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Footfall up in February driven by weekend shoppers

Footfall in the UK rose by 9.4 percent in February from January, which saw a drop of 18.8 percent, according to the latest data from MRI Springboard. The increase was driven by “the great return of the weekend shopper,” explains MRI Springboard, as hybrid working becomes a permanent way of working for many employees. The footfall recovery to...

Business

Despite Brexit concerns, shoppers show their love for the shops

Despite the financial instability brought on in the wake of the UK voting in favour of leaving the European Union, Brits have continue to show their love for the highstreet and its shops. Footfall has increased across all of retail estate firm Hammerson UK shopping destinations amid consumer insecurity. Hammerson's retail tracker, which monitors...

Fashion

Retail footfall eases downwards as shop vacancy rates climb upwards

Although retail footfall continues to decline across the UK, shop vacancy rates have increased over the past quarter, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)/Springboard Retail Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. Vacancy rate at "its lowest level" The national town center vacancy rate throughout the UK was 10.1 percent...

Design

UK shoppers continue to visit out-of-town locations over high streets

Retail footfall continues to drop across the UK, as data from the BRC/Springboardfootfall monitor shows that overall footfall across the UK dropped by 0.7 percent year-on-year in June. This decline comes after the 0.2 percent dip in May and is below the three-month average of a 0.3 percent drop. Once more, UK's high street were the worst hit...

Fashion

Retail footfall in decline once again in December

UK's high streets witnessed a poor showing of Christmas shoppers last month, as new data shows the number of visitors declined 3.7 percent in December in comparison to the same period last year. Data published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard reveal that during the last quarter of 2013, UK's high street were hit the...