Jubilee news and archive

UK retail footfall below 2019 levels despite Jubilee and Bank Holiday

All the visitors and interest brought by the May Bank Holiday and Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, retail footfall between May 29th and July 2nd remains below 2019 levels. Data released by Sprinboard show footfall improved just one percent in June compared to ‘may, but was still -12.3 percent over 2019. This compares to -14.9 percent less high street...

Fashion

Jubilee boosts May's retail sales

Retail sales values, jumped 3.9% year-on-year in May as Brits prepared to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, however sales of clothing and footwear were down 1%. The official retail figures were released on Thursday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which confirm that sales growth was significantly stronger in May than April,...

Fashion

Jubilee sees surge in footflow

The Jubilee and bank holiday weekend drew in crowds and shoppers, with footflow up 8.6% compared to the previous year, though it was still down 1.9% in the same week in 2011. Paul Farndon, customer service executive at Experian FootFall, stated: “Week on week there was an 8.6% increase in the National Footfall Index which may be partly due to...

Design

Selfridges to celebrate Jubilee with pop up shops

The Queen's Jubilee will be one of the UK's biggest tourist draws this year, along with the Olympics. Retailers are keen to play a role and of course benefit from the inevitable footflow and spending by hosting a range of pop up stores, promoting relevant items and of course celebrate all that is British fashion. Iconic department store...