UK Shopping Centres – Week 17 Performance Update 2025: footfall Insights
UK Shopping Centres showed a slight decline with a 9% drop, yet steady visitor engagement. Notably, footfall analytics highlight resilient performance.
Overview
The latest update from The Benchmark reveals a mixed performance across UK Shopping Centres for the week ending 4 May 2025. Overall, the average daily footfall decreased moderately to 30,300 visitors, reflecting subdued performance on both a weekly and yearly basis. Dwell time remained robust at 119 minutes across centres, providing key footfall statistics for the period.
Wales
In Wales, centres reported an average daily footfall of 12,900 visitors. This sharp increase in both weekly and year-on-year comparisons shows strong footfall retail performance. The average visit duration reached 130 minutes, with both weekly and yearly figures indicating robust improvements.
England
In England, shopping centres attracted an average of 32,100 daily visitors. Data indicated modest declines of 8.9% week on week and 9.1% year on year, and footfall data reveal slight variations in visitor engagement. Dwell time in England was marginally lower at 120 minutes, with only slight slippage on a weekly basis despite modest yearly gains.
Scotland
In Scotland, the average number of daily visitors was recorded at 22,000, with a notable decline in footfall. However, visit durations improved, with an average dwell time of 99 minutes. Footfall analytics point to both weekly improvements and a sharp increase compared with last year.
Joe Capocci, Huq Industries spokesperson, stated, “The sharp increase in footfall and dwell time in Wales, alongside recent Retail Industry News noting significant developments, underlines the dynamic yet regional nature of our market.”
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