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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Adidas, Gymshark, Primark, Vinted, THG, Dunelm, Jigsaw, Asda, Nobody’s Child, John Smedley and Designers Guild. Plus, what the Google court case means for marketers, how brands expect AI to drive growth and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
UK retail sales drop less rapidly in April
The CBI’s British retail sales index shows volumes fell to -8 in April - its highest point since October – and has moved from -41 in March, which had been the lowest reading since July 2024.
Adidas Q1 revenues grew 13% to nearly €700m to €6.15bn and operating profit surged by 82% to €610m.
Gymshark breaks £600m revenue barrier
Gymshark FY to Aug 2024 saw a 9% increase to £607.3m, surpassing the £600m mark for the first time. However, pre-tax profit fell to £11.8m, down from £13m.
Primark UK sales hit by consumer caution
Primark’s sales across the regions fell by 4% in the half to Mar 1 2025, its market share also saw a slight dip to 6.8%.
Vinted revenues in 2024 increased 36% to €813m up from €596m thanks to its continued expansion into new categories and markets.
THG revenue slips following Ingenuity demerger
THG has reported a decline in sales following its demerger from the group’s technology division, Ingenuity.
Dunelm acquires luxury home brand Designers Guild
Dunelm has bought luxury home decor company Designers Guild’s IP and design archive for an undisclosed sum, but did not acquire its stores or business operations.
Online spending reaches £8.8bn in March
Adobe Analytics figures for March 2025 are up 3.5% from 2024 to £8.8bn, with rises in both outdoor furniture and home décor and a 23% uptick on summer clothing.
Advertisers target video as UK digital ad market hit £35.5bn
The UK’s digital ad market hit £35.5bn in 2024, growing by 13% year-on-year and considerably outstripping overall GDP growth
Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day
Some US third-party merchants who previously sold China-made goods during Amazon's Prime Day are sitting it out this year or reducing the amount of discounted merchandise they offer.
Shein raises US prices by up to 377%
Shein has raised prices for US shoppers with some products more than quadrupling in cost, as tariffs and the elimination of the longstanding de minimis exemption come into effect.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
What the Google Chrome court case really means for marketers
Google’s third-party cookie crackdown is on pause – but the pressure on Chrome is far from over. So, what does it all mean for your media mix and brand visibility?
How the big brands expect AI to drive growth in 2025
Adobe’s AI and Digital Trends Report, produced in partnership with Econsultancy, suggests that 2025 is the year where executives expect generative AI to truly transform how brands operate.
The ideal length of social media posts
Hootsuite’s guide to the ideal length of social media posts for every network. Save time, effort, and get the most from your social media strategy.
Could Reeves' ‘de minimis’ review lead to consumer backlash?
While the chancellor’s promise to review the UK’s de minimis rules was welcomed by retailers, could it be a double-edged sword for consumers?
Gym, clothing and skincare among ‘essentials’ for some Gen Z adults
Many Gen Z adults consider gym membership, clothing, skincare treatments and streaming services to be essential bills, a survey indicates.
ChatGPT to offer buying advice in future
ChatGPT has demonstrated a new buying advisor function, allowing users to see prices and reviews and find direct links to purchase personalised product recommendations.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Jigsaw announces new MD and leadership team
Jigsaw has announced a raft of leadership appointments, including a new managing director.
BRAND NEWS
Asda to trial George stand-alone store in Leeds
Supermarket giant Asda has said it will be trialling a George stand-alone store concept at an existing Asda Living site in Leeds.
Primark rolls out Click & Collect to 24 more stores
Primark’s Click & Collect offer has now reached over three-quarters of its stores (158) in the UK and plans to complete the roll-out to all 187 stores by the summer.
Jospeh Cheaney, John Smedley join chorus of calls for VAT-free shopping return
Luxury knitwear specialist John Smedley and luxury footwear brand Joseph Cheaney & Sons have revived calls for the return of VAT-free shopping.
Nobody's Child teams up with Poppy Delevingne for new collaboration collection
Womenswear brand Nobody’s Child has partnered with English model and actress Poppy Delevingne for a new collection, described as "a love letter to modern versatility".
Primark unveils spring/summer essential range campaign
Budget fashion store Primark has unveiled a new Spring Summer 25 campaign highlighting its essentials lines.
AND FINALLY
ASA now using AI to monitor adverts
According to new figures published in the ASA and Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) 2024 Annual Report, the watchdog assessed the suitability of 28 million online adverts last year.
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 25th 2025?
1/ SS25
2/ Embroidered
3/ Garden
4/ Orange
5/ Swimsuit
6/ Denim
7/ Vase
8/ Dress
9/ Earrings
10/ Fascinator
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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
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.
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.
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 childrenswear for the summer, Tanlines makeup and skincare, Krispy Kreme and Hello Kitty collaborations, beachwear with swimsuits, wraps, bikinis and shorts, plus linen ranges and new accessories, including handbags, bags and sandals, a new clothing collaboration with Guinness.
River Island has new summer Frocks, Cool Casual 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.
George at Asda has new summer holiday wear, 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.
M&S has a new 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.
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.
Barbour has new 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, and a new shoe collaboration with Wild Bunch, rainwear ranges.
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.
Scamp & Dude has clothes and accessories, new SS25 athleisure wear, dresses, shorts, jackets, hoodies, coats, bags and scarves, plus new collaborations with Nicky Newman and Sabrina Elba.
John Lewis has new Anyday, John Lewis and Kin men’s ranges and a Goodie Works t-shirt collaboration, plus new women’s clothing, shoes and accessory ranges for the spring and summer. Plus a range of women’s bags and jewellery.
Very has a new Michelle Keegan collaboration, plus drops SS25 lookbook imagery, a new V by Very and V by Very Curve ranges of dresses, jumpers, jackets, coats jumpsuits, swimwear, jeans, trousers and shoes.
Monsoon has new SS25 ranges for the beach and holidays, plus women’s and kids clothing for the summer, new sandals for the beach, plus new jewellery and bags for women and kids, new wedding outfit shoes and dresses.
Dune London has new bags, sandals and shoes for him and her for the summer, bag charms, clutch bags, handbags and belts, bridal shoe ranges for casual to posh weddings.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
New Look Cotton Traders Joma Jewellery Katie Loxton Crew Clothing Tu Clothing Celtic &Co
Home, garden 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.
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.
Nest has new Vitra office furniture, living room furniture including lounge chairs, plus Ferm Living, Tom Dixon and Hay garden furniture, including tables, chairs and loungers.
TK Maxx Has new kitchenware ranges and things for the garden.
Jellycat has a new Amuseables range of animals, flowers and food, plus books and the cuddliest soft toys and bags for SS25.
Matalan has new tableware and kitcheware.
Primark has 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.
Homesense has new AW25 homeware and kitchenware including dishes, chairs, art, rugs, jugs plus Christmas 2025 crackers, wreaths and decorations.
M&S has new homeware including 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.
Jan Constantine has new cushion ranges.
B&M has new DIY tools and electricals ranges, new baby and food events as well as new Lego kits, Garden solar lighting, spring electrical ranges, garden decorations, cookware and dining decorations.
See additional new home images from
Quorn Stone Designers Guild George Home Hobbycraft John Lewis Fritz Fryer Dunelm
DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until Father’s Day – 47
Days until School holidays start (23rd July) – 85
Days until Halloween - 185
Days until Christmas Day – 240
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:
Small Business Week – (May 4th - 10th)
Dementia UK Time for a Cuppa Week (1st-8th)
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
(30th-1st) -Yom Haatzmaut
1st – World Password Day
3rd – World Press Freedom Day
4th – Star Wars Day
4th – Firefighters Memorial Day
5th –Cinco de Mayo (US Holiday)
5th – May Day
8th – VE day
9th – Europe Day
9th – Whit Monday / Pentecost
10th – Searches of Prom dresses peak
11th- World Fairtrade Day
11th – Mother’s Day (US and Australia)
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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