East Midlands

Nov- 2015 -

9 November

Britain’s shop vacancy rate falls to its lowest level since June 2010

The number of vacant shops in Britain stayed the same in October when compared with September, a month in which vacant shops fell to their lowest level since April 2010. That is according to the latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) which found that shop vacancy in October…

Sep- 2015 -

14 September

Economy

Michael Northcott

Lacklustre August as retail footfall drops again

Footfall in August was 1.6% lower than a year ago, down from the 1.1% fall in July, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard. This was below the three-month average of -1.4%. Both high streets and shopping centres reported a decline, falling 2.3% and 2.8%…

Aug- 2015 -

17 August

Economy

Tom Davis

Footfall down 1.1% across the UK in July

Total UK retail footfall in July was 1.1% lower than the same time last year, though this still represented a marginal improvement on the 1.5% fall in June. Data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor showed footfall on the high street and in shopping…

Jun- 2015 -

15 June

Economy

Tom Davis

Footfall down 1% in May as high street slumps

Retail footfall in the UK fell for the second month in a row, according to British Retail Consortium figures. The BRC and Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor reported a 1% decline in footfall in May, down from 0.8% fall in May and below the three-month average of 0.5%. Both high…

Feb- 2015 -

13 February

Economy

Tom Davis

High Street footfall suffers against out-of-town shopping

Footfall on Britain’s high streets has declined yet further thanks to the rising popularity of out-of-town shopping complexes, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC/Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor found that town centre shopping malls reported the largest decline in footfall, falling 2.8% compared with the same time…

Sep- 2014 -

15 September

Economy

Tom Davis

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Footfall in August was down 1.1% compared to the same month last year despite the best sales growth since January, according to new figures. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Springboard Footfall Monitor said the high street was the worst performing area with footfall down 2.8% on the previous year –…

Feb- 2013 -

19 February

Economy