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Jan- 2025 -29 JanuaryShopping Centres
Caledonia Park sees 8% footfall increase in 2024
Scotland’s designer outlet village Caledonia Park experienced a “record-breaking” year thanks to an 8% increase in its footfall in 2024. Standout categories included health and beauty, which saw a sales growth of 26%, as well as F&B which grew by 16%. Black Friday weekend was also “particularly successful” for the…
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23 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
THG hits FY expectations despite Q4 sales decline
THG has reported a decline in Q4 sales across some divisions, but remains on track to meet full-year expectations having officially completed the demerger of Ingenuity. For the period ended 31 December 2024, THG experienced a 2.6% fall in revenues to £552.4m. While MyProtein sales fell by 5% in Q4,…
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17 JanuaryEconomy
Retail sales unexpectedly fall amid ‘poor’ supermarket sales
Retail sales fell 0.3% in December according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. It follows a 0.1% increase in November, revised down from a previous estimate of a 0.2% rise. Analysts had been expecting sales to rise by 0.4% in the run up to Christmas as…
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16 JanuaryNews
Centre:mk sees 20% footfall increase in 2025
Centre:mk has reported a “strong” start to 2025 with a 20% footfall increase, 10.8 percentage points ahead of high street destinations and 11.3 percentage points above shopping centres. This start to 2025 follows a positive 2024 at the centre. From 31 December 2023 to 28 December 2024, footfall at centre:mk…
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15 JanuaryNews
Liverpool One’s footfall rises 10% in ‘most successful’ shopping season
Liverpool One has reported its “most successful” festive shopping season since 2019, with footfall up 10%. The run of success began with Black Friday week when the destination experienced a 14% growth in footfall and a 28% increase in sales, reflecting the trend of consumers buying in-store and ahead of…
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13 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-13/1/25
Asda announced a significant overhaul of its operations, cutting 13 regional manager roles and consolidating management of supermarkets and express stores into 22 sub-regions from 30. The changes, driven by poor Christmas performance with a 5.8% drop in sales and a decline in market share to 12.5%, mark Allan Leighton’s…
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13 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
Boots sales rise 8.1% in Q1
Boots has delivered a “strong” first quarter with total comparable retail sales up 8.1% YoY for the three months ended 30 November 2024. The UK’s leading health and beauty retailer saw growth across all categories and channels, on top of a “significant increase” in the prior year. Boots’ digital sales…
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10 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-10/1/25
Shein is reportedly planning a London IPO by mid-2025, with Easter 20 April as a possible completion date if regulatory approval is secured. Rachel Reeves, UK Shadow Chancellor, is visiting China for economic talks, accompanied by Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority head, potentially advancing Shein’s IPO progress. Meanwhile, scrutiny from MPs…
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10 JanuaryFeatures
From comedy to commerce: Vix Leyton on the data that drives retail
In the fast-paced, data-driven world of retail analytics, Vix Leyton, Head of Content at Pepper.com, stands out for her unique career journey and dual life as a stand-up comedian. In a candid interview, Leyton shared her insights on the industry’s evolution, the trends that defined 2023, and where the retail…
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10 JanuarySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s to raise staff pay after Christmas sales increase
Sainsbury’s has announced that it is set to increase staff pay after it saw its sales rise 3.7% for the 16 weeks ended 4 January 2025. Alongside this, Sainsbury’s saw its festive period sales rise 3.8% in the 6 weeks ended 4 January. As a result, the supermarket will split…
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