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Week 11 2025 Major Retail Centres: Robust Performance & Location Analytics Insights
Positive retail performance across UK centres shows weekly gains of up to 8% and strong location analytics with emerging footfall trends, highlighting steady consumer engagement.
March 26, 2025
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Overview
Data from The Benchmark
The latest update from The Benchmark reveals that footfall across UK Major Retail Centres remained robust during week 11, with an average of 68,800 daily visitors, a modest week‑on‑week gain and a moderate year‑on‑year increase. Alongside this, the average visit duration across all centres was 114 minutes; although visitors spent slightly less time per visit compared to the previous week, they enjoyed longer visits relative to the same period last year. This analysis, supported by location analytics and footfall trends as key visitor metrics, confirms stable retail performance and strong consumer engagement.
Regional Breakdown
In Scotland, the average daily footfall reached 81,000, with a marginal week‑on‑week change of 0.1% and a steady year‑on‑year improvement of 5.4%. Scottish visitors also recorded an average visit duration of 126 minutes, despite a slight decline in comparison to the previous week. These visitor metrics illustrate strong consumer engagement in the Scottish retail market.
Centres in England mirrored the overall trends with an average of 68,300 daily visitors, supported by a week‑on‑week gain of 3.4% and a positive year‑on‑year increase of 8.1%. The average visit duration in England was 114 minutes, reflecting balanced consumer engagement and robust retail performance. Conversely, centres in Wales recorded the lowest average daily footfall of 52,900; despite a healthy week‑on‑week gain of 4.7% and a sharp increase in visitor numbers over the year, visitors spent an average of only 85 minutes per visit, indicating a notable decline in dwell time.
Spokesperson Comment
Commenting on these insights, Joe Capocci, spokesperson for Huq Industries, stated: “The sharp increase in footfall in Wales alongside encouraging signals from recent industry headlines clearly underscores the resilience seen across UK retail centres.”
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Huq Industries is the leading provider of location intelligence across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, specialising in delivering high-quality data insights on footfall, consumer behaviour, and retail performance. By leveraging advanced analytics and an expansive data network, Huq Industries enables retailers and analysts to understand and respond to market trends effectively, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate the changing landscape of high street and town centre commerce.
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