Bank Holiday news and archive

UK footfall rose by 6 percent in last week of August

Footfall across all UK retail destinations rose by 6 percent over the week up to Saturday, August 29, leading to an annual decline of 26.1 percent, a “noticeable improvement” on the year-on-year drop of 30.7 percent in the week before, explained retail experts Springboard. The final week of August was boosted by the last full week of the Eat Out...

Retail

Bank Holiday footfall up 49 percent

The Bank Holiday weekend saw a 49 percent increase in footfall, compared to the Easter holiday, as lockdown restrictions were eased. Footfall in retail parks increased by 42 percent on Saturday compared with Easter Saturday. In coastal towns footfall was 62 percent higher. The opening of non-essential shops on 15th June suggest significant pent...

Retail

Brits to spend 4.2 billion pounds this Bank Holiday

New research from American Express has found more than 40 million UK adults will stay at home over the August bank holiday weekend rather than travelling abroad and plan to spend an average of 104 pounds each. This equates to 4.2 billion pounds of spending across the UK over the long weekend. The top five activities for the August Bank Holiday...

Fashion

Vouchers for Bank Holiday shopping

As Brits prepare for that most popular of things, a long Bank Holiday weekend, retailers will benefit from one of the most popular shopping weekends of the year. Whether you're hitting Bond Street or your local high street favourite, those on a budget will do well to check DiscountVouchers.co.uk a new website that can provide discount vouchers...

Fashion

Bank holiday brings good cheer

The post-Christmas sales and a bank holiday weekend brought shoppers out in droves, boosting sales after a quiet week. Retail information provider Footfall reported a 6.6 percent rise in shoppers over the weekend, compared with the same period last year. During the week after Christmas the figures had dropped 12.4 percent, so the weekend brought...