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PRShots Roundup brings you the latest retail news from Secret Sales, Morrisons, John Lewis, Zara, Matalan, Clarks, Levis and M&S. Plus, how to make your brand stand out on LinkedIn, how AI social listening can boost your brand and more.
THE LATEST RETAIL INDUSTRY NEWS
Secret Sales snaps up two Dutch brands to fuel European growth
Secret Sales has bought two Dutch brands, online department store V&D (Vroom & Dreesmann) and To Be Dressed, as the platform looks to expand in Europe.
Morrisons taps Google’s Gemini AI to solve the supermarket scavenger hunt
Morrisons has rolled out a generative AI-powered tool, backed by Google Cloud and Gemini, that helps customers find products in store.
John Lewis overtakes M&S as best retailer for customer satisfaction
John Lewis has unseated M&S as the top-scoring retailer in the latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI), bolstered by the return of Never Knowingly Undersold.
UK needs to muscle up to tackle cyber threats
Marks and Spencer chair Archie Norman has said the UK is probably under-resourced to tackle cyber threats and needs to boost its security level to encourage investment.
Meta invests $3.5bn in glasses brand EssilorLuxottica in AI glasses push
Meta has bought a $3.5bn minority stake in EssilorLuxottica to help boost the smart glasses industry.
All third-party fashion brands return to M&S online
Marks & Spencer has reinstated all third-party fashion brands to its website, the brands were removed after its recent cyber-attack.
Quarterly online volumes up 6% as UK shoppers flock to buy in heatwave
Record May and June temperatures helped lift UK ecommerce volumes by 6% in the second quarter, new analysis suggests.
UK retailers double-down on customer experience
UK retailers are putting customers at the heart of their growth strategies, according to new research from American Express.
TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
How to make your brand stand out on LinkedIn
As LinkedIn grows in popularity, many brands are looking to get the most out of this platform. How are stand-out brands using it to succeed, and what can marketers learn from them?
How AI social listening can boost your brand
Discover how AI social listening tools make it faster and easier to learn what people are saying - and feeling - about your brand in 2025.
The myth of the modern identity graph
We’ve gotten better at connecting data. But in the rush to unify, we forgot to ask: are we connecting anything real?
How TV and shifting perceptions changed Vinted’s fortunes
TV ads and a push to change perceptions about secondhand helped take Vinted from potentially the “biggest unicorn bust in Europe” to a 330% profit surge.
How Zara rose to the top and what it’s doing to stay there
The Guardian looks at what the Zara fashion empire is doing to stay top as it hits its 50th birthday, including cutting costs and closing stores, shifting to larger outlets and new products.
What works and what doesn’t with AI for marketing
Yes, AI can summarise your meetings. No, it still can’t write like you. Martech details what it actually delivers, and what it gets wrong.
PEOPLE, MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Matalan marketing director steps down
Matalan marketing director Charlotte Dewhurst has left the fashion retailer after 15 months in the role.
BRAND NEWS
Lidl to launch self-scanning feature integrated into Lidl Plus app
Lidl is to launch a new self-scanning feature within its Lidl Plus loyalty app. The new feature will be available in September.
AliExpress launches hourly delivery in London
Chinese online retailer AliExpress has launched an hourly delivery service for shoppers in the Greater London area.
Clarks unveils lowest prices in a decade as part of back-to-school campaign
Footwear specialist Clarks has unveiled its lowest prices in a decade as part of its 2025 back-to-school range.
Levi’s launches second Oasis collection to celebrate the band’s reunion
To coincide with their historic reunion tour, kicking off in July 2025, Levi’s has launched the highly anticipated Levi’s x Oasis collection.
Gabriela Hearst launches first-ever line of recycled cotton denim
Luxury fashion brand Gabriela Hearst has launched its first-ever line of 100 percent recycled cotton denim.
Lewis Hamilton signed up to Lululemon
Lululemon has signed up seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton as its newest global brand ambassador.
New luxury fragrance festive collection from Arran Sense of Scotland
Arran Sense of Scotland has launched a 2025 festive collection, including two new fragrances, a luxury advent calendar, and a brand-new gift offering. Download images Arran Sense of Scotland.
Dobbies new decorating themes for Christmas 2025
The countdown to Christmas is on at Dobbies as the garden centre unveils its highly anticipated festive decorating trends for 2025. Download images here Dobbies Garden Centres.
AND FINALLY
Oasis and the supersonic merch opportunity
Concert merch has become a booming category as consumers increasingly seek connection and cultural resonance from their clothes. Vogue Business investigates.
PRSHOTS TOP 10 SEARCHES
What were our users searching for on PRShots Week ending July 4th 2025?
1/ AW25
2/ SS25
3/ Christmas
4/ Throw
5/ Embroided
6/ Summer
7/ Bag
8/ Hat
9/ Sandals
10/ Bathroom
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NEW BRANDS TO PRSHOTS
Villeroy & Boch manufacturew 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
Primark has new denim 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 travel makeup sets, and new band t-shirts.
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.
Cotton Traders has new AW25 womenswear, new Jasmine Harman’s SS25 Edit of beachwear and relaxed summer clothing and accessories.
Roman Originals has new Petite and Curve 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.
Bonmarché has new women's wear ranges for AW25 including coats, blouses, jackets and jumpers.
Deichmann has back-to-school shoes, sandals, water bottles and lunch bags and boxes for kids for the autumn term.
River Island has a new 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, new Latin-American flavoured summer ranges.
Monsoon has new July and August clothing and accessories drops, 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.
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.
Oliver Bonas has new clothing, jewellery and accessories drops for July, including bags, hats, shoes, sandals, scarves and sunglasses.
Sims Wear has new linen menswear for the summer.
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.
Accessorize has 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.
New Look has new cowboy core womenswear drops for July.
Barbour has new outfits for the festival season.
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.
M&S has new summer menswear and womenswear campaign imagery, plus new t-shirts, sandals, shoes, sunglasses, swimsuits and bikini ranges, Autograph underwear, and a suede-themed range of clothing.
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.
National Trust has a new collaboration with Craghoppers on outdoor AW25 clothing.
See additional new clothing and accessories images from
Curvy Kate Fable England Very Threadbare George at Asda TK Maxx
Home, garden and food
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.
Nest has new HKLiving furniture and rugs, Audo Copenhagen and Norwegian designer furniture for the home plus Hay Traverse and Pallisade garden furniture, including tables, chairs and loungers.
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.
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.
Matalan has Christmas decorations and gifts, AW25 homeware for the autumn including Halloween and Harvest Festival themed soft furnishings.
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.
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.
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.
National Trust has 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.
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.
Dunelm has more of the 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.
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DIARY
PRShots Retail Calendar Alerts
Days until School holidays start (23rd July) – 14
Days until School holidays ends (3rd Sept) – 56
Days until Halloween – 114
Days until Black Friday - 143
Days until Christmas Day – 169
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;
Wimbledon fortnight (30th June - 13th)
The Tour De France (5th – 27th)
Alcohol Awareness Week (7th- 13th)
July - Days
10-13th - Goodwood Festival of Speed
11th – World Population Day
12th – Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland)
12th – Wimbledon Womens Final Day
13th – Wimbledon Mens Final Day
14th - Bastille Day (France)
15th – St Swithin’s Day
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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