Footfall

Watches of Switzerland raises guidance as sales surge

Watches of Switzerland has announced that revenue for the first 10 weeks of Q2 has been “stronger than expected” at…

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Mulberry swings to full-year loss

Mulberry has announced that group revenue fell by 10% to £149.3m in the full-year ended 28 March 2020, in light…

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New restrictions see high street footfall drop 6.6%

The government’s new restrictions seemingly took its toll on the high street last week with high street footfall falling by…

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Joules welcomes ‘encouraging’ performance despite lower sales

Joules has announced that revenue performance was “ahead of expectations” at £39.6m in the 13 weeks ended 30 August 2020.…

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Footfall rises despite ‘rule of six’

Footfall across all retail destinations in the UK rose by 2.4% over the last week, despite the government’s new ‘rule…

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Government launches £95m recovery fund for high street

A new £95m government-funded scheme will support 68 “historic” high streets in England to recover from “declining footfall” and the…

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The window of opportunity for pop-ups

The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent events of this year have exacerbated the ongoing decline of the British high street, with…

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Westfield owner announces £8.1bn ‘reset’ plan

Westfield owner Unibail-Rodamco Westfield (URW) has announced an €9bn (£8.1bn) ‘reset’ plan which will see it attempt to raise £3.2bn…

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Mayor of London urges government to extend business rates holiday

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and London Councils have joined together to urge the Government to extend the business…

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UK retail sales rise for fourth consecutive month

August saw retail sales volumes increase by 0.8% when compared with July, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth. According…

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