswear and accessory ranges, England football strips, plus Paw Patrol kidswear, makeup ranges, and new accessory ranges for women.
Sims Wear has new linen menswear for the summer.
The Orchard has a new Christmas gifting collaboration with Ellie Beaumont.
Fatface has new AW25 clothing ranges for women and has a new collaboration with the Marine Conservation Charity and has new beachwear and evening wear for the summer plus new shoes, sandals and accessories.
Iolla has new summer sunglasses ranges for him and her.
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.
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Home, garden and food
M&S has a new Dopamine Modern range of homeware for the bedroom, kitchen, lounge and dining room.
Oliver Bonas has Christmas decorations, gifts and things for the home, plus new July/August/September/October drops of homeware ranges for the kitchen, dining room and lounge for SS25.
TK Maxx has new Halloween decorations and homeware, back-to-school ranges with lunch bags and stationery and pens, homeware ranges for the kitchen, dining room and lounge from cups and vases to cushions and lamps.
Dobbies Garden Centres has tomato growing kits, Christmas and Halloween decorations, new summer pots, pet toys and hoses, plus Disney-themed garden tools, bags, wheelbarrows and bird houses.
Nest has 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.
Matalan has Christmas decorations and gifts, AW25 homeware for the autumn including Halloween and Harvest Festival themed soft furnishings.
Dunelm has a new 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.
Quorn Stone has Chalfont and Orotelli decorative tiles, plus new natural stone and new Lullington Beige stone effect floor tiles, Canyon Terrazzo effect porcelain tiles and chequered decorative tiles for the bathroom.
Arran Sense of Scotland has 2025 Christmas gift packs and an advent calendar, new refill packages, home fragrances, scented candles, After the Rain summer fragrance and a new mum and bride scent range.
National Trust has winter homeware and book, plus a collaboration with Sitting Spiritually on a selection of outdoor swings from two-seater to four-seaters as well as pots for the garden, water bottles and autumn decorations.
Hobbycraft has new kids ideas for the summer holidays plus DIY decoration ideas for homes.
Ruggable has new outdoor ranges of its machine-washable rugs, plus rugs for every room in the home including collaborations with top designers and influencers.
Cambridge Imprint has new mug ranges, sketching pencils, patterned wrapping paper, memo books, labels, tea towels, box files, envelopes, postcard boxes, postcards, and tea trays.
Ivyline has Christmas ranges including trees, wreaths, tree skirts and decorations, and new pots, planters, candleholders and lanterns for inside and outside the home.
Treats by Mars has new Galaxy Frappe Duo and Caramel mixes.
Primark has new travel gadgets, new summer-themed homeware including kitchenware, candles and soft furnishings, Lilo and Stitch themed things, outdoor ranges from picnic blankets to thermoses, bedding and tableware.
Homesense has new Halloween items and new homeware plus new homeware for the kitchen, dining room and the conservatory, plus tableware and picnic items for eating out in the garden.
Jellycat has a new Amuseables range of animals, flowers and food, new baby ranges, a Bartholomew Bear collaboration with department store Liberty.
Furniture Village has new AW25 Cottagecore Comfort furniture for bedrooms and Cherry Lacquer for dining rooms and living rooms and Seeing Green office and dining furniture.
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until School holidays start (23rd July) – 6
Days until School holidays ends (3rd Sept) – 48
Days until Halloween – 106
Days until Black Friday - 135
Days until Christmas Day – 161
How to make your products attractive to the media in July
Our July 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 here! So keep on adding anything summer-related to your media centres, eg summer clothing, swimwear, bikinis, shorts, beachwear, sunglasses, plus things to keep you cool, like fans, sun hats and sun shades. Also, push anything to do with the outside, such as garden furniture, anything for a garden party, or a picnic or barbecue, and don’t forget to add all of the other spellings that people may search on eg BBQ, Bar-B-Que, etc and other related keywords like picnic.
The festival season is now in full-swing, and the media are all looking for festival wear and things to take to festivals (tents, fans, ice boxes, torches, etc). We’re also getting ready to go on holiday, so luggage, bags, bumbags, beach towels, etc are all being searched for.
Clothing keywords being searched for this summer include; denim, florals, crochet, midi-dresses, maxi-dresses, polo, preppy, tennis-core, cottage-core and festival wear.
But not everyone is going abroad. The cost-of-living crisis is still cutting-into everyone’s wallets, so shoppers are still looking at holidays closer to home. Add in keywords and phrases like “staycation”, “holistay”, “holiday at home” to your keywords and why not suggest clothing like raincoats, coats, hoodies, and cardigans? If you stock them, then firepits and chimineas for the colder UK evenings would be good to add.
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.
July Diary - Weeks/Months
July is Independent Retailer Month, Plastic-free Month, and National Ice Cream Month in the US.
Weeks to celebrate this month include;
The Tour De France (5th – 27th)
July - Days
18th - Nelson Mandela International Day
19th-20th - Northern Pride
19th – National Ice Cream Day (US Third sundae in July 😉)
22nd- 23rd – Start of the school holidays
24th – National Tequila Day (US)
25th – Christmas in July (5 months until Christmas)
27th – Tour de France ends
27th – National Parents Day (US 4th Sunday in July)
29th – National Lipstick 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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