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Easter weekend delivers a footfall boost but store visits dip

The latest footfall data from Sensormatic Solutions, the global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls, has revealed that Easter delivered a weekly boost to footfall in the UK as shoppers splashed out on seasonal treats and entertaining over the four-day Bank holiday weekend. Data from Sensormatic’s ShopperTrak Analytics insights...

Retail

Rail strikes knock UK retail footfall recovery

Retail footfall in the UK took a hit last week from rail strikes, new data shows. UK footfall dropped 3.9 percent over the week compared with the average of the previous four weeks, according to BRC-Sensormatic IQ data. High Streets were the worst performing category, with a 3.3 percent drop in footfall, while shopping centres were down 2.2...

Retail

UK shoppers prefer to visit stores, despite pandemic concerns

There is no doubt the global coronavirus pandemic has had irretrievable impact on shopping patterns. Research from Sensormatic’s Shopper Sentiment Report says the deeper changes brought by the pandemic are only now starting to emerge and will take years to fully come through. This is complicated by the fact that some of these dynamics were...