Footfall
This coverage explores footfall trends and their impact on the UK retail sector. Reporting includes data on shopper visits, analysis of high street and shopping centre traffic, seasonal fluctuations, and the effectiveness of initiatives to drive in-store engagement. Designed for retail executives and managers, it offers insights to inform operational planning, marketing strategies, and store performance evaluations.
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Feb- 2020 -20 FebruaryHigh Street
Retail footfall buffeted by stormy weather in February
Storm Ciara, which hit the UK the weekend of 8 February 2020, saw UK retail footfall plummet by 15.3%. According to the latest figures from Ipsos Retail Performance, the most affected region was the north west of England, with footfall down 18.3% on the same period last year. Storm Dennis,…
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17 FebruaryFeatures
Book Smart: Why the independent bookshop is here to stay
The bookselling industry is subject to constant speculation. In a world where Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos reigns and tablet devices are a mainstay, one would be forgiven for assuming the end is nigh for independent booksellers’ success. But despite the rise of retail giants and fall of book…
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17 FebruaryAnalysis
The evolution of the Ikea experience: What’s next?
With the news last week that Ikea is to shut its first big UK outlet in Coventry, we can take this as a sign that the Swedish furniture retailer – the world’s largest – needs to accelerate the evolution of its customer experience. Arguably, the first of the real experiential…
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17 FebruaryComment
Online vs offline – are physical stores starting to fight back?
More than half of UK consumers are now shopping online, with UK online spend forecasted to increase by 29.6% between 2019 and 2024, according to retail analysts at GlobalData. As a nation, we spend roughly £1 in every £5 online; a figure which has remained relatively steady in recent years. …
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13 FebruaryHigh Street
Retail footfall bounces back in January after quiet December
Footfall in non-food stores in the UK fell by just 0.5% year-on-year in January according to Ipsos Retail Performance’s latest Retail Traffic Index (RTI). The retail insights company had originally forecast a footfall decline of 1.9% for the month, and said that after such a “disappointing” December, January’s footfall comes…
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11 FebruarySport & Leisure
Shoppers could ‘lose out’ in JD Footasylum merger, says CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that the proposed £90m takeover of Footasylum by sportswear rival JD Sports “could leave shoppers worse off, both in-store and online”. After its initial Phase 1 review raised potential competition concerns, the CMA’s in-depth Phase 2 investigation has provisionally found that…
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10 FebruaryHigh Street
Shopping centre footfall rises for first time in three years
Consumers were “attracted back” to shopping centres in January, according to Springboard’s latest footfall monitor. Shopping centre footfall increased by 0.2% against the year prior, which was the first month with an increase since March 2017, and the third month in a four-year period when footfall rose. Meanwhile, footfall in…
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7 FebruaryLuxury Goods
Burberry warns on sales impact from coronavirus outbreak
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry has warned that its sales for the year ended March 2020 will be impacted by the recent coronavirus outbreak. Burberry said its recent guidance for the current financial year “predates the impact”, and currently 24 of its 64 stores in mainland China are closed with remaining…
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6 FebruaryHigh Street
63% of midlands shoppers want to support independents, survey reveals
A new survey on the shopping habits of residents in Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham has revealed that 63% of all respondents consider it “highly important to support local businesses and independent retailers”. Retail PR group Cartwright Communications, which conducted the survey, said that at a time when “empty…
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Jan- 2020 -28 JanuaryShopping Centres
Intu continues disposals by offloading Spanish shopping centre
Shopping centre owner Intu has offloaded its second Spanish shopping centre as it attempts to fix its balance sheet. The company confirmed that a joint venture company through affiliates of Intu properties and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has exchanged contracts to sell Intu Asturias shopping centre to the ECE…
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