Insights
Based on Beauclair Data across the largest 62 Cities and Towns nationwide. 2. Heath & Beauty and General Retail momentum continues 3. Fashion has a poor month, customer and sales down, hit by warm weather. 4. Food & Drink & Grocery see strong Sept sales growth, but more muted customer growth. 5. Strong growth momentum […]
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Based on Beauclair Data across 62 City Centres nationwide. 2. Average Transaction Value growth is behind that of Customers & Retail Spend. 3. Pre-Holiday Fashion & Health & Beauty spend key driver of August spend. 4. Year-to-date 2023 continues to outpace 2022. 5. General Retail continues it’s recovery and momentum
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Beauclair Data have ranked 62 Nationwide Cites based on key performance indicators for growth; Retail spend, Customer numbers and Transaction volumes. We have looked at trends YTD 2023 vs YTD 2022 and YTD 2023 vs YTD 2019. There is clear evidence of stronger Northern Growth with 8 of the Top 10 Scoring Cities being North […]
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What a difference a year (or a month) makes July 2022 saw the UK reach record high temperatures (40.3 Celsius on 19th July 2022 in Lincolnshire – MetOffice.gov.uk), whereas July 2023 was one of the wettest (6th wettest July on record; wettest since 2009 – MetOffice.gov.uk). June 2023 was also the warmest June on record […]
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Based on Beauclair Data across 62 City Centres nationwide. *Source ONS Consumer price inflation, UK – Office for National Statistics : “The easing in the annual inflation rates in June 2023 principally reflected price changes in the transport division, particularly for motor fuels. There were also notable downward effects from food and non-alcoholic beverages, furniture […]
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Here are some of the Key Trends in City Centre Retail Spending we prepared for our panel appearance at the recent Association of Town and Country Managers (ATCM) 2023 Summer Conference e.g. Post Covid City Centres are becoming more local and less affluent. Read on to find out more.. City Centres are losing share of […]
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May 2023 Retail Spend Data Headlines across 62 UK City Centres Overview City centre retail sales in the first five months of 2023 (Year-To-Date or YTD) were up +8% on 2022. This time last year, however, sales were still significantly below 2019 levels, meaning that three years after lockdowns started, city centre retail sales are […]
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Comparing September’s city centre sales data as compiled by Beauclair with data from the ONS highlights how the mix of sectors in city centres has changed dramatically since lockdown with food & drink and grocery being the biggest winners followed by fashion, while general retail, which includes department stores, is the big loser. ONS data […]
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City centre retail sales declined by 4% in September compared to August but increased on a Yo3Y basis. Sales in September 2022 were +2% above sales in September 2019, a 4 percentage-point increase on August’s Yo3Y figure of -2%. Food & Drink is still the strongest sector, but its Yo3Y performance is static Food & […]
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1. Sales in September dropped compared to August Across the 62 city centres that Beauclair is currently monitoring retail sales in September dropped -4% compared to August. There was quite a range between these extremes. Tourist destinations tended to drop by much more, with a drop of over -40% in Edinburgh and drops of around […]
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