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Halloween delivers as high street footfall gets 29% boost

Peak
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2 Nov 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
Halloween falling on a Saturday led to a surge in shoppers hitting the town.
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Heatwaves, higher costs and shrinking footfall – but opportunity for online retail

Performance
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10 Jul 2026
by Amanda Vlietstra
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“Dismal” month for food retailers with May sales volumes down 2.7%

Data
20 Jun 2025
by Katie Searles
Clothing footfall ONS Retail Sales

Start of summer helps UK footfall rise by 4.8%

Data
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29 Jul 2024
by Katie Searles
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Holland & Barrett invests in AI footfall analytics

AI & Robotics
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7 Jun 2024
by Katie Searles
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£90mn Oxford Street programme could result in £2.8bn of additional sales

Retail
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1 Mar 2024
by Katie Searles
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Mass strike action across UK hits retailers hard

Location
15 Mar 2023
by Paul Skeldon
Retail in the UK has been hit hard by today’s strike action, with mass walkouts causing an 11.1% decline in week-on-week footfall up to 12pm
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UK retail footfall slow to recover from pandemic, despite ongoing drop in online spending

Location
25 Jan 2023
by Paul Skeldon
There has been a slow but steady post-pandemic recovery for UK retail destinations in 2022, yet footfall is still below its pre-pandemic level
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Monthly footfall gives welcome boost to retailers and hospitality in December

Location
5 Jan 2023
by Paul Skeldon
Christmas shoppers provided retail and hospitality a crucial boost, despite the cost-of-living crisis and rail strikes
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High Street footfall succumbs to economic uncertainty in October

Location
23 Nov 2022
by Paul Skeldon
UK high street footfall plummeted 28% in October from the previous month. Footfall on Oxford Street sees more dramatic decline, down 37%
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