Responding to the extension of the moratorium on debt enforcement announced by MHCLG, Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “This news comes in the nick of time for many retailers. With footfall down and many stores completely shut in November, many are counting on December sales to claw back some of […]
Covering the four weeks 1 – 28 November 2020 On a total basis, sales increased by 0.9% in November, against a decline of 0.9% in November 2019*. It is below the 3-month average growth of 3.9% and above the 12 month average decline of 0.3%. UK retail sales increased 7.7% on a like-for-like basis from […]
Covering the four weeks 01 November – 28 November 2020 According to BRC-ShopperTrak data: Year-on-year UK Footfall decreased by 65.4% in November, with a 31.9 percentage point decline from October. This remains below the longer-term 12-month average decline of 38.5%. Footfall on High Streets declined by 63.9% year-on-year. This was the worst performing location in […]
UK shoppers are increasingly choosing to shop online at their local high street businesses over major national retailers, according to data published today by ShopAppy.com, the online platform connecting customers to their local high streets, supported by Visa and NatWest. Since March, ShopAppy has seen a threefold increase in users and small businesses registered for […]
Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “Thousands of retailers are welcoming back customers to stores across England. The run up to Christmas is a vital time for retailers, with one in every eight pounds spent in December. Following four weeks of closure, many retailers are extending opening hours, offering discounts, and […]
Online retail sales growth on Black Friday was very strong this year, coming in at +38%, with the full Black Friday week (defined as an eight-day period, Mon 23 – Mon 30 November) seeing growth of +30%. That figure is based on the daily online sales performance of 102 UK retailers. The weekly figure was […]
Leading sock and hosiery retailer SOCKSHOP are excited to announce the opening of a new store at Trinity Leeds. The new opening signals the retail expansion of the brand and joins the existing SOCKSHOP Store at the Manchester Arndale Centre, plus a host of concessions across the UK and it’s innovative and convenient sock vending […]
The news that the government is clearing the way for stores to be open 24 hours a day in December and January will do little to lure shoppers back to the High Street or fix the problems facing Arcadia and Debenhams, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. It says that when stores re-opened in June […]
As the doors of Britain’s non-essential retailers reopen tomorrow, business owners are set for a £3.5bn boost in the build up to Christmas as two thirds (66%) of people plan to buy gifts from independent shops, according to research from the British Independent Retailers Association and Starling Bank. Community-minded The UK is home to over […]
Retailers like the Arcadia group are failing because they are not in touch with their target markets, say leading tax and advisory firm, Blick Rothenberg Daniel Burke, a partner at the firm said: “ It is very sad to see our high street being torn apart. Arcadia have been a powerhouse for many years, but […]
