Shopper Footfall Fails to Meet Expectations in March Despite Easter Boost

Shopper footfall fails to meet expectations in March despite Easter boost

Total UK footfall was up by 2.4% year on year, although this was distorted by the month’s inclusion of Easter, which fell in April last year.

Easter lifts footfall but retailers brace for April cost squeeze

Britain’s high streets enjoyed a welcome lift last month as an early Easter drew shoppers back through the doors, but retailers are warning that the bounce may prove fleeting as a fresh wave of tax rises and wage costs bears down on the sector this month. Total UK footfall climbed 2.4 per cent year-on-year in March, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), reversing a grim start to the year that saw shopper numbers fall by …

Retail Footfall Fell Short Of Expectations In March

New figures suggest that concerns about the impact of the Middle East conflict on household budgets led to weaker-than-expected retail footfall in the UK last month. The BRC-Sensormatic monitor shows total footfall increased by 2.4% year-on-year in March, an improvement (more…) The post Retail Footfall Fell Short Of Expectations In March appeared first on KamCity.

Retail footfall rises 2.4% in March amid early Easter boost

Total UK footfall has increased by 2.4% in March compared with the previous year, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Sensormatic.  It comes as the figures were “significantly” impacted by the timing of Easter, which fell in March this year but occurred in April during 2025.  The 2.4% increase also follows a 4.7% decline recorded in February, and marks the first positive month for retail traffic in nearly a …

Mediocre March under a Middle East cloud - Big Furniture Group

With Easter and the school holidays falling earlier this year, retailers were expecting a stronger boost to footfall than March delivered, says the British Retail Consortium (BRC). According to the latest BRC-Sensormatic data, Total UK footfall footfall increased by 2.4% in March (YoY), up from -4.7% in February. High Street footfall increased by 2.0% in March (YoY), up from -5.4% in February. Retail Park footfall increased by 2.5% in March (YoY…

Easter boosts retail footfall but retailers hold their breath

Retail footfall jumped in March as Easter boosted shopping activity, but business leaders fear tax and employment costs could yet cause havoc. Total footfall in the UK increased by 2.4 per cent last month, according to trade body the British Retail Consortium (BRC), offering a welcome boost for retailers after wet weather drove shoppers away from the street at the start of this year. But the BRC said the Easter shopping boost – which came earlie…