August 2026: Heatwave Hits Town & City Centre Sales
The intense heat during the first half of August has taken a significant toll on town and city centre sales during the peak summer month of 2026
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July 2026: A NEW Benchmark for Understanding GB’s High Streets
BEAUCLAIR’S NEW HIGH STREET INDEX OF OVER 500 RETAIL AREAS SHOWS THAT SHOPPERS ARE REACTING TO COST OF LIVING PRESSURES BY “STAYING LOCAL.”
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June 2026 Beauclair GB Benchmark for Town & City Centre Retail Spending
SALES IN GB TOWNS AND CITIES CONTINUED TO STRUGGLE DURING JUNE 2026 DESPITE THE HEATWAVE
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May 2026 Beauclair GB Benchmark for Town & City Centre Retail Spending
ONGOING FRAGILE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE CONTINUED TO DAMPEN SALES IN TOWNS AND CITIES, DESPITE MAY'S FAVOURABLE WEATHER
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April 2026 Beauclair GB Benchmark for Town & City Centre Retail Spending
AN EARLY EASTER AND A DROP IN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DUE TO THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT PUT APRIL SALES UNDER PRESSURE
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March 2026 Beauclair GB Benchmark for Town & City Centre Retail Spending
SALES ACROSS THE GB BENCHMARK DROPPED NOTABLY DURING MARCH 2026, PARTLY DUE TO CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST BUT ALSO AS A RESULT OF A CALENDAR EFFECT.
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February 2026 Beauclair GB Benchmark for Town & City Centre Retail Spending
SALES ACROSS GB TOWNS AND CITIES FELL BY -4% YEAR-ON-YEAR IN FEBRUARY 2026, A SHARPER DECLINE THAN JANUARY’S -0.7% DECREASE.
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January 2026 Beauclair GB Benchmark for Town & City Centre Retail Spending
January 2026 delivered some good news for GB towns and cities, with sales just -0.7% below January 2025, according to Beauclair.
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TOP DECEMBER 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
Sales declined -3.6% during December 2025 in GB towns and cities, but the results delivered further evidence of the growing importance to consumers of socialising and experience.
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TOP NOVEMBER 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
THE IMPACT ON TOWNS AND CITIES OF THE MUCH-DISCUSSED CAUTIOUSNESS OF CONSUMERS - PARTICULARLY IN THE RUN UP TO THE BUDGET - WAS SIGNIFICANT DURING NOVEMBER.
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