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Slow footfall recovery boosted by ‘staycations’ in August

Confidence in masked-shopping and Brits taking staycations have boosted footfall in August, new data shows. Average weekly numbers bounced up 18.8 percent last month compared to July, according to Ipsos Retail Performance. Shopper numbers were down by 41.7 percent year-on-year last month, but that was far better than the 53 percent fall in July....

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Black Friday outperforms festive footfall

UK store footfall fell by 7.2 percent in December against last year, according to the latest retail footfall figures from Ipsos Retail Performance. Black Friday has been stated as the main reason for the drop, with Ipsos revealing that November average weekly footfall was up 27.7 percent. Dr. Tim Denison, director of Retail Intelligence at Ipsos...

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Retail growth “unlikely to improve” in 2016

British consumers are looking beyond retail to spend their disposable income, warns research from the KPMG and Ipsos Retail Think Tank, which states that retail growth is “unlikely to improve” in 2016. The research warns that the retail sector sales growth is set to drop back to around 1.7 percent in 2016 from about 1.8 percent in 2015, as...

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Could previously-owned fashion become the next 'Fast-Fashion'?

Vintage hunters and second-hand fashion lovers rejoice - the trend for pre-owned fashion is on the rise. Although it seems unlikely that consumers will ever turn their backs on 'fast-fashion' from high streets giants like Primark, H&M and Zara for good, a new study has uncovered the changing attitudes of female shoppers towards clothing and...

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Pre Christmas sales down on last year

Latest UK retail footfall figures show that shoppers were out in force one week ahead of Christmas Day in the search for pre-Christmas sales. Compiled by Ipsos Retail Performance, figures, however, are heavily down on the same period as last year. Commenting on this week’s figures, Peter Luff, president of Ipsos Retail Performance, said:...

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Survey reveals shoppers' attitudes to new products

45% of British consumers feel new products introduced onto store shelves do not fit their needs, but admit they can be influenced into changing their minds. The information was revealed from a survey conducted by Ipsos MORI, leaders in the consumer marketing research field. Their research further revealed shoppers are bewildered by choice - 51%...