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Jan- 2022 -11 January
Consumer spending rises 12.2% in December
Consumer card spending increased 12.2% in December compared to the same period in 2019, as Brits finished their final preparations…
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11 January
Footfall declines as workers stay away from office
Footfall declined by -6% last week across all UK destinations from the week before, but working from home continued to…
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7 January
Poundland unveils plans to open four larger stores
Poundland has announced plans to open four new large format stores this year as part of its “ambitious” transformation targets.…
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6 January
Omicron rise leads to significant footfall drop off
Footfall across all UK retail destinations in December was -18.6% below the 2019 level, the worst result since August and…
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5 January
M&S launches lower carbon diet initiative
Marks and Spencer is launching its Sparking Change National Challenge, inviting its 14 million customers to try a lower carbon…
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5 January
Pepco Group CEO steps down due to health reasons
Poundland owner Pepco Group has announced that CEO Andy Bond will step down at the end of March due to…
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4 January
Retailers see New Year’s Eve footfall boost
Retailers saw a pleasant end to the year with footfall rising 5.2% on New Year’s Eve, according to the latest…
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Dec- 2021 -23 December
Redevco acquires Oxford shopping centre for £38.8m
Redevco, one of Europe’s largest privately-owned real estate investment managers, has acquired Templars Square in Oxford for £38.8m from New…
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23 December
December retail sales slow amid Omicron impact, CBI warns
Retail sales growth slowed in the year-to-December to 8%, down from 39% last month, as the impact of the Omicron…
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21 December
UK high streets suffer as Covid concerns grow
UK high streets saw footfall decline by -2.6% over pre-Christmas weekend, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Although footfall…
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