HOW UNDERSTANDING SALES DELIVERS OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE CITY CENTRE PERFORMANCE.
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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.
TOP January 2025 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
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.
TOP December 2024 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
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.
Golden Quarter 2024 Beauclair Spending Predictions Webinar
Beauclair’s Brand Ambassador Diane Wehrle, Retail and Destination Insights Expert delivers her predictions for the crucial Golden Quarter across town and high streets. Utilising Beauclair’s spending data to unlock insights …
THE SUCCESS OF BLACK FRIDAY 2024 FOR TOWNS AND CITIES DEMONSTRATES THAT IT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED, RATHER THAN IGNORED OR ENDURED
Sales in towns and cities on Black Friday this year were +14.5% higher than on Black Friday 2023 (compared with the +5.5% increase ALL non-food retail sales published by the BRC) and +50.9% higher than on the Friday in the previous week.
TOP November 2024 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
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.
Current sales trends and remaining Golden Quarter opportunities powered by Beauclair Data and Diane Wehrle
Consumer confidence has fallen, and retail sales weakened; leading to a more subdued Christmas forecast from Diane Wehrle. Making the remaining opportunities even more crucial, read on to find out more.
TOP October 2024 City Centre Retail Spend Insights.
LOWER CONSUMER CONFIDENCE PRE AND POST BUDGET WEAKENS SPENDING IN OCTOBER BUT THE TREND FOR EXPERIENCE/LIFESTYLE SPENDING CONTINUES.
UK Golden Quarter forecast powered by Beauclair Data and Diane Wehrle
Diane Wehrle, Beauclair’s Brand Ambassador, suggests UK retailers and high streets have cause for cautious optimism for spending over Q4 and Christmas 2024. Analysing our Beauclair data, Diane forecasts that over the three months from October to December spending across UK high streets will be +2.3% higher than in the same three months in 2023.