Footfall

Nov- 2021 -

2 November

Footfall surges during half-term break

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 11.1% last week from the week before, according to latest data from Springboard. This is just shy of the 11.6% week on week increase in the week before the late May bank holiday. High streets and shopping centres benefited the most with rises…

Oct- 2021 -

29 October

Retailers

Burns Pet Nutrition to launch new TV campaign

Burns Pet Nutrition has revealed it is set to launch a new national TV and digital advertising campaign, across Sky and ITV. The campaign will air during ITV’s The Pet Show, hosted by Dermot O’Leary and Joanna Page. The initiative is being launched to help educate new dog owners about…

26 October

Industry News

Footfall declines in lead up to half-term

Footfall across retail destinations declined by -1.5% across the UK in the last week, according to retail intelligence experts Springboard. This drop was driven by a -3.6% decline in footfall in high streets, whilst footfall rose marginally in both retail parks by +0.9% and shopping centres by +0.4%. Whilst footfall…

19 October

Industry News

UK footfall return remains steady

Footfall across UK retail destinations declined marginally by -0.7% last week from the week before, according to Springboard. UK footfall last week was +28.1% higher than in the same week in 2020, which was a strong improvement from +24.5% in the week before. The fact that footfall did not change…

11 October

Industry News

Christmas footfall predicted to remain 17% below 2019 levels

Footfall across UK retail destinations will average -17% lower than in 2019 over the six week Christmas trading period from November 21 to January 4, continuing the current trajectory seen in September with footfall down -17.4%, according to a forecast by Springboard. It projects Black Friday will be more popular…

7 October

Industry News

Footfall continues steady improvement in September

Retail footfall continued to strengthen in September, narrowing the gap from 2019 to -17.4%, down from -18.6% in August, countering the downward trend in footfall often recorded in September. The month also saw a 20% increase on September 2020 levels. Springboard said that this month’s results go against the long-term…

Aug- 2021 -

25 August

Retailers

Footfall dampened by wet weather

Footfall across UK retail destinations fell by -1.7% last week from the week before as wet weather continued to dampen footfall across the nation. According to Springboard, there was a drop of -2.2% in high streets versus more “modest” drops of -1.3% in shopping centres and -1% in retail parks. …

Jul- 2021 -

12 July

Trade Organisations

Footfall flatlines in June

Footfall from shoppers in the UK plateaued despite social distancing restrictions remaining largely the same, according to new data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The latest Footfall Monitor from BRC and Sensormatic found that overall footfall in the UK dropped by 27.6% in June compared to the same month…

Jun- 2021 -

29 June

Economy

Footfall remains static due to variable weather

Footfall in the UK remained virtually unchanged over the past week due to variable weather conditions across the country, according to data analysts Springboard. For the week beginning 20 June 2021, week-on-week footfall only fell by 0.2%, which represents a 49.3% rise from the same period last year and a…

11 June

Government & Legislation

Bira calls for extension of Gov’s TCR scheme

Bira is calling for an extension in the government’s Trade Credit Reinsurance (TCR) scheme. CEO of Bira, Andrew Goodacre said the removal of the scheme as planned on June 30, 2021, could “not come at a worse time for independent retailers”. In May, the government announced the temporary TCR scheme…