Footfall
This coverage explores footfall trends and their impact on the UK petcare retail sector, from independent shops to national chains. Pet Gazette reports on consumer traffic data, seasonal patterns, and the factors influencing in-store visits, including events, marketing campaigns, and economic conditions. Coverage includes analysis of how changes in footfall affect sales performance, customer engagement, and operational planning for pet retailers, wholesalers, and supply chain professionals.
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Jun- 2021 -29 JuneEconomy
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…
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11 JuneGovernment & Legislation
Bira calls for extension of Govโs 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 โnot come at a worse time for independent retailersโ. In May, the government announced the temporary TCR scheme…
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2 JuneCoronavirus
Two-thirds of retailers face legal action in july over rents, warns BRC
Two-thirds of retailers have been told by landlords that they will be subject to legal measures from July, once the moratorium on aggressive debt enforcement ends, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).ย Research conducted by the group shows that 30% of retailers have already faced County Court Judgements (CCJs)…
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May- 2021 -28 MayRetailers
Retail NI welcomes top up grants
Retail NI has welcomed the commencement of the issuing of ยฃ72.3m in top up grants to Northern Irish businesses that remained open during the most recent restrictions. Over 13,000 trading businesses were unable to receive the most recent financial support, but their โtrade and footfallโ was still impacted as a…
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18 MayEconomy
Retail footfall rises 0.5% as shoppers return to high streets
UK retail footfall rose by 0.5% last week, predominantly driven by a 3.9% increase across UK high streets, as shoppers continued to return to high streets following the easing of restrictions last month. According to the latest data fromย Springboard, whilst retail footfall overall increased, retail parks footfall declined by 3.4%…
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5 MayRetailers
UK retail footfall hit by bad weather
New data from Springboard has revealed that footfall at UK retail destinations dropped by 2% last week from the previous seven-day period, despite the reopening of non-essential retail stores across the country. The footfall decrease was primarily due to a considerable drop of 6.1% in high street footfall, despite footfall…
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Apr- 2021 -20 AprilRetailers
Hammerson to slash rents by 30%
Hammerson has announced it is planning to slash rents for retail tenants by around 30% as non-essential shops prepare to reopen. Mark Bourgeois, the groupโs managing director, said: โWe reckon across the board and our business weโll probably reduce rents from their peak by about 30% so we are really…
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14 AprilEconomy
First day of reopening sees UK footfall rise 155%
The first day of reopening saw footfall in UK retail destinations rose yesterday by +155.2% from the same day last week, and by +225.2% in shopping centres, according to the latest data fromย Springboard. It found the rise in footfall in high streets was slightly lower at +176.1% and was perhaps…
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7 AprilEconomy
UK retail footfall rises as lockdown comes to end
Footfall across all retail destinations in the UK has jumped by 8.5% in the last week, from the week before, as consumers prepare for the countryโs exit from lockdown. Retail parks and high streets saw a footfall increase of 9% and 9.7%, according to data analyst Springboard. Meanwhile, footfall in…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchEconomy
Retail sales begin to recover in February
Retail sales volumes witnessed a partial recovery in February with an increase of 2.1% when compared with the 8.2% fall seen in the previous month, according to the latest figures from the ONS. In total, sales were still down by 3.7% against last year before the impact of the coronavirus…
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