Footfall

High street footfall plummets amid cost of living strain

High street footfall fell 25% in May against the previous month, according to RSM UK’s analysis of the latest data…

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Footfall drops as strikes take action

Footfall across all UK high streets is down -8.5% compared to last week, as workers stay at home due to…

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Rail strikes represent ‘another blow’ for Scottish wholesalers

National rail strikes this week are set to represent ‘another blow’ for Scotland’s retailers and wholesalers. Nearly 90% of ScotRail…

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Footfall rises 4% as heatwave sweeps across UK

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +4.1% last week from the week before, with the largest rise of +5%…

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Primark enters online marketplace with Click & Collect trial

Primark is set to launch a UK Click and Collect trial service on children’s products across 25 stores in the…

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Braehead announces new Flannels store opening

Braehead, the retail and leisure destination located in Glasgow and owned by property company SGS, has announced the opening of…

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West End landlords Shaftesbury and Capco agree £5bn merger

Capital and Counties Properties PLC (Capco) and Shaftesbury have announced they have reached an agreement for an all-share merger, valuing…

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WH Smith sales rocket as travel rebounds

WH Smith has seen sales soar ahead of pre-pandemic levels in recent weeks as travel continues to rebound.  Group revenues…

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WFH shift may ‘permanently scar’ high streets, experts warn

The shift to working from home amid the pandemic has allegedly caused “permanent scarring” to the UK’s high streets as…

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May footfall boosted by bank holiday weekends, but cost pressures starting to show

Footfall strengthened in May to -13.7% below 2019, up from -15.9% in April 2022, according to the latest figures from…

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