Two countries, two groups of consumers, two sets of figures. One similar result. Whether it’s Brexit blues or election uncertainty, it seems consumers in the UK and US just aren’t in a spending mood at the moment. At least they’re not in the mood to buy certain things.
How did UK retail footfall fare in February? Hard to tell! The latest figures appear to show a clear cut trend but scratch the surface and you can see all sorts of movements developing with UK consumers turning into after-dark shoppers. So, let’s go for face value first: The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard said…
OK, first question: Did UK shoppers hit the stores in January? Yes! That was the resounding answer from the latest footfall stats released today by the British Retail Consortium and Springboard. In fact, footfall rose 1.2% year-on-year. It may be a small number in universal terms but in terms of store footfall it was big……
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