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.
Insights
Client Case Study – The Economic Impact of Pedestrianisation in Shrewbury
Pedestrianisation In Shrewsbury – By analysing Beauclair sales in the PEDESTRIANISED AREAS vs NON-PEDESTRIANISED AREAS, before and after their implementation, we were able to gain huge insights for our client about the effectiveness of the programme:
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.
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.
WHAT MAKES EASTER SO SPECIAL FOR TOWNS AND CITIES?
Beauclair Brand Ambassador, Diane Wehrle examines Beauclair’s sales data over Easter 2025 to provide unique insights into consumers’ buying behaviour over this key trading period, enabling towns and cities to maximise the opportunity this delivers to its businesses.
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.
HOW BEAUCLAIR CAN MEASURE THE IMPACT OF CULTURE AND EVENTS ON HIGH STREET SPENDING.
Two powerful Beauclair Client Case Studies around how our data can be used to measure the spending impact of cultural events.
FASHION SALES ACCOUNTED FOR 20% in 2024, vs 23% in 2022 ACROSS OUR BEAUCLAIR GB BENCHMARK
FASHION SALES ACCOUNTED FOR 20% in 2024, vs 23% in 2022 ACROSS OUR BEAUCLAIR GB BENCHMARK TOWN & CITY CENTRES.
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.
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.