Springboard
This coverage focuses on Springboard’s retail footfall data and insights, examining trends in shopper behaviour across UK high streets, shopping centres, and retail parks. Reporting includes analysis of footfall figures, seasonal patterns, consumer confidence indicators, and the commercial implications for retail strategy. The coverage helps retail managers, brand executives, and decision-makers understand customer flows and adapt operations accordingly.
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Jun- 2021 -3 JuneHigh Street
Indoor hospitality reopening fails to boost May footfall
The reopening of indoor hospitality has failed to give a significant boost to high street footfall, according to Springboard’s May figures. Springboard revealed that while footfall strengthened when non-essential retail opened in April, further gains following the reopening of indoor hospitality in May were muted. Footfall was -27.5% lower than…
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2 JuneHigh Street
Bank holiday weather boosts UK footfall
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +6.7% last week against the week before, with the average uplift in activity from Thursday to Saturday of +15.2% driving the increase for the week. According to the latest data from retail experts Springboard, the weekend’s uplift marked a notable increase compared with…
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May- 2021 -25 MayHigh Street
Retail footfall edges up amid surge in evening shopping
UK retail footfall rose 1.1% last week from the week before, which was attributed to a surge in evening shopping, according to the latest results from Springboard. The research showed that footfall increased 2.4% in high streets and 1% in shopping centres whilst retail parks footfall dipped 1.7%. In addition,…
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18 MayHigh Street
Retail footfall rises 0.5% as shoppers return to high streets
UK retail footfall rose by 0.5% last week, predominantly driven by a 3.9% increase across UK high streets, as shoppers continued to return to high streets following the easing of restrictions last month. According to the latest data from Springboard, whilst retail footfall overall increased, retail parks footfall declined by…
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12 MayAdvice
How to benefit from the forthcoming massive wave of ad spend
The recent IPA Bellwether on marketing budgets in the UK has revealed that 2020 saw a fast paced decrease in spend as the effects of the pandemic naturally hit home. Now, as we continue to emerge from the worst of the effects, their forecasts are that there will be a…
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10 MayHigh Street
UK retail footfall drops 4.1% amid poor weather
Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by 4.1% last week from the week prior, which was attributed to the impact of poor weather, according to the latest data from Springboard. Activity in high streets also dropped to 6.6%, whilst in retail parks and shopping centres footfall declined by just 1.3%…
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5 MayHigh Street
UK retail footfall hit by bad weather
New data from Springboard has revealed that footfall at UK retail destinations dropped by 2% last week from the previous seven-day period, despite the reopening of non-essential retail stores across the country. The footfall decrease was primarily due to a considerable drop of 6.1% in high street footfall, despite footfall…
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Apr- 2021 -20 AprilCoronavirus
Reopening week sees footfall jump by 87.8%
Footfall in UK retail destinations rose by 87.8% last week following the reopening of non-essential stores on Monday 12 April, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Springboard found that UK high streets experienced a 93.2% rise and shopping centres saw an even higher increase in footfall at 126.6%. In…
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14 AprilCoronavirus
First day of reopening sees UK footfall rise 155%
The first day of reopening saw footfall in UK retail destinations rose yesterday by +155.2% from the same day last week, and by +225.2% in shopping centres, according to the latest data from Springboard. It found the rise in footfall in high streets was slightly lower at +176.1% and was…
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7 AprilHigh Street
UK retail footfall rises as lockdown comes to end
Footfall across all retail destinations in the UK has jumped by 8.5% in the last week, from the week before, as consumers prepare for the country’s exit from lockdown. Retail parks and high streets saw a footfall increase of 9% and 9.7%, according to data analyst Springboard. Meanwhile, footfall in…
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