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UK retail footfall drops 2.6% as heatwave slows shopping recovery

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This coverage explores the state and evolution of the UK high street, with reporting on store openings and closures, footfall trends, redevelopment projects, policy impacts, and changing consumer behaviour. Insights are designed to help retail managers and executives understand the challenges and opportunities shaping high street retail operations and strategy.

High Street

This coverage explores the state and evolution of the UK high street, with reporting on store openings and closures, footfall trends, redevelopment projects, policy impacts, and changing consumer behaviour. Insights are designed to help retail managers and executives understand the challenges and opportunities shaping high street retail operations and strategy.

Is AI retail’s friend or foe?

Generative AI is the latest buzzword to trend its way across the globe. Supercharged by the…

WH Smith to not open any more high street stores

WH Smith chief executive Carl Cowling has told the BBC that the retailer will not open any…

May records negative retail sales for the first time since 2021

May experienced negative retail sales marking the end of 26 months of positive results,…

WHSmith to bring Toys R Us back to the UK high street

WHSmith and Toys R Us have today announced the locations of nine WHSmith High Street stores…

WH Smith revenues soar 41% amid rebound in travel

WH Smith has welcomed a strong performance in the first half of the year, with revenues…

BRC calls for business rates freeze amid Labour’s high street rescue plan

The British Retail Consortium has responded to Labour’s five-point plan to revitalise high…

High street chain stores closing at lowest rate since 2014

High street chain stores closed at the slowest rate since 2014 in the second half of 2022…

Store Vacancies fall to 13.8% in Q4

The overall vacancy rate improved to 13.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was 0.1…

Rail strikes and cold weather sees high street footfall fall 10%

The rail strikes and a bout of cold weather negatively impacted high street footfall last…

WH Smith profits soar amid global travel return

WH Smith has reported a headline pre-tax profit of £61m for the year to the end of August,…