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London’s Oxford Street sees strong December footfall, but rest of UK struggles

London’s Oxford Street saw a 20 percent month-on-month increase in footfall in December, according to a new report which painted a bleaker picture for the rest of the UK. Oxford Street was the only major high street in the UK to experience an increase in footfall in December, according to accountancy firm RSM, which analysed data from data firm...

Jan 31, 2023

Retail

Christmas footfall highest since beginning of pandemic, according to BRC

Despite a shift in consumer confidence and their move towards essentials amid a cost-of-living crisis triggered by record inflation, footfall during the peak Christmas period was reportedly the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the British Retail Consortium’s Sensormatic IQ data, total UK footfall for 2022 still fell 11.8...

Jan 10, 2023

Retail

Post Christmas footfall drops -27.7 percent compared to previous week

In what proved to be a mixed Christmas season, footfall in the week following the holidays were down -27.7 percent compared to the week leading up to Christmas Day. Boxing Day, however, drew plenty of shoppers, with data from Springboard showing footfall on average to be 38.8 percent higher, yet lower when compared to 2019 levels by -19.7...

Jan 2, 2023

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UK Boxing Day footfall falls -15.3 percent compared to pre-Covid levels

Signs of an upbeat retail sector over the holiday season has received mixed reports. While some online stores have seen business booming, others, particularly in brick and mortar, saw a decline in shoppers. Footfall data from retail intelligence analysts RetailNext Inc. shows in-store footfall in the UK on Boxing Day was down by -15.3 percent...

Dec 27, 2022

Retail

London's footfall suffers amid public transport strikes

In what is usually the busiest time of year, footfall in Central London is seeing significant impacts from train strikes, as shopping trips are postponed and workers urged to stay at home. On Tuesday at 1pm footfall had dropped 31.7 percent compared to the previous week, with high street footfall down 9.5 percent over last year, reported...

Dec 13, 2022

Retail

UK retailers boosted by Black Friday footfall

The Black Friday bonanza expected by retailers saw a significant uptick in footfall according to data from retail experts Springboard. The high street and retail parks were popular (11.3 percent and 7.1 percent respectively) but shopping centres saw the biggest rise in footfall with 16.8 percent. The shopping event, which has expanded from the...

Nov 28, 2022

Retail

Black Friday footfall in UK expected to be 12.8 percent higher this year

UK retailers could be in stall for a jump in footfall this year despite the cost-of-living crisis. Footfall is expected to be 12.8 percent above last year’s levels across all UK retail destinations, according to figures from Springboard. It comes as shoppers are expected to seek out high discounts to offset soaring inflation. Despite that jump,...

Nov 21, 2022

Retail

City footfall increases as workers return to the office

A rise in office office workers is having a positive affect on footfall, which last week rose 3.3 percent in city centres as commuters and workers returned to their workplaces. In central London footfall increased 4.4 percent, while high streets across the nation saw an uptick of 1.6 percent. According to retail experts Springboard, the modest...

Oct 17, 2022

Retail

Weekly footfall sees decline as rising energy costs take hold

Footfall across the UK saw a marginal decline last week, as compared to the week before, as concerns surrounding rising energy prices begin to take hold into October. According to a report by Springboard, for week 40, spanning Oct 2 to 8, the decline was driven by drops in footfall at both shopping centres and retail parks. However, the software...

Oct 11, 2022

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Tourists responsible for boost in Oxford Street footfall

A new report by audit and tax consultancy RSM has found that international travellers could be directly contributing to increasing Oxford Street footfall, which it said has continued on an upward trajectory in July, up 24 percent from the previous month. According to RSM UK’s analysis of Datscha data, footfall as a whole increased 16 percent in...

Aug 25, 2022

Retail

Record temperatures and rising inflation hit UK footfall in July

Image: Pexels Record high temperatures and rising inflation amid the cost-of-living crisis deterred consumers from visiting physical stores in July, new data shows. Footfall in the UK decreased by 14.2 percent compared to levels from the same month three years ago, prior to the pandemic, according to the latest BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall...

Aug 8, 2022

Retail

Easter heatwave expected to boost high street footfall by 17 percent

With a mini ‘heatwave’ expected to blaze across the UK over the Easter holiday, footfall will be buoyed by the good weather and the first Easter without restrictions in two years. For the UK’s high street the holiday weekend looks especially rosy, with a 6 percent rise in footfall expected on Good Friday, 17 percent rise on Easter Saturday and 5...

Apr 14, 2022