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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TOP OCTOBER 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
SALES DROPPED ANNUALLY DURING OCTOBER BY -4.1%, DRIVEN BY ONGOING CONSUMER NERVOUSNESS AROUND SPENDING IN THE FACE OF AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, WHICH HAS BEEN UNDOUBTEDLY COMPOUNDED BY PRE-BUDGET JITTERS.
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TOP SEPTEMBER 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
SALES IN GB TOWNS AND CITIES DECLINED ANNUALLY DURING SEPTEMBER BY -4.1%, WHICH WAS THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH IN 2025 WITH SALES LOWER THAN IN THE SAME MONTH THE YEAR BEFORE.
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TOP AUGUST 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
SALES IN GB TOWNS AND CITIES FELL BACK ONCE AGAIN DURING AUGUST, DECLINING BY -4.8% FROM AUGUST 2024, VERSUS A MORE MODEST ANNUAL DROP OF -1.4% DURING JULY. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE HEADLINE RESULT BEING LESS FAVOURABLE, THERE REMAIN REASONS FOR OPTIMISM.
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TOP JULY 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
JULY DELIVERED BETTER NEWS THAN PREVIOUS MONTHS FOR TOWNS AND CITIES WITH SALES ONLY MARGINALLY BELOW JULY 2024, AND OVER A THIRD OF TOWNS AND CITIES ACROSS GB RECORDING HIGHER SALES THAN LAST YEAR.
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TOP JUNE 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
The majority consumers remained cautious about spending during a challenging June on the high street. However, there were still some positive examples of resilience, in the face of ongoing economic pressures.
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TOP MAY 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
SALES IN GB TOWNS AND CITIES FELL BACK ONCE AGAIN DURING MAY 2025, ALTHOUGH STRONGER FOOD & DRINK SALES PARTIALLY OFFSET THE CONTINUING CONTRACTION IN FASHION SALES.
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TOP APRIL 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
THE ANTICIPATED BOOST IN SALES FROM EASTER IN TOWNS AND CITIES DURING APRIL 2025, DID NOT MATERIALISE, WITH SHOPPERS REMAINING CAUTIOUS ABOUT SPENDING PARTICULARLY ON FASHION. HOWEVER, A NOTE OF OPTIMISM WAS PROVIDED BY INCREASES IN SALES IN THE KEY SECTORS OF FOOD & DRINK, GENERAL RETAIL AND GROCERY FOR THE FIRST MONTH SINCE 2024.
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TOP MARCH 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
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.
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TOP February 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
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.
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