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GlobalData: UK shoppers expected to spend 2.3 billion pounds over Easter weekend

New data collected by analytics company GlobalData has suggested that consumers in the UK could be on the verge of spending 2.3 billion pounds over the coming Easter weekend. According to a new report from the data firm, 40 percent of shoppers stated they were planning to “spend more this year” over the holiday period. On average, customers are...

Fashion|In Pictures

Louis Vuitton turns egg bag into a chocolate Easter egg

French fashion house Louis Vuitton has teamed up with pastry chef Maxime Frédéric to launch a range of Easter chocolates, including an Easter egg inspired by a bag designed by Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of the women's collections. The iconic Egg bag from the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2019 collection has been transformed into...

Retail

Footfall improves over Easter Weekend, but still below 2019 levels

UK footfall rose by 2 percent compared to the week before over the long Easter Weekend from April 15 to 18, according to the latest data from Ipsos. Retail parks saw the strongest week-over-week improvement with an increase of 7 percent, followed by high streets with a 5.9 percent improvement. Meanwhile, shopping centres saw a 5.3 percent drop...

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Easter heatwave expected to boost high street footfall by 17 percent

With a mini ‘heatwave’ expected to blaze across the UK over the Easter holiday, footfall will be buoyed by the good weather and the first Easter without restrictions in two years. For the UK’s high street the holiday weekend looks especially rosy, with a 6 percent rise in footfall expected on Good Friday, 17 percent rise on Easter Saturday and 5...

Retail

Easter weekend saw surge in footfall as shoppers await reopenings

The cold weather on Easter Monday put only a slight damper on the long weekend as consumers are eager to see an end to restrictions. Footfall across all UK destinations rose 8.5 percent last week, with high streets up 9 percent and retail parks 9.7 percent, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Having passed the anniversary of...