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Can beauty retailers remain resilient through the winter?

With endless economic and political uncertainty permeating the industry, it’s been hard to predict which category of retailers will fare better than others, but one thing is certain: the health and beauty industry has weathered the storm better than others. Most recently, THG reported “stable and consistent” consumer trading during…

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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 week, a key period for retailers in the run up to Christmas, with footfall falling -10.2, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Footfall across all UK retail destinations was -0.9% lower than last year…

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Footfall rises marginally as cold snap impacts performance

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose marginally last week (Dec 5-12) by +0.3% from the week before, with a varied performance across the three key destination types, according to Springboard. It found that shopping centres were boosted by their ability to offer shelter from the elements, as footfall rose by…

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Footfall rises 5.4% amid ‘cause for optimism’

Footfall rose by +5.4% across all UK retail destinations last week from the week before, with increases across all three key destination types (+6.9% in high streets, +4.8% in shopping centres and +3% in retail parks), according to Springboard. Springboard said this offers a “cause for some optimism” for retailers…

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Footfall gap to 2019 widens to -11.1% in Nov despite Black Friday boost

The gap in footfall from 2019 widened in November to -11.1% from -9.8% in October and -12.6% in September; -12.4% in high streets, -17.3% in shopping centres and -3% in retail parks, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Springboard added that in the absence of Black Friday the gap…

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Black Friday boosts footfall +9.3% YOY

Footfall was up +9.3% compared with 2021 across all UK retail destinations on Black Friday, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Shopping centres were the clear winner on Black Friday with a rise in footfall of +16.8%, followed by high streets (+11.3%) and then retail parks (+7.1%). However, despite…

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Footfall sees Black Friday lull amid cost of living crisis

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by a modest +1.6% last week from the week before, driven mostly by high streets (+1.7%) and shopping centres (+2.4%) whilst footfall in retail parks remained largely level from the week before (+0.5%), according to Springboard. Springboard said that this indicates “reservation” in consumers…

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Footfall sees modest rise amid consumer nervousness over costs

Footfall rose by just +1.3% across UK retail destinations last week from the week before, after a decline of -7.5% following the school half term in the week before last, according to Springboard. Springboard said that the modest increase indicates “consumer nervousness” in the midst of the cost of living…

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Footfall declines 7.5% in week after half-term

Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by -7.5% last week, following a rise of +8.2% in the week before last during the school half term holiday week, according to Springboard. The gap from the 2019 footfall level widened to -9.8% last week from -9% in the week before last indicating…

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Footfall gap from 2019 narrows in October to -9.8%

The gap in footfall from 2019 narrowed in October to -9.8% from -12.6% in September and -13.2% in August, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Overall it found the footfall was -10.5% in high streets, -14.7% in shopping centres and -3.3% in retail parks. Meanwhile, the uplift in footfall…

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