Independents’ Day: how can independent businesses use retail intelligence to take on chain store rivals?
As preparations begin in the US for 4th of July celebrations and the UK gears up for its annual Independent Retailer Month, how can privately owned retail establishments show larger rivals that now is the time for Independents’ day? It’s time to get behind our independent retailers! It’s about time smaller retailers globally had a...
Vivid Sydney – Year-on-Year Influence on Retail FootFall Sydney
Celebrations such as Vivid Sydney, the city’s annual Festival of Light, Music and Ideas, often have a positive effect on the retail market in the area. Vivid Sydney caused a +13% increase in footfall on the first Saturday alone. NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres announced “Vivid Sydney promised to shine...
Father’s Day is on its way – but are the crowds coming too?
As Father’s Day takes place in the UK this weekend (Sunday 21st June), families across the country are busy preparing special plans for their dads. And the preparations don’t just lie with the shoppers; retailers and shopping centres have also been blasting out promotions to drive revenue around this special event. Annual celebrations such as...
BCSC / FootFall Monitor – May 2015
In partnership with BCSC, we are delighted to provide you with the third issue of the BCSC / FootFall Monitor. This issue reveals the UK shopping centre footfall data for May 2015. Findings indicate: largest centres saw footfall up 2.2% on May 2014 and up 2.5% on last month this was against an overall drop of 0.7%...
French retail businesses- brace yourselves for the Tour de France
It’s that time of year again – the Tour de France is almost here. The biggest event on the cycling calendar is just weeks away, and there’s already speculation hotting up as to who’ll win the yellow jersey – with Chris Froome (Team Sky), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), and defending champion Vincenzo Nibali...
Sizzling or stormy: which summer weather is best for the retail industry?
Summer is fast approaching, and retail stores and shopping centres are busy preparing their outlets for the change in season. But in amongst the stock changes and new promotions, there is one significant sales influencer that they can’t legislate against: the weather. Temperature is something that can significantly alter shopper habits. As the prospect of...
Fashion retail: a global snapshot
“The fashion industry is saturated,” remarked former head of Nina Ricci and Rochas, Olivier Theyskens, earlier this year. Whether retailers agree with his statement or not, it’s certainly one of retail’s most competitive sectors. Fashion brands are constantly changing trends to contend with increasing consumer expectations. The appearance of new garments and accessories is frequent,...
Australian Mother’s Day – Footfall up by +10.1%
Mother’s Day celebrations in Australia can vary from participation in the Mother’s Day classic, meals and pampering, to picnics in the park. Last year consumers spent nearly 1.4 billion dollars on Mother’s Day – making it the 3rd largest retail holiday (Source :IBIS World, April 29, 2014). The Mother’s Day week 2014 also experienced the...