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How can I tell what type of customer visits my store?
Footfall counting is an essential tool for modern retail. It’s no longer enough to rely on intuition when it comes to optimising your store’s operations and customer experience. With footfall counting, you gain concrete data that helps you make smart…
Summer of sports, music and weather fuels strongest retail performance month on month since 2016
July provided a timely reminder that consumers are still willing to visit physical destinations when there is a compelling reason to do so. A combination of major sporting events, live entertainment, school holidays and warmer weather helped drive a …
High streets suffer sharpest June footfall drop since 2019 despite World Cup and heatwave boost
Covering the five-week period from 31 May – 4 July 2026 June was a month where retail footfall was pulled in several different directions. A summer of sport, major music events and periods of extreme heat all created moments of opportunity, but these…
How do I monitor footfall in my town or city centre?
Monitoring footfall in a town or city centre is most effective when the data is accurate, consistent and grounded in real time movement rather than estimates. Camera-based footfall counters provide a reliable way to understand how people use high str…
Footfall counting in retail: Enhancing store performance and improving customer experience
Footfall counting is an essential tool for modern retail. It’s no longer enough to rely on intuition when it comes to optimising your store’s operations and customer experience. With footfall counting, you gain concrete data that helps you make smart…
How is footfall measured?
Footfall measurement is an essential tool for property managers and retail owners alike. Tracking visitor numbers helps you gain insights into how well your space is performing on a day-to-day basis. In fact, retail sales in the UK increased by 2% ye…
Revealed: The top performing retail destinations in 2025
Key takeaways Ballycastle named the biggest growing high street with 20% YoY footfall growth Newcastle Quays is the top retail park at 10% growth Victoria Shopping Centre in Southend had the largest footfall increase of all UK shopping centres at …
The top Christmas hotspots in England revealed
A new study by MRI Software, a leader in retail intelligence solutions, has revealed England’s top Christmas hotspots for festive days out. The retail experts have created their Christmas Hotspots Index, ranking English cities based on the following …