Footfall

Westfield sees 8.2% rental income growth in H1

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has reported a net rental income of €1,152m (£987m), an 8.2% like-for-like increase, during H1 2023.  Shopping centres accounted…

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Dobbies appoints new CEO

Dobbies Garden Centres has announced the appointment of David Robinson as its new chief executive officer.  Robinson joins the business…

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Footfall drops by 3.5% amid July train strikes

As the RMT rail strike hit most of the UK on 20 July, footfall dropped by -3.5% from last week…

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Hot weather boosts June retail sales

June retail sales beat forecasts in June, rising 0.7% compared with predictions of 0.2%, as hot weather helped encourage shoppers.…

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Dr Martens wholesale revenues continue to decline in Q1

Dr Martens has reported that since the start of this financial year, its wholesale revenues have been lower year-on-year across…

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Superdrug profits soar 71% in 2022

Superdrug has revealed that pre-tax profit soared by 71.7% to £77.8m in 2022, against the prior year’s £45.3m, as online…

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June footfall sees highest increase since 2009

High inflation and rising interest rates did not impact consumer activity across UK retail destinations last month, according to Springboard,…

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British Land praises ‘winning’ retail park format ahead of AGM

British Land chief executive, Simon Carter, has said that retail parks “continue to be a winning retail format” due to…

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LFL sales nudge up 1.9% in June, BDO finds

Like-for-like retail sales improved marginally in June, up 1.9%, according to new data from BDO LLP.  The latest BDO’s high…

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Heatwave dampens June footfall

Footfall fell -1.9% in the five weeks from 28 May to 01 July 2023 as hot weather meant that shoppers…

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