Vacancy Rate

Vacancy rates improve to 13.8% in Q4

The overall vacancy rate improved to 13.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was 0.1 percentage points better than…

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Store vacancy rate falls but remains below pre-pandemic levels

In the third quarter of 2022, the overall GB vacancy rate decreased to 13.9%, a 0.1% rise from Q2 and…

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Retail vacancy rate reaches six-year high

Retail shop vacancies have reached a six-year high due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research…

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Trouble ahead for retail vacancy rates, warns BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Local Data Company has said the new BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor has revealed that the rate of…

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Smaller shopping centres worst hit by closures

Smaller shopping centres were the worst affected by the number of store closures last year, a new study has shown.…

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Wet start to April dampens retail footfall

Footfall in April decreased by 3.3%, which is a significant decline compared to the 1.6% increase seen the previous year.…

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Retail parks outperform high street and shopping centres

Retail parks showed a growth in footfall in July, with high streets and shopping centres suffering a decrease, figures from…

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High street footfall reaches two-year low

The high street has seen its deepest decline in footfall since February 2014, as shopper numbers fell by 4.6% in…

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January sees best overall footfall performance in two years

Retail footfall in January has recorded growth of 1.2% compared with the same month last year – its best performance…

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Shop vacancy rates continue to fall in November

The number of vacant shops in Britain has continued to fall in November to 12.7% – the lowest level since…

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