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Welsh Retail Footfall Falls Despite August Heatwave

Welsh retail footfall returned to negative territory in August despite the continued warm weather. According to WRC-Sensormatic data, Welsh footfall decreased by 1.3% in August (Yo...

UK heatwave impacts high street shopping as retail footfall declines in July

Total UK retail footfall was down 2.1% on a year earlier in July, but an improvement on the 3.4% drop seen in June amid heatwave conditions, according to British Retail Consortium...

Retailers yet to feel ‘Burnham bounce’ as heatwave keeps shoppers away

Total UK footfall was down 2.1% on a year earlier, but an improvement on the 3.4% drop seen in June, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data

Dwell Time Is Dead and the Destination Has Never Mattered More

The metrics retail used to swear by are quietly losing their grip. Dwell time — that cherished indicator of shopper engagement — no longer means what it once did. Customers who lin...

Summer heatwave continues to hurt retail UK footfall in July

UK retail footfall fell by 2.1% year-on-year in July as shoppers were deterred by the scorching summer heat, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The Big Four Recession Indicators: Real Retail Sales

England boosts retail despite exit

While England's World Cup campaign came to an end on Wednesday night (15 July), new MRI Software footfall data shows fans still gave a welcome overnight boost to the UK's hospitali...

How Retail Window Display Branding Increases Footfall and Influences Customer Buying Decisions

In the highly competitive retail industry, attracting customers begins long before they enter a store. Every storefront has an opportunity…Continue reading on Medium »

Retail Marketing Strategy: How to Get Shoppers Through the Door and Back Again

A retail marketing strategy works when it does two jobs at once: bring new shoppers through the door, and give the ones you already have a reason to come back. Everything else is d...

Shopping street visitors drop 2.1% in first half of 2026, data shows

Shopping streets across the Netherlands drew fewer visitors in the first half of 2026 than in the same period a year earlier, according to counts from research bureau RMC.

Marks & Spencer exit and stalled footfall put Newport’s retail revival at risk

Retailers in Gwent say the time for warm words is over as pressures continue to mount across high streets.

Too hot to shop: Footfall declines in July as soaring temperatures keep consumers at home

Brits deemed it too hot to shop last month as soaring temperatures led to shopper footfall tumbling.

RETAIL GROWTH BUILDS MOMENTUM HEADING INTO FESTIVE SEASON, SHOWS RAI BUSINESS SURVEY ROUND 73

India’s retail sector grew 8% year-on-year in July 2026, according to the Retailers Association of India’s (RAI) Business Survey Round 73, with every day, needs-based categories ca...

Maximising floor space profitability with high-turnover consumable goods

Retail square footage is expensive, and dead stock kills margins. Discover why shifting a portion of your open-to-buy budget toward high-turnover, sensory consumables is the smarte...

How relentless summer heatwaves are harming UK high street footfall

British Retail Consortium data suggests 'exceptionally hot and historically dry weather' likely to have discouraged shopping trips, particularly impacting high streets

UK retail sector remains under pressure as CBI survey shows sharp sales decline

Full report hereThe UK retail sector faced worsening trading conditions in August, according to the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey, as sales volumes fell at their fastest pa...

UK retail sales fall in July as early summer buzz fades

July retail sales -0.5% vs -0.5% m/m expectedPrior +1.0%; revised to +0.7%July retail sales +1.6% vs +2.2% y/y expectedPrir +4.2%; revised to +3.8%July retail sales (ex autos, fuel...

Retail sales climb once again

Российские ТЦ потеряли более четверти посетителей всего за 7 лет: причина — развитие онлайн-торговли

Средняя посещаемость российских торговых центров в 2026 году оказалась на 27% ниже уровня 2019 года, сообщают «Ведомости». Из-за снижения числа покупателей владельцы торговых центр...

Retail Sales Miss

Instead of +0.1% increase, 0.6% drop. Figure 1: Implied Nonfarm Payroll early benchmark (NFP) (bold blue), civilian employment adjusted to NFP concept, smoothed population controls...

Retail customer experience held strong in Q2

Travel Data: the Crystal Ball for Consumer Connection

We’re deep in peak summer holiday season now – offices are emptying out as people head off on their major annual breaks. This is a key time for many consumers – a key non-negotiabl...

Princes Street closure sparks surge in footfall for neighbouring businesses

THE closure of Princes Street in Edinburgh following a blaze at a former department store has seen shops in neighbouring streets enjoy a surge in footfall, the head of a business g...

Top 5 Competitor Analysis Tools for Retail Brands

Retail has always been an unusually transparent industry. You can walk into a competitor’s store, examine their fixtures, count the footfall, watch what customers pick up and put d...