Thousands of non-essential stores have shuttered once again but couriers and retailers are continuing to deliver to the front door. ParcelHero says stores are far better prepared for the expected 54% boom in home deliveries this time, though networks will be stretched thin as lockdown deliveries clash with Christmas peak. As lockdown 2.0 closes Britain’s […]
Covering the four weeks 04 – 31 October 2020 According to BRC-ShopperTrak data: Year on year UK footfall decreased by 33.5% in October, with a 3.4 percentage point decline from September. This remains below the longer-term 12-month average decline of 32.9%. Footfall on high streets declined by 39.3% year on year. This was the worst […]
As Brexit looms, Amazon is starting the process of separating UK and EU sales from 14 November. UK shoppers buying gifts from EU sites and British traders selling to Europe face potential increased costs and confusion, warns the international shipping expert ParcelHero. The international e-commerce giant Amazon has hastened its Brexit bail-out by confirming that […]
Responding to the prime minister’s announcement of a national lockdown, Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “Retail faces a nightmare before Christmas as the government proposes to close thousands of retail premises under this new national lockdown, denying customers access to many of their favourites shops and brands. It will cause […]
In the third quarter of 2020, the overall GB vacancy rate increased to 13.2%, from 12.4% in Q2. This was the ninth consecutive quarter of increasing vacancy rates, from Q2 2018. All locations saw an increase in vacancies in Q3, with Shopping centre vacancies increasing to 16.3% from Q2’s 14.3%. On the high street, vacancies […]
Period Covered: 01 – 07 October 2020 Shop Prices fell by 1.2% in October compared to a 1.6% decline in September. This decline is below the 12-month average price decrease of 1.1%, but above the 6-month average price decrease of 1.6%, respectively. Non-Food prices fell by 2.7% in October compared to a decline of 3.2% […]
The home delivery expert ParcelHero says that online sales are set to overtake spending in physical stores for the first time this Christmas as Brits brace for a Covid Christmas. In Christmas 2019, Britain’s shoppers spent over £78bn on Christmas presents and food. ParcelHero says we look set to spend around the same amount again […]
Brixton Village landlord, Hondo Enterprises, today announces the signing of six new occupiers to its diverse and vibrant marketplace. The thriving destination, which has been built on the rich heritage of the area, will welcome two new restaurants and four independent retailers, all of which are slated to open in November. The signings total a […]
Leading lendtech company, DivideBuy, has revealed the results of its partnership with the Barista Club, the leading online service for Sage Barista coffee machines. DivideBuy’s point-of-sale finance solution allows the Barista Club’s customers to split their payments into monthly instalments, so that the cost of the coffee machine can be spread over a period of […]
Today’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) retail sales figures for September showed the much-heralded resurgence in retail sales continued as overall spending rose 3.4% year-on-year. Online sales had the biggest growth again year-on-year, up 53%. Leading the online charge were department stores’ online sales. September was the month pre-orders opened for the Play Station 5 […]
