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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Mar- 2024 -26 MarchEconomy
Bumper Easter week to boost footfall by +6.6%
Footfall is forecast to rise by +6.6% across all UK retail destinations over the week of Easter, according to MRI Software. MRI said it anticipates that shoppers will “flock” to retail parks this week to stock up on Easter essentials ahead of the weekend with the latter part of the…
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Feb- 2024 -14 FebruaryRetailers
Jones Family Jewellers thrives following new store opening
Jones Family Jewellers has revealed that it has seen its footfall rise since the opening of its new store in the Talisman Shopping Centre in Kenilworth near Warwick. Owner of Jones Family Jeweller, Richard Jones, decided to take over the former Sylvesters store to add to the company’s existing store…
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Jan- 2024 -25 JanuaryRetailers
Storm Isha dampens early week footfall
Battering winds from Storm Isha hit retail over Sunday and Monday with footfall across all UK retail destinations down -4.6% on the week previous and down -5.1% on 2023 levels, according to the latest data from MRI Springboard. Against 2023 levels, footfall on UK high streets slumped by -14.4% on…
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22 JanuaryRetailers
Bradley’s instals 6 ft ice sculpture to celebrate new Surprise Locket Pendant
Independent jewellery business Bradley’s Jewellers is set to install a six-foot-tall ice sculpture on Low Petergate inspired by its latest piece, Fabergé x Bradley’s Robin Egg Surprise Locket Pendant, which is available for pre-order throughout the year. The 18k gold jewellery piece represents the continued collaboration between Fabergé and Kay…
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11 JanuaryRetailers
Gus Jones Jewellers announces closure of 120-year-old store
Independent jeweller Gus Jones Jewellers has announced that it will be closing its Bargoed store in March after 120 years of trading. The Jones family opened its first store in Bargoed in 1903. According to Gus Jones, it is unable to continue business in Bargoed because of rising costs and…
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Feb- 2023 -22 FebruaryRetailers
Berry’s Jewellers opens new Omega showroom
Berry’s Jewellers has announced the opening of a new Omega showroom in Nottingham. The new showroom, located next to the Berry’s store, opened last week and is the only Omega showroom in Nottinghamshire. The store is one of many that Berry’s are planning to open in 2023, with the business…
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20 FebruaryRetailers
Bradley’s Jewellers holds marketing weekend
Independent jeweller Bradley’s Jewellers has hosted a “successful” marketing weekend which led to higher-than-normal weekend footfall, significant growth in its email subscriber base, and local media attention. The jeweller participated in the annual York Ice Trail by installing a six-foot-tall ice sculpture of a diamond trilogy ring outside its store…
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2 FebruaryRetailers
Return to office boosts weekday footfall in Jan
A return to the office has boosted footfall in January despite the effects of rail strikes over the month, Springboard has said, with footfall up by 10.7% against the prior year. This was greater than the annual uplift of 9.9% reported in December 2022 and marked the largest annual increase…
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Jan- 2023 -25 JanuaryNews
Footfall improves throughout 2022 but remains 14% behind 2019
UK footfall improved throughout 2022, but there still remains a “significant” 14.2% gap to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, according to Springboard’s annual retail review for 2022. However, the figure does mark “a steady improvement”, from -20.8% below 2019 in January 2022 to -10.9% in December 2022. The uplift from 2021, however,…
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24 JanuaryRetailers
Berry’s Jewellers unveils Nottingham Omega showroom
Berry’s Jewellers has announced the opening of a new Omega showroom in Nottingham. The new store will be the only Omega showroom in the Nottinghamshire area. Located next to the Berry’s store, the showroom will open in early February in a prime city centre location that has been home to…
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