×
4 402
Fashion Jobs
HOLLISTER CO. STORES
Hollister CO. - Brand Representative, Meadowhall
Permanent · Sheffield
ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH STORES
Abercrombie & Fitch - Brand Representative, George Street
Permanent · Edinburgh
HOMESENSE
20066- tk Maxx Homesense Greenwich / Thurrock Security Loss Prevention Advisor Full Time 37.5 Hrs
Permanent · London
COTY
Pan eu Senior Key Account Manager
Permanent · London
DR. MARTENS
Finance Accounting Manager, Korea
Permanent ·
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
Accounts Payable Assistant
Permanent · LONDON
MULBERRY
Warehouse Administrator
Permanent · SHEPTON MALLET
FRASERS GROUP
PR Manager - Flannels
Permanent · LONDON
EVERLAST GYMS
General Manager - Everlast Gyms
Permanent · EPSOM
BOOHOOMAN
Menswear Buyer
Permanent · MANCHESTER
PRIMARK
Business Analyst - Checkout Management Epos
Permanent · READING
PRIMARK
Business Analyst - Checkout Management Mpe
Permanent · READING
HOLLISTER CO. STORES
Hollister CO. - Brand Representative, Stratford (Westfield)
Permanent · London
LEVI'S
Keyholder - 30 Hours Per Week
Permanent · Norwich
L'OREAL GROUP
Prada Beauty Deputy Business Manager, 1.0, Harrods London
Permanent · London
ESTÉE LAUDER
Clinique - Consultant - Marks & Spencer - 15 Hours
Permanent · London
ESTÉE LAUDER
Clinique - Account Manager - Boots - 30 Hours
Permanent · Berkshire
ESTÉE LAUDER
Clinique - Consultant - John Lewis - 13 Hours
Permanent · High Wycombe
AESOP
Retail Consultant | Aesop Piccadilly Arcade, London | Full Time
Permanent · London
TK MAXX
Security And Loss Prevention Advisor
Permanent · Preston
TJX EUROPE
Brand & Marketing Administrator
Permanent · Grand Londres
TK MAXX
Loss Prevention Advisor - Glasgow And Surrounding Area - Full-Time- Permanent
Permanent · Glasgow
Ads
Published
Mar 4, 2019
Reading time
2 minutes
Share
Download
Download the article
Print
Click here to print
Text size
aA+ aA-

UK shopper footfall dropped by 3 million last year - report

Published
Mar 4, 2019

Footfall to the UK’s physical stores fell by 4.2% in the 12 months to last November and while that might not seem very much, it adds up to three million fewer shopper visits and three million fewer opportunities to sell the latest collections. Figures from Ipsos and ABC Finance underscored just how tough UK retail is at the moment.


UK shoppers are abandoning physical stores in large numbers



The footfall drop was partly behind the closure of 1,300 stores since January 2018. And of course, it’s also behind job losses at companies including New Look, Debenhams and House of Fraser.

And more in-depth analysis of the Ipsos figures up to November last year showed that Wales and the South West were the hardest hit with a football drop of an astonishing 9.2%. That’s seriously bad news in a single 12-month period.

Other regions to struggle included Scotland and Northern Ireland with footfall down 5.5%. The West Midlands recorded a 4.6% drop but the decline in London and the South East was only 3.1%. Northern England got off the lightest though as it saw just a 0.5% drop.

Research from ABC Finance also said that over seven million square feet of retail space is currently empty in the UK and it’s predicting the figure will continue to rise.

Fashion was one of the categories that saw more closures than openings last year, as was footwear. However, beauty salons and specific nail salons continued to see a larger number of openings than closures.

The ABC report also said that 75% of adults are saddened by the decline of physical shopping even though 38% admitted that they now do most of their shopping online. And 20% go shopping in physical stores very infrequently (their store visits are months apart). That said, over 56% of consumers ABC spoke to claim to prefer to spend money with local independents rather than large chains.

Copyright © 2023 FashionNetwork.com All rights reserved.

Tags :
Retail