Footfall
Footfall is a vital metric for the UK jewellery trade, directly impacting retail performance and shaping strategies for high street and shopping centre locations. For jewellers, suppliers, and trade professionals, understanding footfall trends helps optimise store layouts, marketing campaigns, and staffing during peak periods. Jewellery Focus provides detailed coverage on footfall patterns, consumer behaviour, retail analytics, and insights into how economic and seasonal factors influence in-store traffic.
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May- 2017 -5 MayE-Commerce
UK high street sees increase in card payments
There was an increase in payments made with debit and credit cards in the first quarter of the year, data from payment processor, Worldpay, has revealed. The UK high street saw an overall average year-on-year increase of 1.5% in card payments. Worldpay suggest that this is due to the weakening…
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Apr- 2017 -18 AprilEconomy
Easter weekend sees footfall rise for UK high street
Major high streets saw an increase in footfall over the Easter weekend. According to Springboard, there was a 1.2% year-on-year rise in footfall across the country between Friday and Sunday. London’s West End saw a 6.8% surge of footfall over the Easter holiday. The number of in-store purchases also saw an…
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10 AprilEconomy
Retail footfall expected to grow 5.4% over Easter weekend
Retail footfall in the UK is set to increase 5.4% over the Easter weekend, according to retail expert Springboard. The prediction comes after March retail footfall results showed there was a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. This increase broke the six-month consecutive decline. The projected increase was said to be a…
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10 AprilRetailers
Family-owned jewellers in Cambridgeshire to close down
A third generation jewellery retailer in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, is to close down after a drop in footfall left the owner with no choice. Julian Freeman, owner of high street jeweller A Freeman, has now launched a closing down sale with the store set to close its doors for the final…
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7 AprilRetailers
UK retailers fail to lift sales despite higher footfall
Despite positive footfall levels in March, sales for UK retailers failed to grow. According to accountancy firm BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), UK retailers have failed to grow sales for the fourth month in a row, with like-for-like sales flat (0%) in March despite warmer weather and Mother’s day…
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Mar- 2017 -6 MarchRetailers
Asquiths Jewellers in York set to close after 24 years
Asquiths Jewellers on Goodramgate in York is set to close in April due to falling footfall and an increase in rent. The store, which also has a Darlington branch that is not set to close, has been trading in the city for 24 years but will not be renewing its…
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Jan- 2017 -16 JanuaryEconomy
High street footfall rises in December for first time in five years
UK high streets saw a 0.8% year-on-year rise in footfall in December as retailers managed to draw in last-minute shoppers. The latest monthly Footfall and Vacancies Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard found the increase in high street footfall – the first December rise for five years…
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Dec- 2016 -12 DecemberEconomy
Footfall falls in November despite Black Friday sales
Retail footfall decline 1% in November compared with the same month last year, despite the popular Black Friday discounting event on 25 November. The latest monthly Footfall and Vacancies Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard found the decline was a deepening of the 0.9% fall in October…
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Nov- 2016 -16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Hatton Garden BID launches area’s first ‘Christmas gift guide’
The Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID) has launched the jewellery quarter’s first Christmas gift guide, in a bid to capitalise on festive spending. Created to promote Hatton Garden and its fine jewellery offering, the guide will showcase over 50 pieces of jewellery including precious designs, bespoke pieces and luxury…
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Oct- 2016 -28 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Heated discussion at Hatton Garden BID open forum
A heated discussion took place last night (27 October) as members of the jewellery industry attended an open forum to discuss the future of Hatton Garden. The forum was organised by the Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID) to discuss its investment plan and address concerns over the future of…
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