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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Nov- 2015 -18 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Christmas kicks off in Hatton Garden with festive light switch-on
Christmas kicked off in Hatton Garden last night (17 November) with the area’s first ever Christmas lights switch-on. Organised by the Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID), the event took place between 5pm and 7pm at the corner of Hatton Garden and 120 Holborn, and featured music, entertainment and VIP…
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17 NovemberEconomy
Retail parks perform well as retail footfall continues to fall
Retail footfall in the UK was down 0.2% in October compared with the same month last year, unchanged from the decline in September. That is according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard’s Footfall and Vacancies Monitor, which found the fall was slightly above the three-month average…
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4 NovemberEconomy
Shop price deflation continues into 30th-consecutive month
Shop prices reported deflation for the 30th consecutive month in October, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen’s latest Shop Price Index. Overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.8% in October compared with a 1.9% drop in September. On a 12-month average basis, the index reported deflation of…
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2 NovemberAdvice
ADVICE: How bricks-and-mortar retailers can enjoy a bumper Black Friday
Black Friday has evolved from a little-known promotion in the UK to one of the biggest events on the retail calendar in just a few years. However, its exponential growth has not been without challenges. Here, Vicky Brock, CEO of returns intelligence specialist Clear Returns, outlines the potential pitfalls Black Friday…
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Oct- 2015 -22 OctoberEvents
Christmas lights switch-on to kickstart Hatton Garden BID campaign
Proponents of a new Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID) are planning a Christmas lights switch-on celebration event to kickstart their campaign. The event will take place between 5-7pm on November 17, at the corner of Hatton Garden and 120 Holborn, and will feature music and entertainment and some VIP guests. Businesses in…
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Sep- 2015 -14 SeptemberEconomy
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%…
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Aug- 2015 -17 AugustEconomy
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…
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14 AugustEconomy
Retail footfall growth at 11-year high
UK retail footfall growth has increased at the fastest rate for 11 years, according to figures from Ipsos Retail Performance. The global retail and footfall consultant’s latest Retail Traffic Index, which is derived from the number of individual shoppers entering over 4,000 non-food retail stores across the UK, found that…
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5 AugustCurrent Affairs
Ministers launch consultation on Sunday Trading hours
The power to extend Sunday trading hours for high street shops could be devolved to local authorities, according to plans proposed by ministers today. Under the plans, local councils will be given the power to extend Sunday trading hours within their geographical area, or specific parts of their geography where…
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Jul- 2015 -20 JulyUncategorized
Footfall down across the UK in June despite buoyant sales
Footfall in June was 1.5% lower than a year ago and down from the 1% fall in May despite retail sales recording their strongest growth in 18 months during June. This is according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor which found both shopping centres…
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