All Retail parks & out-of-town articles – Page 4
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NewsChristmas footfall highest since pandemic as strikes spur shoppers to high street
The number of shoppers visiting high streets and malls rose in 2022, but retail park numbers decreased, the latest figures suggest.
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NewsUK retailers braced for subdued run-up to Christmas as footfall drops
UK retailers are braced for a subdued run-up to Christmas as the combined cold weather and rail strikes saw footfall to retail destinations drop last week.
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Retail VoiceHow to jump on the electric vehicle charging bandwagon
As electric car sales continue to motor ahead, Diebold Nixdorf’s Reint Jan Holterman examines how retailers can benefit from this booming market and drive sales.
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NewsWickes embarks on new store opening programme
Wickes is set to begin a new store opening programme to address areas where it is underrepresented throughout the UK.
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NewsNew stores recovery threatened by £800m business rates rise
The rate of store vacancies improved in the third quarter across all retail locations, but physical retail’s recovery is in danger of being held back by an £800m increase in business rates costs.
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NewsFootfall weakens across UK but regional cost-of-living divide emerges
While retail footfall has fallen across all parts of the UK, the cost-of-living crisis is deepening existing financial disparities between North and South.
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NewsShop vacancies fall for third quarter in a row
The national store vacancy rate has improved for the third quarter in a row but is still above the pre-pandemic level.
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NewsFootfall hammered by cost-of-living concerns despite platinum jubilee boost
Shopper numbers were boosted by the platinum jubilee in June, but footfall is expected to remain behind pre-pandemic levels for the “foreseeable future” as the cost-of-living crisis impacts consumer behaviour.
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NewsIkea earmarks €1bn to adapt London stores for ecommerce
Ikea is set to spend €3bn throughout 2023 on adapting its iconic out-of-town big-box stores to double up as ecommerce distribution centres.
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DataData: Footfall drops in April as retail sweats on sustained cost-of-living contraction
Footfall in April dropped across all retail destinations as the sector waits to see whether the month will be a precursor for the future as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.
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DataData: Retail vacancies start to stabilise after year of record highs
After three years of consistently rising rates, which hit record highs in 2021, vacancies are in decline for the first time. Retail Week runs a rule over the numbers to gauge what state retail destinations are in as pandemic conditions recede
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DataData: Footfall strengthens in February following removal of Covid restrictions
Footfall rose slightly in February compared to January as more workers returned to offices and Covid-19 restrictions came to an end.
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NewsNumber of vacant shops falls for first time since 2018
The overall store vacancy rate across the UK improved in the final quarter of 2021 as the number of vacant stores declined for the first time since the start of 2018.
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NewsFootfall slumps in post-Christmas week despite New Year’s Eve uplift
Footfall to retail destinations slumped in the week following Christmas despite an uptick in traffic on New Year’s Eve.
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DataData: Weekend footfall slumps as Omicron dampens last-minute Christmas sales
Surging cases of the Omicron variant have hit retail footfall and dampened any hopes of a sales surge on the last weekend before Christmas.
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NewsBlack Friday footfall drops on high streets for first time as card transactions soar
The latest Black Friday data shows that while footfall fell on high streets for the first time ever, overall card transactions exceeded pre-pandemic totals.
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NewsBlack Friday spending expected to soar despite fewer deals
Shoppers are set to splurge this Black Friday, with experts predicting this could be the biggest shopping event in the UK yet despite a lack of deals.
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DataData: Footfall recovery in October gives retailers hope for Christmas
Footfall across high streets, retail parks and shopping centres showed an improvement in October, leaving the sector optimistic about a strong start to Black Friday and Christmas.
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DataData: Store vacancy rates plateau for the first time in three years
No retail locations saw an increase in vacancy rates in the third quarter of 2021 for the first time since 2018, though overall vacancies remain at record highs.
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NewsNearly 50 high street stores shuttered per day in 2021
Over 8,700 chain stores have closed their doors across British shopping locations in the first half of this year.
