SALES IN TOWN AND CITIES DURING MARCH 2025 WERE IMPACTED BY THE MOVEMENT OF EASTER INTO APRIL THIS YEAR; BUT THIS SHOULD DELIVER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALES UPLIFT IN APRIL AS A LATER EASTER IS TYPICALLY MORE BENEFICIAL FOR HIGH STREETS.
HOW UNDERSTANDING BEAUCLAIR SALES IN YORK CITY CENTRE DELIVERS OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE CITY CENTRE PERFORMANCE. A CLIENT CASE STUDY.
FEBRUARY REMAINED A CHALLENGING MONTH FOR SALES IN TOWNS AND CITIES, WITH SALES DOWN -5.4%. HOWEVER, INCREASES IN ATV IN THREE OF THE FIVE KEY SECTORS DEMONSTRATES SOME RESILIENCE.
Sales in UK towns and cities during January 2025 declined by -3.2% annually. Whilst sales remained lower than last year, this result was an improvement on the result for January 2024 when sales were -5.2% lower than during January 2023.
A “Cautious Christmas” has been borne out, with sales in UK town and city centres in December 2024 declining by -7.9% from December 2023.
Beauclair’s Brand Ambassador Diane Wehrle, Retail and Destination Insights Expert delivers her predictions for the crucial Golden Quarter across town and high streets. Utilising Beauclair’s spending data to unlock insights …
Sales in towns and cities on Black Friday this year were +14.5% higher than on Black Friday 2023 (compared with the +5.5% increase ALL non-food retail sales published by the BRC) and +50.9% higher than on the Friday in the previous week.
SALES ACROSS UK TOWNS AND CITIES DURING NOVEMBER ROSE ANNUALLY BY +1% FROM NOVEMBER 2023. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT ON NOVEMBER LAST YEAR WHEN SALES WERE -2.2% LOWER THAN IN NOVEMBER 2022.
Consumer confidence has fallen, and retail sales weakened; leading to a more subdued Christmas forecast from Diane Wehrle. Making the remaining opportunities even more crucial, read on to find out more.
LOWER CONSUMER CONFIDENCE PRE AND POST BUDGET WEAKENS SPENDING IN OCTOBER BUT THE TREND FOR EXPERIENCE/LIFESTYLE SPENDING CONTINUES.