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What is capture rate and how to use it to drive retail performance
In the evolving retail landscape, property owners and asset managers need more than simple visitor counts to understand how their spaces perform. Capture rate provides insight into the relationship between external traffic and actual store engagement…
How to increase conversions in retail
In today’s competitive retail landscape, boosting conversions is one of the biggest challenges and also the key to driving consistent sales growth. Learning how to increase conversions in retail starts with understanding customer behaviour, optimisin…
Heading into the Golden Quarter: How retail destinations can maximise UK Christmas footfall
As the Golden Quarter returns to Britain’s retail destinations, the data tells a familiar story. The 2024 festive season offered moments of real strength but also fresh signs that retailers should be rethinking how and when they activate their space …
Spotlight on retail: Why the revival is real and what the future holds for the sector
Last week, I had the pleasure of joining a brilliant panel at BE News’ Spotlight on Retail: Revival of the Fittest event in London. It’s safe to say the retail sector has been through its fair share of turbulence. But the narrative is shifting. Th…
Revealed: These are the UK’s shopping hotspots in 2025, according to new data
Across the UK, high streets continue to evolve into experience-driven destinations, and MRI Software’s latest footfall data reveals exactly which cities are thriving. By blending Google searches for “shopping in [city],” ONS business data, and propri…
Why short-term retail is no longer optional: How Pop-Ups are becoming a core strategy for landlords
Co Authored by Jenni Matthews, Retail Insights Analyst at MRI Software and Rebecca Mortar, Founder & CEO of Lone Design Club The new age of retail In a time when traditional retail is under pressure from e-commerce, ever-changing consumer habits…
Leeds City Centre footfall soars by 28.4% year on year on UKREiiF’s peak event day
As towns and cities across the UK look for ways to boost local economies and re-energise high streets, the strategic value of cultural and industry events has never been clearer. At this year’s UKREiiF, footfall monitoring technology was used to moni…
12 days of Insights
Day 12 | Economic concerns over the next six months We close out our 12 Days of Insights series with a brief outlook for the next six months. As we head into 2025, over half of shoppers remain concerned about rising living costs, but this is an imp…