Tag Archives: February

On a total basis, UK retail sales increased by 0.1% year-on-year in February, while on a like-for-like basis, sales decreased 0.4%, according to research from BRC (British Retail Consortium)-KPMG. Over the three months to February, in-store sales of non-food items declined 1.8% on a total and 1.9% on a like-for-like …

February’s rainy weather led to a drop in high street footfall of -7.8%, while the number of visits to shopping centres and retail parks fell by 2.5% and 1.1% respectively, according to Springboard’s Footfall Monitor (covering the five weeks from February 2  to February 29). Springboard marketing and insights director …

While storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge hit the UK and coronavirus gripped global headlines, Britain’s high street retailers suffered a battering with the seventh consecutive February of falling in-store like-for-like sales, figures released by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP yesterday (Friday March 6) reveal. According to BDO’s High …

Retail footfall fell by 2.0% last month – a significant decline compared to the previous year where it fell by 0.2%. This is the fifteenth month of consecutive decline and the weakest February in five years. The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard, covering the four …