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First day of UK rail strikes impacts high street footfall, central London hit hardest

High street footfall in the UK has taken a hit from the first day of strikes by rail workers, new data shows. Up until 1pm on Tuesday, footfall across all UK high streets was down 8.5 percent compared to the same day a week earlier, according to new data from retail insights company Springboard. Rail workers across the UK are striking on...

22 Jun 2022

Retail

Jubilee boosts UK footfall by 17.7 percent

The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II brought a surge in visitors to cities and towns across the UK, as the nation celebrated the 70th anniversary of her accession. Springboard’s Jubilee weekend footfall figures show footfall was up 17.7 percent over the Bank Holiday weekend compared to the previous week. High streets performed...

7 Jun 2022

Retail

UK retail set for 8 percent rise in footfall over Jubilee Weekend

UK retailers are set for a boost in footfall as Brits enjoy a four-day weekend to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, according to new data. Total footfall across retail destinations is expected to increase by 8 percent over the upcoming bank holiday weekend, according to retail insights company Springboard. High streets are forecast to see...

30 May 2022

Retail

UK retail sees footfall slump after Easter

Retail destinations across the UK saw a 7 percent drop in footfall following the Easter weekend. On Easter Monday retail parks saw a 8.8 percent rise, which reduced the overall impact, but shopping centres saw a 7.6 percent drop and high streets a 5.5 percent drop in visitors. The figures from Springboard show the gap in comparison to 2019...

26 Apr 2022

Retail

U.K. footfall bounces back after storms

After two successive storms and the onset of a Russian invasion, retail experts Springboard said footfall rose by 11.1 percent across all destinations last week compared to the previous week. A sunny Saturday saw the biggest uplift of 43.3 percent more shoppers than the week before. Footfall rose in all town types last week, with a rise of 17...

1 Mar 2022

Retail

Heavy storms keep UK shoppers away from high street

High winds and heavy rain from storms Eunice and Dudley affected footfall across the UK, which fell -3.8 percent compared to the week before. Between Sunday and Thursday footfall rose by an average of 5.5 percent, fuelled by the half-term break, with a huge uplift of 18.1 percent on Monday, said retail experts Springboard. With the arrival of...

21 Feb 2022

RetailFeatured

UK high streets end 2021 with a rise in footfall

High street footfall increased by 5.2 percent on New Year’s Eve, compared with the week before on Christmas Eve, according to new data from retail analysts Springboard. The data reveals that despite a footfall drop of 15 percent across all UK retail destinations last week versus the week before, in the run-up to Christmas, things looked up for...

4 Jan 2022

Retail

Cyber Monday a big success for retailers

Cyber Monday was a bonanza for retailers when Black Friday was more subdued in footfall on the high street. Retailers saw an increase in the volume of payments in comparison to last year’s shopping event. Data from Barclaycard Payments show payment volume increased 16.7 per cent compared Cyber Monday 2020, with a 4.5 per cent increase in...

30 Nov 2021

Retail

Black Friday retailers to see surge in footfall, says forecast

Retail experts Springboard have forecast UK footfall across all retail destinations is set to rise by 7.9 percent in the week leading up to Black Friday. The biggest increase will be seen over Black Friday weekend where footfall will peak on Friday with an expected rise of 19 percent and continue into the weekend with rises of 13 percent on...

21 Nov 2021

Retail

October footfall shows optimistic start to holiday season

October’s footfall figures could spell a positive holiday season, as high street, shopping centres and retail parks was down -13.4 percent than in 2019, compared with -17.4 percent in September. Springboard’s monthly footfall figures are hugely encouraging and in line with the company’s forecast for Q4 of 2021. The final week of the month, which...

4 Nov 2021

RetailFeatured

Christmas to come early with shoppers wary of supply chain issues

A potential supply chain crisis this holiday season will see shoppers start early, with retail footfall expected to see greater boosts over Black Friday than the week prior to Christmas. The widespread awareness amongst consumers of potential issues is likely to lead to shoppers bringing their Christmas purchasing forward to November in order...

11 Oct 2021

Retail

The buzz is back on the the high street, footfall rises across all retail destinations

Despite the shortages of petrol and panic buying at supermarkets, the UK saw a rise in footfall across all retail destinations, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Visitor numbers were up 2.7 percent over last week, with high street seeing the biggest increase of 3,7 percent and shopping centres 2.3 percent. In central London,...

28 Sept 2021