Place Informatics, the leading provider of footfall and location visitor behaviour data monitoring in the UK, has published the UK BID Footfall Indices Report to highlight how your BID towns have been performing during 2022 compared to non-BID towns. According to the new report, in March 2022 when Covid-19 restrictions started to be removed, footfall […]
Sales figures are not adjusted for inflation. Given that both the August SPI (BRC) and July CPI (ONS) show inflation running at historically high levels, the small rise in sales masked a much larger drop in volumes once inflation is accounted for. Covering the four weeks 31 July – 27 August 2022 On a Total […]
As consumers face seven in ten ATMs risking closure due to operators facing rising costs, PayPoint today marks passing £20m in cash distribution by consumers using its free, any denomination (1p-£50 per transaction), no purchase necessary cash withdrawal service, Counter Cash. Launched in November 2021, the free cashback-without-purchase service is now available over the counters […]
Covering the four weeks 31 July – 27 August 2022 Since the pandemic started, much of retail has bounced between being open and closed, impacting footfall significantly. To make meaningful comparisons to changes in footfall, all figures are compared to their pre-pandemic (2019) levels. This means our 2022 figures are year-on-three-years (Yo3Y). However, we have […]
Attempts to reduce the number of staffed tills in Britain’s supermarkets and convenience stores are leading to a customer rebellion, warns the home delivery expert ParcelHero. More than 236,000 Tesco customers have so far signed a petition to halt the further introduction of self-service tills for bigger trolley loads. The protest comes after the UK’s […]
Period Covered: 01 – 05 August 2022 Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 5.1% in August, up from 4.4% in July. This is above the 3-month average rate of 4.1%. This marks a new record for shop price inflation since this index started in 2005. Food inflation accelerated strongly to 9.3% in August, up from 7.0% […]
As the impact of the cost-of-living crisis begins to bite, signs indicate that UK consumers are prioritising quality goods over budget bargains when it comes to their online retail spend. That’s according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks online sales for 200 retailers. Since March, online sales for budget retailers have […]
Reports of a fall in consumer confidence this summer may be exaggerated, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail figures for July show an unexpected rise in sales. Brits spent 1.3% more in July than they did in June, and a huge 7.8% more than they did in the same […]
A new survey reveals that two thirds of shoppers (65%) consider the environment before making a purchase. Some 45% of consumers believe that their purchase has the power to make positive change. Richard Anderson, chief customer officer, at nShift, said, “Retailers know that consumers seek environmentally friendly purchases. But their commitment to sustainable shopping goes […]
Sales figures are not adjusted for inflation. Given that both the July SPI (BRC) and June CPI (ONS) show inflation running at historically high levels, the small rise in sales masked a much larger drop in volumes once inflation is accounted for. Covering the four weeks 3 – 30 July 2022 On a Total basis, […]
