This Christmas, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) recorded a 3.8% increase in the amount spent on general retail, including online sales, compared with the previous year. In particular, some high-street …
As we have moved into retail’s “Golden Quarter,” city centres have proved themselves much more resilient than the rest of the retail sector, with stronger monthly and quarterly growth. Looking …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Beauclair recently released August retail data to its client base of Business Improvement Districts and other town centre managers. The following are some of the highlights based on sales data …
August 2022 may be the month in which the cost-of-living crisis finally caught up with city centre retail. The recovery of city centres after lockdown has lagged national trends for …
Beauclair’s data for July 2022, which we have just released to our clients, shows that July was the strongest month for retail sales in city centres since the end of …
The Omicron wave disrupted city centre sales, pushing sales back down below their 2019 levels for the period November 2021 to January 2022. The average city lost 1.2 weeks of …
Beauclair has just submitted its reports on November’s retail sales to its Business Improvement District (BID) clients. Most city centres that we monitor showed strong recovery in September and October, …