Monthly update
02/2025
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.
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Monthly update
01/2025
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.
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Monthly update
12/2024
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.
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Monthly update
11/2024
LOWER CONSUMER CONFIDENCE PRE AND POST BUDGET WEAKENS SPENDING IN OCTOBER BUT THE TREND FOR EXPERIENCE/LIFESTYLE SPENDING CONTINUES.
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Monthly update
10/2024
A SHARP DOWNTURN IN SALES IN UK TOWNS AND CITIES IN SEPTEMBER 2024 DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN, LOWER CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AND A STRONG COMPARABLE IN SEPTEMBER 2023.
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Monthly update
09/2024
SALES IN UK TOWNS AND CITIES STRENGTHENED IN AUGUST, PARTICULARLY IN KEY SECTORS, WHICH IS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER
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Monthly update
08/2024
HOPES FOR A POST ELECTION REBOUND IN SPENDING DURING JULY WERE DISAPPOINTED WITH SALES ACROSS TOWN AND CITY CENTRES DURING JULY -9.3% BELOW JULY 2023.
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Monthly update
07/2024
SPENDING IN JUNE SUBDUED BY COOL RAINY WEATHER AND ELECTION UNCERTAINTY, BUT BOLSTERED BY THE EUROS.
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Monthly update
06/2024
ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR HIGH STREETS IN MAY WITH A BOUNCE BACK IN SPENDING FROM APRIL, ALBEIT THAT SPENDING ON FASHION AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS REMAINS CHALLENGED.
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Monthly update
05/2024
SALES IN HIGH STREETS NOSE DIVED IN APRIL, DUE TO EASTER OCCURING IN MARCH THIS YEAR COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN THROUGHOUT THE MONTH
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