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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Jun- 2018 -14 JuneHigh Street
N Brown to close all of its remaining stores
N Brown Group, which owns fashion retailers JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be, has announced plans to shut down all of its remaining 20 stores, putting 240 jobs at risk. The company had a 0.4% dip in group revenue and 2.8% drop in product revenue in its Q1 report. Poor…
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11 JuneHigh Street
Retail footfall returns to high street
High street footfall increased to 0.5% in May according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. According to the report May’s better weather resulted in a marginal improvement in footfall across the nation’s high street and out-of-town shopping areas, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the long term trend…
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4 JuneHigh Street
Footfall drops 8.6% as sunshine fails to attract shoppers
The UK high street saw an overall 8.6% year-on-year drop in footfall despite the warm May bank holidays, figures show. According to Ipsos’ UK Retail Traffic Weathermap, London and the south east saw the sharpest decline with 13.3% fewer shoppers on the high street compared with the same period last…
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May- 2018 -31 MayHigh Street
Card Factory reports ‘robust’ performance
Card and gifts retailer Card Factory has revealed a 3% increase in total group sales in its first-quarter trading update. Like-for-like sales decreased by 0.4%, but total and like-for-like sales over the quarter showed a robust performance. Karen Hubbard, Card Factory’s CEO, said: “We have had a solid start…
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31 MayShopping Centres
Intu Chapelfield shopping centre gives shoppers space-hoppers
Intu Chapelfield in Norwich is trialing the use of space-hoppers for visitors this week as it hopes to encourage more footfall. The ‘Happy S-hopping’ initiative aims to appeal to shoppers’ childish side, with research by Intu showing that 63% of adults still get the same thrill from playing childhood games…
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24 MayDIY
B&Q owner Kingfisher reports poor Q1 sales
DIY retailer B&Q has reported a 9% drop in like-for-like sales for the three months to April 30 2018. According to the group the report reflects an ongoing issue of lowered footfall and soft demand patterns. The adverse weather conditions and temporary snow related store closures impacted B&Q’s like-for-like sales…
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16 MayHigh Street
‘Royal wedding fever’ to boost retail spending by £195m
The royal wedding is set to boost retail sales across the UK by an estimated £195m by the end of August, according to retail specialists Springboard. According to the group retailers are set to receive a much needed boost in May, with an estimated £93.1m to be spent across UK…
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14 MayEconomy
Northern Ireland suffers most from UK retail struggles
Northern Ireland is suffering the worst of retail’s bad weather, showing a 7.3% drop in footfall and a retail space vacancy rate of 14.2%, 5% higher than the UK average. The figures from statistics and research firm, Springboard, show the country reporting its worst retail performance since 2015. The decline…
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14 MayHigh Street
Wet start to April dampens retail footfall
Footfall in April decreased by 3.3%, which is a significant decline compared to the 1.6% increase seen the previous year. New data from retail intelligence firm Springboard revealed that there has been no growth in footfall for any UK region for two consecutive months. Most regions saw a slower rate…
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2 MayEconomy
Fall in shop prices marks fifth year of deflation
Shop prices fell by 1% in April marking the fifth year of deflation for retail prices. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen’s monthly Shop Price Index’s, this also represented the deepest period of deflation since last February. This drop fell in line with the pace of decline…
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