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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Nov- 2019 -14 NovemberHigh Street
Card Factory sales boosted by group expansion
Card Factory welcomed a strong performance this financial year, with a 5% rise in group sales in the year to 31 October. Its latest trading update, posted today, also revealed a yearly growth of 0.9% in like-for-like sales. Sales in the quarter fell 0.4%, though this was due to weaker…
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11 NovemberComment
What implications will the Royal Mail strike have on UK retailers?
Royal Mail workers have voted to strike over job insecurity and employment terms and conditions, raising concerns that there could be walkouts in the run-up to Christmas. The announcement comes as we approach the retail industry’s crucial Q4 period where Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Boxing Day sales all take…
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11 NovemberHigh Street
Brexit woes and wet weather dampen October footfall
Retail footfall faced further decline in the month of October, according to new figures from the BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. Footfall in non-food stores fell -6.2% from October of the previous year, whilst shopper numbers fell significantly by -3.2%. Reduced footfall was felt in all sectors of retail, across…
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5 NovemberHigh Street
Footfall tumbles further in October
New figures from the Retail Traffic Index show a continued slide in footfall over the month of October. The figures, published today by Ipsos Retail Performance, revealed a year-on-year fall of -6.2% in non-food store visits across the month. Footfall did, however, show improvement against the previous two months, which…
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4 NovemberComment
How retail outlet destinations have evolved
Outlet shopping was born in the US in the 1930s through the development of standalone stores that enabled brands to sell-through damaged or excess goods. This evolved into the concept of a multi-store outlet shopping mall in the 1970s; a significant step for both retailers and shoppers alike. Large-scale US…
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Oct- 2019 -29 OctoberShopping Centres
Sales and footfall up at Westfield’s UK centres
The owner of the Westfield shopping centres, Unibail-Rodamco (URM), has reported a 5.2% increase in tenant sales at its UK centres during Q3, also reporting a spike in footfall. For the three month period ending 30 September 2019, URM reported a 3.9% increase in footfall at its Westfield Stratford and…
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21 OctoberHigh Street
Bonmarché enters administration putting 2,900 jobs at risk
Womenswear retailer Bonmarché has entered administration, resulting in around 2,900 jobs being placed at risk including 200 at its head office. With 318 branches located around the UK, Bonmarché appointed FRP Advisory as administrators who said the brand had a “sustained period of challenging trading conditions.” Alastair Massey, Tony Wright…
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18 OctoberEconomy
Retail footfall plummets as autumn begins
Footfall in non-food stores fell by 9.9% year-on-year in September, according to the Retail Traffic Index published by Ipsos Retail Performance. Compared with August, the average weekly footfall in the month fell by -7.3%. Additionally, the number of shoppers visiting the high street in London and the south east continued…
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17 OctoberComment
Using data to take in-store shopper psychology to the next level
As shoppers, we all know the tactics retailers use to entice us to spend more. There’s the visually appealing, uncluttered entrance of a fashion retailer that captures the imagination and gets us into store. Or the deliberate positioning of bread and milk at the back of a supermarket to ensure…
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15 OctoberComment
How can the high street survive?
Recent news that fast-fashion retailer, Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the United States should have come as a shock. However, the latest high street casualty is just another name pending on a growing list. The troubles facing the UK’s retail sector are entrenched and well-publicised.…
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