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Local Retail Centres Week 38, 2024: Footfall Rises in Scotland and NI

Weekly Wrap: UK Retail Footfall Insights: Week Ending January 4, 2025 Recent data from Huq Industries reveals nuanced trends in footfall, dwell time, and weekday visitation across various UK regions in local retail centres. As of the week ending September 22, 2024, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Emily Riley

Content Marketing Manager @ huq

January 9, 2025

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Local Retail Centres Week 38, 2024: Footfall Rises in Scotland and NI

Recent data from Huq Industries reveals nuanced trends in footfall, dwell time, and weekday visitation across various UK regions in local retail centres.

As of the week ending September 22, 2024, Scotland and Northern Ireland have experienced a slight increase in average daily footfall.

Dwell times have shown significant regional variations, with Northern Ireland experiencing a notable increase in average visit duration compared to the previous year.

Weekday visitation shares also fluctuate, with some regions like the North East seeing a decrease in weekday traffic compared to the previous year.

These metrics are crucial for retailers and commercial real-estate companies to understand consumer behaviour and optimise their operations accordingly.

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Local Retail Centres Week 38, 2024: Footfall Rises in Scotland and NI

Market Outlook

Looking ahead, the direction of the latest footfall data suggests that the coming weeks may see continued variability in footfall patterns. This time last year, similar trends were observed, which might indicate a repeat in consumer behaviour patterns. Retailers should monitor these trends closely to adjust their strategies accordingly.

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Clear answers to the most common questions about movement intelligence, retail expansion, and location analytics.

How does movement intelligence differ from traditional market research?
Traditional market research relies on surveys, demographics and historical reports. huq's movement intelligence uses real-world behavioural data to reveal where people go, how long they stay and how locations perform, giving teams a live picture of consumer activity.
Can movement data help benchmark locations against competitors?
Yes. Compare stores, shopping centres, town centres or developments against competing locations using consistent metrics such as footfall, dwell time, catchment, visit frequency and commercial performance.
How often is movement data updated?
huq refreshes behavioural intelligence daily, allowing organisations to monitor changes in visitor activity, market trends and location performance with near real-time visibility.
Which industries benefit from movement intelligence?
Retail, real estate, financial services, government, BIDs, investors and property owners all use huq to make smarter location, investment and regeneration decisions backed by behavioural evidence.
Can huq feed our models directly?
Yes. huq data is available through APIs, data exports and structured datasets, making it easy to integrate into internal dashboards, analytics platforms and quantitative research workflows.
What markets and history are covered?
huq provides extensive UK coverage with years of historical behavioural data and daily updates. Customers can analyse long-term trends, benchmark locations and monitor market changes with confidence.