Footfall

Record online retail sales growth in March

Online UK retail sales grew by 18.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in March, as the high street reported the steepest year-on-year drop in footfall since 2010. Weekly analysis revealed growth doubled to 27 percent in the final week over Easter, increasing from 13 percent the previous week. Both clothing, and beer,…

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March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years

Footfall in March decreased by six percent, compared with the positive rate of 1.3 percent seen in March 2017. There was no growth in footfall for any UK regions, and the most notable declines (year-on-year) were seen in Greater London, -7.5 percent, the South East, -6.5 percent, and in the…

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Online retail orders on the up

Online retail delivery order volumes were up seven percent year-on-year in February, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index. The month-on-month drop from January in terms of volume was expected, though the 21 percent decline was sharper than it has been over recent years. This…

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Message to pet trade delivered at weight management congress

Over 100 veterinary professional delegates from throughout the UK and Ireland and as far afield as mainland Europe, Canada and Mexico gathered for ROYAL CANIN’s first Weight Management Congress in Nottingham recently. Although the event itself was aimed at vets and vet nurses, there was also a clear message for…

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Retail footfall drops in February

Retail footfall decreased by 0.5 percent in February 2018, and is a major decline compared with the rate of 1.0 percent seen the previous year. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) this figure is better than the three-month average of -2.0 percent and the twelve-month average of -0.7 percent.…

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Shoppers shun high street for online as January sees strongest growth since 2013

Online retail delivery order volumes were up 20.6 percent year-on-year in January, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index. This was the strongest January growth for online order volumes since 2013. During the same period, footfall fell to its lowest January rate in five years…

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UK online retail sales see 13.9 percent YoY growth

UK online retail sales were up 13.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. With rainfall above average in January, and the lowest January high street footfall recorded in five years, consumers turned to online shopping in the beginning of…

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Retail footfall takes a hit with Scotland showing sharpest decline

Footfall in January decreased by 1.6% year-on-year, showing a deeper decrease than the rate seen for January 2017, according to new figures. New British Retail Consortium (BRC) data showed a drop in footfall across all UK regions, with the sharpest decline being seen in Scotland (4.6 %). Despite footfall falling…

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UK high street sees ‘glacial growth’ in January

In the month of January, total like-for-like sales were up by 0.6% compared to 0.1% for the same month last year, according to business advisory firm BDO’s High Street Tracker report. Excluding the drop in January 2017, the growth this month for the traditional sales season was still the lowest…

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High street sees sharpest footfall decline in four years

New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard show footfall in the month of December suffered its sharpest decline since March 2013. Total UK retail footfall fell by 3.5% compared with December 2016, while the high street saw a sharper drop, down by 4.6%. Shopping centres suffered a…

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