Springboard

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 -

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. …

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…

May- 2021 -

18 May

Economy

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 from Springboard, whilst retail footfall overall increased, retail parks footfall declined by 3.4%…

5 May

Retailers

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…

Apr- 2021 -

14 April

Economy

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 from Springboard. It found the rise in footfall in high streets was slightly lower at +176.1% and was perhaps…