Heatwaves and UK consumers are not good companions. A rise in temperatures last week (15-21 June) across the country saw a retail footfall plateau, driven by declines in retail parks and shopping centres. Strangely, with little outside cover and air-con, high streets actually “thrived”, albeit with a modest week-on-week increase, according to MRI Software. Image:…
UK consumers prefer to shop in-store (45%) rather than online (30%) when buying fashion and beauty. That’s according to research commissioned by London mega-mall Battersea Power Station (BPS). It said the research shows “a significant shift back to the high street” with the love of physical retail “driven by the joy of trying different styles…
UK consumers still favour in-store shopping for fashion with the high street experiencing a clear resurgence despite the convenience of digital shopping experiences. Reuters That’s the takeaway from Swedish retail technology platform Voyado whose latest survey of 2,000 UK consumers reveals a strong preference for in-store shopping across the UK’s leading retail brands. The report…