Retail - Lighthouse - Expansion
Unlocking New Store Opportunities - Lighthouse
In this video, we explore how leveraging advanced location data through the Huq Lighthouse platform can reveal actionable insights for identifying new store opportunities.
Step 1: Correlating Metrics to Diagnose Performance (0:00 - 0:50)
Key Question: Is It Us or the Market?
The video begins by exploring the integration of Huq’s metrics with internal sales data to answer whether underperformance is due to internal factors or broader market conditions.
Key Insight: This step helps differentiate whether the issue lies with the store's operations or external competition and market dynamics.
Step 2: Analysing Footfall Trends (0:51–1:40)
Using Footfall Metrics to Assess the Area
The video focuses on the footfall in Wandsworth, emphasising the volume and patterns of activity, as well as the impact of external developments.
Key Insight: Understanding how footfall volume fluctuates across timeframes can highlight opportunities or challenges in customer engagement.
Step 3: Assessing Year-on-Year Performance (1:41–2:30)
The discussion transitions to analysing retail spend trends against historical data, revealing significant market growth.
Key Insight: Long-term trends provide context for assessing whether a store’s performance is aligned with broader market growth.
Step 4: Evaluating Competitive Dynamics (2:31–3:10)
The next segment examines how competitors like Black Sheep Coffee influence Starbucks’ performance in the area.
Key Insight: Recognising and adapting to new competitors is crucial for maintaining market share and customer loyalty.
Step 5: Understanding Dwell Time (3:11–3:50)
Dwell time offers further insights into consumer behaviour, which can affect sales and engagement strategies.
For businesses like Starbucks, longer dwell times suggest opportunities to enhance customer experiences and drive higher spending.
Key Insight: Longer dwell times indicate increased opportunities for businesses to engage customers and encourage spending.
Uncover peaks and troughs in annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly footfall across any global site.

See trends across footfall, geographic origin, audience, and cross-visitation to identify gaps, avoid cannibalisation, and maximise the performance of your stores.

Harness foot traffic patterns, demographic data, and customer behaviour insights to pinpoint high-potential areas for expansion and tailor offerings to local preferences.

Dive into audience insights and crucial metrics for heightened sales. Explore how your stores align with this journey, then monitor and fine-tune for peak performance and superior marketing campaigns.

Measure market share across several performance indicators over time compare your performance against competitor and understand how the landscape is changing.

Ensure that your projects are making an impact with expert prepared insights and benchmarks that are catered towards your goals.

Stay ahead of market trends with location insights
Councils & BIDs
Enhance community well-being and local economy by leveraging actionable mobility insights to strategically plan and improve public spaces and local businesses.
Economic Development
Drive sustainable growth and attract investments by harnessing mobility data to make informed decisions, optimise infrastructure, and create vibrant economic hubs.
Parks & Green Spaces
Elevate urban experiences and conservation efforts using mobility insights to design, manage, and activate parks and green spaces that cater to diverse visitor needs.
Transport Management
Optimise urban mobility and reduce congestion through data-driven transport solutions that leverage mobility insights to enhance transit experiences and improve city-wide traffic flow.
Projects & Programs
Ensure project success by utilising mobility data to inform planning, monitor progress, and adapt strategies, enabling efficient execution of government initiatives.
Tourism Management
Optimise tourism initiatives with precise mobility insights. Enhance planning, monitor progress, and adapt strategies for project success.
Data Analysis
Empower evidence-based policy-making with comprehensive mobility insights, providing valuable data-driven perspectives for better decision-making and impactful governance.
Property Development
Transform visions into reality with mobility insights that guide strategic location selection, tenant profiling, and placemaking, ensuring successful and thriving developments.
Property Management
Leverage mobility data to streamline operations, enhance tenant experiences, and create spaces that cater to diverse needs.
Urban Planning
Shape urban landscapes intelligently by leveraging mobility data to inform land use, infrastructure planning, and community development, resulting in vibrant and efficient urban environments.
Brokerage
Provide clients with an edge in the market by offering mobility-driven insights for informed property choices, empowering successful transactions and satisfying investor goals.
Commercial Development
Deliver high-value properties that align with customer preferences and adapt to changing demands by leveraging mobility insights for impactful developments.
Residential Development
Deliver high-value properties that align with customer preferences and adapt to changing demands by leveraging mobility insights for impactful developments.
Store Management
Elevate store performance and customer experiences using mobility insights to optimise layout, staffing, and promotions, enhancing customer satisfaction and revenue.
Optimisation Management
Drive efficiency and revenue growth through data-driven decisions, utilising mobility insights to fine-tune operations, inventory management, and supply chain strategies.
Data Teams
Empower data-driven innovation with comprehensive mobility insights, enabling advanced analytics and actionable intelligence for strategic retail solutions.
Strategy Teams
Shape winning retail strategies with the power of mobility insights, unlocking trends, customer behaviour, and market dynamics to make informed decisions that drive success.
Marketing Management
Craft impactful campaigns that resonate with customers by harnessing mobility data to understand foot traffic trends, enabling targeted promotions and increased engagement.
Store Planning
Unlocking mobility data empowers store planners to strategically design layouts, optimise merchandising, and enhance customer experiences for impactful retail environments.
Consulting
Offer tailored financial insights and strategies to clients by leveraging mobility data, enhancing consultancy services and providing actionable recommendations.
Portfolio Management
Optimise investment portfolios with precision using mobility insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, ensuring strong performance and informed decision-making.
Investing
Enhance investment decisions by harnessing mobility data to gauge market sentiment, predict trends, and mitigate risks, driving profitable outcomes for informed investors.
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“We use Huq's data to take the risk factor out of the equation.”
Store Analytics Director
£322 Million Annual Revenue Retail Company
Retail - Lighthouse - Optimise
Optimise Existing Store Network - Lighthouse
Unlock the secrets of profitable customer behaviours with Huq
This article shows into how businesses can assess whether sales performance challenges are due to internal factors or broader market dynamics. By correlating Huq's metrics with geo-spend and POI data.
Step 1: Correlating Metrics to Diagnose Performance (0:00 - 0:50)
Key Question: Is It Us or the Market?
The video begins by exploring the integration of Huq’s metrics with internal sales data to answer whether underperformance is due to internal factors or broader market conditions.
Key Insight: This step helps differentiate whether the issue lies with the store's operations or external competition and market dynamics.
Step 2: Analysing Footfall Trends (0:51–1:40)
Using Footfall Metrics to Assess the Area
The video focuses on the footfall in Wandsworth, emphasising the volume and patterns of activity, as well as the impact of external developments.
Key Insight: Understanding how footfall volume fluctuates across timeframes can highlight opportunities or challenges in customer engagement.
Step 3: Assessing Year-on-Year Performance (1:41–2:30)
The discussion transitions to analysing retail spend trends against historical data, revealing significant market growth.
Key Insight: Long-term trends provide context for assessing whether a store’s performance is aligned with broader market growth.
Step 4: Evaluating Competitive Dynamics (2:31–3:10)
The next segment examines how competitors like Black Sheep Coffee influence Starbucks’ performance in the area.
Key Insight: Recognising and adapting to new competitors is crucial for maintaining market share and customer loyalty.
Step 5: Understanding Dwell Time (3:11–3:50)
Dwell time offers further insights into consumer behaviour, which can affect sales and engagement strategies.
For businesses like Starbucks, longer dwell times suggest opportunities to enhance customer experiences and drive higher spending.
Key Insight: Longer dwell times indicate increased opportunities for businesses to engage customers and encourage spending.
Uncover peaks and troughs in annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly footfall across any global site.

See trends across footfall, geographic origin, audience, and cross-visitation to identify gaps, avoid cannibalisation, and maximise the performance of your stores.

Harness foot traffic patterns, demographic data, and customer behaviour insights to pinpoint high-potential areas for expansion and tailor offerings to local preferences.

Dive into audience insights and crucial metrics for heightened sales. Explore how your stores align with this journey, then monitor and fine-tune for peak performance and superior marketing campaigns.

Measure market share across several performance indicators over time compare your performance against competitor and understand how the landscape is changing.

Ensure that your projects are making an impact with expert prepared insights and benchmarks that are catered towards your goals.

Stay ahead of market trends with location insights
Councils & BIDs
Enhance community well-being and local economy by leveraging actionable mobility insights to strategically plan and improve public spaces and local businesses.
Economic Development
Drive sustainable growth and attract investments by harnessing mobility data to make informed decisions, optimise infrastructure, and create vibrant economic hubs.
Parks & Green Spaces
Elevate urban experiences and conservation efforts using mobility insights to design, manage, and activate parks and green spaces that cater to diverse visitor needs.
Transport Management
Optimise urban mobility and reduce congestion through data-driven transport solutions that leverage mobility insights to enhance transit experiences and improve city-wide traffic flow.
Projects & Programs
Ensure project success by utilising mobility data to inform planning, monitor progress, and adapt strategies, enabling efficient execution of government initiatives.
Tourism Management
Optimise tourism initiatives with precise mobility insights. Enhance planning, monitor progress, and adapt strategies for project success.
Data Analysis
Empower evidence-based policy-making with comprehensive mobility insights, providing valuable data-driven perspectives for better decision-making and impactful governance.
Property Development
Transform visions into reality with mobility insights that guide strategic location selection, tenant profiling, and placemaking, ensuring successful and thriving developments.
Property Management
Leverage mobility data to streamline operations, enhance tenant experiences, and create spaces that cater to diverse needs.
Urban Planning
Shape urban landscapes intelligently by leveraging mobility data to inform land use, infrastructure planning, and community development, resulting in vibrant and efficient urban environments.
Brokerage
Provide clients with an edge in the market by offering mobility-driven insights for informed property choices, empowering successful transactions and satisfying investor goals.
Commercial Development
Deliver high-value properties that align with customer preferences and adapt to changing demands by leveraging mobility insights for impactful developments.
Residential Development
Deliver high-value properties that align with customer preferences and adapt to changing demands by leveraging mobility insights for impactful developments.
Store Management
Elevate store performance and customer experiences using mobility insights to optimise layout, staffing, and promotions, enhancing customer satisfaction and revenue.
Optimisation Management
Drive efficiency and revenue growth through data-driven decisions, utilising mobility insights to fine-tune operations, inventory management, and supply chain strategies.
Data Teams
Empower data-driven innovation with comprehensive mobility insights, enabling advanced analytics and actionable intelligence for strategic retail solutions.
Strategy Teams
Shape winning retail strategies with the power of mobility insights, unlocking trends, customer behaviour, and market dynamics to make informed decisions that drive success.
Marketing Management
Craft impactful campaigns that resonate with customers by harnessing mobility data to understand foot traffic trends, enabling targeted promotions and increased engagement.
Store Planning
Unlocking mobility data empowers store planners to strategically design layouts, optimise merchandising, and enhance customer experiences for impactful retail environments.
Consulting
Offer tailored financial insights and strategies to clients by leveraging mobility data, enhancing consultancy services and providing actionable recommendations.
Portfolio Management
Optimise investment portfolios with precision using mobility insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, ensuring strong performance and informed decision-making.
Investing
Enhance investment decisions by harnessing mobility data to gauge market sentiment, predict trends, and mitigate risks, driving profitable outcomes for informed investors.
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“We use Huq's data to take the risk factor out of the equation.”
Store Analytics Director
£322 Million Annual Revenue Retail Company
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Unlock the power of data precision with location insights
Keep up with market trends for consumer footfall and spend dynamics
Unlock the power of data precision with location insights
Guide Investment Strategies with Location Insights

Having a finger on the pulse of the consumer is critical. Knowing where consumers are going and how they are spending can give you the insight you need to make effective decisions ahead of the market. Huq’s footfall and geo-spend data feeds and reports offer:
- Value: Pricing available for single assets through to national markets to global coverage.
- Unmatched Data: Depth and breadth of coverage across the UK and International markets.
- Speed to Insights: Access the most current and relevant data quickly, ensuring your strategies are led by the latest data.
Integrate location data directly into your platform with Huq's Data Feed
Connect Huq’s location Data Feed directly into your platform to create your own data sets and reports. See where visitors are coming from, where they’re going and how long they spend in your location. Seamless integration for data teams.

Retail Acquisition
Acquire retail businesses with the highest growth potential by leveraging consumer behaviour insights fuelled by footfall and spend data from Huq.
Investment insights
Stay ahead of market trends and make proactive investment decisions by tracking consumer engagement with target operator trading locations.
Optimising Retail Investment Portfolios
Use Huq's footfall and spend data to maximise investment returns by identifying which assets are thriving and which aren't.
New Market Entry
Expand your retail portfolio with confidence using geo-spend and footfall data to pinpoint high-potential locations and understand local market dynamics.
Optimising Tenant Mix
Optimise your tenant mix and attract the right brands by mapping consumer demographics and purchasing power with visitation data.
Granular location data in real-time
Measure and track leading indicators linked to footfall and spend across assets and national markets
Leverage Location Insights in one platform
Our comprehensive reports offer 7 unique location insights to enable government, retail, real estate, and finance sectors to make better decisions.
Footfall & Daypart Data
Understand where visitors go, the times they visit and how long they stay.
Spend Data
Compare the relative spend and footfall for any location across the UK.
Granular Catchment
Discover where your visitors are travelling from.
Demographics
Gain an understanding of visitors with detailed visitor profiles including gender, age bands and purchasing power.
Dwell Time
Find out how long visitors stay in a specific location.
Density
Discover footfall dead zones with density heat maps to identify areas for investment or beautification.
"Huq's mobility data helps us to make better investment decisions and allows us to appropriately manage risk on behalf of our investor clients.”
Jonathon Bayfield
Head of UK Real Estate Research at Aviva Investors
Global Reach: Location Intelligence Data for 190 Countries
We partner with apps globally to ensure consistent coverage across the world. Whether you want to benchmark location performance in Manchester, Dubai, or Sydney, our data is collected, processed, and anonymised the same way, giving you a standardised global data set.
190
Countries
2500+
UK Retail Centres
1.5Bn
Daily Data Points
Why Our Location Intelligence Data Is The Right Choice
Huq location intelligence data combines global coverage, privacy protection, reliability, and ethical data collection practices, making it the cost-effective choice for businesses seeking actionable insights into consumer behaviour and near real-time market trends.
Feature
1st Party Data
Huq is the only 1st party data provider globally.
Cost Effective
Comprehensive footfall reports at Low cost entry point.
Spend Data
Footfall enriched with Mastercard® geo-spend data.
Globally Consistent
One collection method for like for like comparison.
Accurate Counting
Measures the unique visitors without double counting.
GDPR Compliant
We comply with the highest standards in privacy.
Our Product
Third Party
Hardware

Common questions about our Location Intelligence data.
FAQs
Footfall data tracks the number of people entering and moving through specific locations, such as retail centres within a portfolio. For financial asset managers, this data is vital for assessing the performance and market potential of each asset. By understanding footfall trends, you can make more informed decisions about investments, leasing strategies and portfolio optimisation.
Huq footfall location insights is available through reports or dashboard. Our reports are available monthly, quarterly or yearly so you can track improvements over time. The dashboard is refreshed with footfall every 4 days.
Huq’s granular location data provides insights into time-of-day footfall averages, demographics and consumer behaviour for time spent in certain locations. This data helps you identify high-performing assets, emerging market opportunities and potential risks, enabling you to make data-driven investment decisions that maximise return and reduces uncertainty.
Demographic and catchment area data reveal the characteristics of the population visiting your assets, such as age, income level and purchasing habits. Understanding who your visitors are helps you tailor your tenant mix, marketing strategies and asset development plans to better serve the needs of your target audience, ultimately driving higher performance across your portfolio.
Benchmarking with Huq’s data allows you to compare the performance of different assets within your portfolio and against market averages. By analysing metrics like footfall, demographic engagement and catchment reach, you can identify underperforming assets, optimise resource allocation and strengthen your overall portfolio performance.
Reasons for choosing Huq Location Data
Huq’s location intelligence data enables you to derive the most accurate and actionable insights for your organisation. With our comprehensive data solutions, you can confidently pinpoint customer behaviours for better investment decisions.
Quality of Data
Huq is the only first-party that collects data directly from end users through our SDK technology, ensuring the highest quality and reliability in the industry.
Speed to Insights
Get data insights just 4 days after it happened. You can be confident in receiving timely and actionable insights to make informed decisions quickly.
Availability of Data
Our varied panel ensures comprehensive data collection, capturing a wide range of data points, including consumer movement and spending patterns for deeper analysis and understanding.
Optimise your asset investment strategy with Location Intelligence Reports
Unlock the potential of in-depth foot traffic insights. Download your sample report to begin your analysis today!


Unlock the power of data precision with location insights
Keep up with market trends for consumer footfall and spend dynamics
Unlock the power of data precision with location insights
Guide Investment Strategies with Location Insights

Having a finger on the pulse of the consumer is critical. Knowing where consumers are going and how they are spending can give you the insight you need to make effective decisions ahead of the market. Huq’s footfall and geo-spend data feeds and reports offer:
- Value: Pricing available for single assets through to national markets to global coverage.
- Unmatched Data: Depth and breadth of coverage across the UK and International markets.
- Speed to Insights: Access the most current and relevant data quickly, ensuring your strategies are led by the latest data.
Integrate location data directly into your platform with Huq's Data Feed
Connect Huq’s location Data Feed directly into your platform to create your own data sets and reports. See where visitors are coming from, where they’re going and how long they spend in your location. Seamless integration for data teams.
Retail Acquisition
Acquire retail businesses with the highest growth potential by leveraging consumer behaviour insights fuelled by footfall and spend data from Huq.
Investment insights
Stay ahead of market trends and make proactive investment decisions by tracking consumer engagement with target operator trading locations.
Optimising Retail Investment Portfolios
Use Huq's footfall and spend data to maximise investment returns by identifying which assets are thriving and which aren't.
New Market Entry
Expand your retail portfolio with confidence using geo-spend and footfall data to pinpoint high-potential locations and understand local market dynamics.
Optimising Tenant Mix
Optimise your tenant mix and attract the right brands by mapping consumer demographics and purchasing power with visitation data.
Granular location data in real-time
Measure and track leading indicators linked to footfall and spend across assets and national markets
Leverage Location Insights in one platform
Our comprehensive reports offer 7 unique location insights to enable government, retail, real estate, and finance sectors to make better decisions.
Footfall & Daypart Data
Understand where visitors go, the times they visit and how long they stay.
Spend Data
Compare the relative spend and footfall for any location across the UK.
Granular Catchment
Discover where your visitors are travelling from.
Demographics
Gain an understanding of visitors with detailed visitor profiles including gender, age bands and purchasing power.
Dwell Time
Find out how long visitors stay in a specific location.
Density
Discover footfall dead zones with density heat maps to identify areas for investment or beautification.
"Huq's mobility data helps us to make better investment decisions and allows us to appropriately manage risk on behalf of our investor clients.”
Jonathon Bayfield
Head of UK Real Estate Research at Aviva Investors
Global Reach: Location Intelligence Data for 190 Countries
We partner with apps globally to ensure consistent coverage across the world. Whether you want to benchmark location performance in Manchester, Dubai, or Sydney, our data is collected, processed, and anonymised the same way, giving you a standardised global data set.
190
Countries
2500+
UK Retail Centres
1.5Bn
Daily Data Points
Why Our Location Intelligence Data Is The Right Choice
Huq location intelligence data combines global coverage, privacy protection, reliability, and ethical data collection practices, making it the cost-effective choice for businesses seeking actionable insights into consumer behaviour and near real-time market trends.
Feature
1st Party Data
Huq is the only 1st party data provider globally.
Cost Effective
Comprehensive footfall reports at Low cost entry point.
Spend Data
Footfall enriched with Mastercard® geo-spend data.
Globally Consistent
One collection method for like for like comparison.
Accurate Counting
Measures the unique visitors without double counting.
GDPR Compliant
We comply with the highest standards in privacy.
Our Product
Third Party
Hardware

Common questions about our Location Intelligence data.
FAQs
Footfall data tracks the number of people entering and moving through specific locations, such as retail centres within a portfolio. For financial asset managers, this data is vital for assessing the performance and market potential of each asset. By understanding footfall trends, you can make more informed decisions about investments, leasing strategies and portfolio optimisation.
Huq footfall location insights is available through reports or dashboard. Our reports are available monthly, quarterly or yearly so you can track improvements over time. The dashboard is refreshed with footfall every 4 days.
Huq’s granular location data provides insights into time-of-day footfall averages, demographics and consumer behaviour for time spent in certain locations. This data helps you identify high-performing assets, emerging market opportunities and potential risks, enabling you to make data-driven investment decisions that maximise return and reduces uncertainty.
Demographic and catchment area data reveal the characteristics of the population visiting your assets, such as age, income level and purchasing habits. Understanding who your visitors are helps you tailor your tenant mix, marketing strategies and asset development plans to better serve the needs of your target audience, ultimately driving higher performance across your portfolio.
Benchmarking with Huq’s data allows you to compare the performance of different assets within your portfolio and against market averages. By analysing metrics like footfall, demographic engagement and catchment reach, you can identify underperforming assets, optimise resource allocation and strengthen your overall portfolio performance.
Reasons for choosing Huq Location Data
Huq’s location intelligence data enables you to derive the most accurate and actionable insights for your organisation. With our comprehensive data solutions, you can confidently pinpoint customer behaviours for better investment decisions.
Quality of Data
Huq is the only first-party that collects data directly from end users through our SDK technology, ensuring the highest quality and reliability in the industry.
Speed to Insights
Get data insights just 4 days after it happened. You can be confident in receiving timely and actionable insights to make informed decisions quickly.
Availability of Data
Our varied panel ensures comprehensive data collection, capturing a wide range of data points, including consumer movement and spending patterns for deeper analysis and understanding.
Optimise your asset investment strategy with Location Intelligence Reports
Unlock the potential of in-depth foot traffic insights. Download your sample report to begin your analysis today!


Optimising your portfolio using location insights
Leverage consumer footfall and spend dynamics to optimise retail asset performance
Create a thriving Shopping Centre with Huq’s location insights
Reports Finder
Search for any UK location to see footfall across your estate
Search the map to find reports
Use the search form above to find available reports.
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How can I measure market shifts over time?
Unlock the full potential of your portfolio
In the dynamic world of portfolio management, having a deep understanding of the nuances and performance of your assets across your portfolio is crucial. Huq offers detailed asset-level location intelligence, providing you with actionable insights to guide space utilisation/ tenant mix/ marketing strategies.


How do we ensure we're investing in growth areas?
Managing risk
Track performance and understand ranking across all retail assets across the UK. Huq’s location insights provide near real-time visibility of consumer visitation behaviour and spend across different 2,700 retail areas giving you the insights you need to trends early, react to risk levels, or capitalise on investment opportunities.
Leverage Location Insights in one platform
Our comprehensive reports offer 7 unique location insights to enable government, retail, real estate, and finance sectors to make better decisions.
Footfall & Daypart Data
Understand where visitors go, the times they visit and how long they stay.
Spend Data
Compare the relative spend and footfall for any location across the UK.
Granular Catchment
Discover where your visitors are travelling from.
Demographics
Gain an understanding of visitors with detailed visitor profiles including gender, age bands and purchasing power.
Dwell Time
Find out how long visitors stay in a specific location.
Density
Discover footfall dead zones with density heat maps to identify areas for investment or beautification.
"Huq's mobility data allows us to measure footfall, almost in real-time, by submarket and by region. The data helps us to make better investment decisions and allows us to appropriately manage risk on behalf of our investor clients”
Jonathan Bayfield
Head of UK Real Estate Research, Aviva Investors
Global Reach: Location Intelligence Data for 190 Countries
We partner with apps globally to ensure consistent coverage across the world. Whether you want to benchmark location performance in Manchester, Dubai, or Sydney, our data is collected, processed, and anonymised the same way, giving you a standardised global data set.
190
Countries
2500+
UK Retail Centres
1.5Bn
Daily Data Points
Why Our Location Intelligence Data Is The Right Choice
Huq location intelligence data combines global coverage, privacy protection, reliability, and ethical data collection practices, making it the cost-effective choice for businesses seeking actionable insights into consumer behaviour and real-time market trends.
Feature
1st Party Data
Huq is the only 1st party data provider globally.
Cost Effective
Comprehensive footfall reports at Low cost entry point.
Spend Data
Footfall enriched with Mastercard® geo-spend data.
Globally Consistent
One collection method for like for like comparison.
Accurate Counting
Measures the unique visitors without double counting.
GDPR Compliant
We comply with the highest standards in privacy.
Our Product
Third Party
Hardware

Common questions about our Location Intelligence data.
FAQs
Footfall data tracks the number of people entering and moving through a specific location, like a shopping mall or retail centre. For investment and portfolio managers, this data is crucial because it helps gauge the popularity and performance of a site. By using footfall and location insights, you can make investment decisions backed by data to ensure your portfolio is performing and growing.
Demographic data provides insights into the characteristics of people visiting areas and sites, such as age, gender and purchasing power. Using demographic data can help you identify the right target brands to ensure your sites cater to your customers with the right tenant mix. For example, if a location attracts professionals you could include fitness centres or trendy restaurants or bars, enhancing overall property appeal and profitability.
Location insights such as footfall, demographic profiles and visitor behaviour to strengthen your lease negotiations. Huq insights provide a clear picture of property potential, justifying rental rates, lease terms and tenant improvements. Peak visiting times and visitor demographics can also help tenants plan their operations and marketing strategies more effectively.
Benchmarking performance of different sites or locations helps portfolio managers to understand how their sites perform relative to locations in terms of footfall, visitor demographics and engagement. This helps identify strengths and areas for improvement, guiding investments and management strategies to enhance overall property performance and competitiveness in the market.
Huq’s data provides real-time insights into footfall patterns, helping property managers understand when and why fluctuations occur. By analysing this data, portfolio and investment managers can identify trends such as seasonal variations or the impact of local events.
Reasons for choosing Huq Location Data
Huq’s location intelligence data enables you to derive the most accurate and actionable insights for your organisation. With our comprehensive data solutions, you can confidently pinpoint customer behaviours for better investment decisions.
Quality of Data
Huq is the only first-party that collects data directly from end users through our SDK technology, ensuring the highest quality and reliability in the industry.
Speed to Insights
Get data insights just 4 days after it happened. You can be confident in receiving timely and actionable insights to make informed decisions quickly.
Availability of Data
Our varied panel ensures comprehensive data collection, capturing a wide range of data points, including consumer movement and spending patterns for deeper analysis and understanding.
Optimise your asset investment strategy with Location Intelligence Reports
Unlock the potential of in-depth foot traffic insights. Download your sample report to begin your analysis today!


Create a thriving high street using location insights
Explore the changing patterns of consumer footfall behaviour
Create a thriving high street with location insights
Reports Finder
Search for any UK location to see footfall across your estate
Search the map to find reports
Use the search form above to find available reports.
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How do we support local businesses?
Create a thriving local economy
Demographic and spending data provide valuable insights about the types of people visiting your high street, the impact on the local economy and how this changes over time. This data can be used to tailor services and community initiatives to support specific businesses. By understanding visitor profiles, councils can offer targeted marketing assistance and training programs to help local businesses thrive.


How can we rebuild a community centric high street?
Enhance visitor experience
Huq’s footfall density heat maps can pinpoint high-traffic areas, enabling councils to prioritise investments in popular hotspots, pedestrian areas and amenities where they will have the most impact. Density heat maps can also be used to identify underutilised spaces that could benefit from beautification and functional improvements.
Leverage Location Insights in one platform
Our comprehensive reports offer 7 unique location insights to enable government, retail, real estate, and finance sectors to make better decisions.
Footfall & Daypart Data
Understand where visitors go, the times they visit and how long they stay.
Spend Data
Compare the relative spend and footfall for any location across the UK.
Granular Catchment
Discover where your visitors are travelling from.
Demographics
Gain an understanding of visitors with detailed visitor profiles including gender, age bands and purchasing power.
Dwell Time
Find out how long visitors stay in a specific location.
Density
Discover footfall dead zones with density heat maps to identify areas for investment or beautification.
Global Reach: Location Intelligence Data for 190 Countries
We partner with apps globally to ensure consistent coverage across the world. Whether you want to benchmark location performance in Manchester, Dubai, or Sydney, our data is collected, processed, and anonymised the same way, giving you a standardised global data set.
190
Countries
2500+
UK Retail Centres
1.5Bn
Daily Data Points
Why Our Location Intelligence Data Is The Right Choice
Huq location intelligence data combines global coverage, privacy protection, reliability, and ethical data collection practices, making it the cost-effective choice for businesses seeking actionable insights into consumer behaviour and real-time market trends.
Feature
1st Party Data
Huq is the only 1st party data provider globally.
Cost Effective
Comprehensive footfall reports at Low cost entry point.
Spend Data
Footfall enriched with Mastercard® geo-spend data.
Globally Consistent
One collection method for like for like comparison.
Accurate Counting
Measures the unique visitors without double counting.
GDPR Compliant
We comply with the highest standards in privacy.
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Third Party
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Common questions about our Location Intelligence data.
FAQs
Footfall data measures the number of people visiting specific locations, such as high streets or public spaces. This data is crucial for public sector planning because it helps understand how and when different areas are used. It informs decisions on resource allocation, infrastructure development and community services, ensuring that public investments meet the needs of residents and visitors. It can also be used to assess the success of initiatives, campaigns and development.
Demographic data provides insights into the characteristics of the population in a given area, including age, gender and spending power. For public sector bodies, this data is invaluable for planning community services and initiatives. It ensures that policies and programmes can be tailored to the specific needs and preferences of the local community, driving effective change.
Location insights encompasses data on foot traffic, spending patterns and demographic information for a certain geographical location. These insights help town planners understand how different areas are used and identify opportunities for improvement or development. They can guide decisions on where to build new infrastructure, enhance public spaces, or support local businesses, ultimately fostering more vibrant and functional communities.
Yes, Huq’s data is both secure and compliant with GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations. The data is anonymised and aggregated to ensure privacy and security, making it safe for use in public sector projects. This compliance guarantees that while valuable insights are provided, the privacy of individuals is fully protected.
Huq’s footfall data can identify trends and patterns in high street activity over time, such as peak visiting times and areas with declining foot traffic. This information helps public sector bodies understand the factors contributing to decreased activity and develop strategies to attract more visitors. Initiatives could include improving amenities, promoting local businesses, or organising community events to revitalise these areas.
Reasons for choosing Huq Location Data
Huq’s location intelligence data enables you to derive the most accurate and actionable insights for your organisation. With our comprehensive data solutions, you can confidently pinpoint customer behaviours for better investment decisions.
Quality of Data
Huq is the only first-party that collects data directly from end users through our SDK technology, ensuring the highest quality and reliability in the industry.
Speed to Insights
Get data insights just 4 days after it happened. You can be confident in receiving timely and actionable insights to make informed decisions quickly.
Availability of Data
Our varied panel ensures comprehensive data collection, capturing a wide range of data points, including consumer movement and spending patterns for deeper analysis and understanding.
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How do I assess potential locations for a new store?
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Understanding the footfall profile of potential locations is essential to ensure you’re securing the right sites for your new stores. Identify the areas that have the right footfall for your business model and ensure the footfall matches your target customer profile to unlock more sales.


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Assess the performance of your stores by benchmarking against location. Evaluate the footfall health of your retail sites to determine where to invest to ensure growth in thriving sites. Focus on areas with stability or growth to ensure long-term success.
Leverage Location Insights in one platform
Our comprehensive reports offer 7 unique location insights to enable government, retail, real estate, and finance sectors to make better decisions.
Footfall & Daypart Data
Understand where your customers go, when they visit, and how long they stay.
Spend Data
Compare the relative spend and footfall for any location across the UK.
Granular Catchment
Discover where your visitors are coming from.
Demographics
Gain an understanding of your customers with detailed visitor profiles including gender, age bands and purchasing power.
Dwell Time
Find out how long your customers stay in a specific location.
Density
Discover footfall hotspots and prime pitches with density heat maps and see where your customers are and where you should be.
"Huq’s catchment insights allows JD to more accurately assess the impact of the wider retail catchment on the sales potential of new store opportunities.”
Alastair Browne
JD Group Head of Site Research & Strategic Insight
"Huq helps us to make smarter evidence-led decisions.”
Lesley Crisp
Principal Economic Development Officer, Hertsmere Borough Council
"Through our work we have established that Huq's UK mobility data set provides a robust accurate means to understand real world behaviours across the UK and their spatial economic impact.”
John Gathergood
Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham, Leader of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative (3DI)
"With Huq, I have access to mobility data every day of the year.”
Alberto Poltz Faggiani
Transport and Infrastructure Analyst, WSP
Global Reach: Location Intelligence Data for 190 Countries
We partner with apps globally to ensure consistent coverage across the world. Whether you want to benchmark location performance in Manchester, Dubai, or Sydney, our data is collected, processed, and anonymised the same way, giving you a standardised global data set.
190
Countries
2500+
UK Retail Centres
1.5Bn
Daily Data Points
Why Our Location Intelligence Data Is The Right Choice
Huq location intelligence data combines global coverage, privacy protection, reliability, and ethical data collection practices, making it the cost-effective choice for businesses seeking actionable insights into consumer behaviour and real-time market trends.
Feature
1st Party Data
Huq is the only 1st party data provider globally.
Cost Effective
Comprehensive footfall reports at Low cost entry point.
Spend Data
Footfall enriched with Mastercard® geo-spend data.
Globally Consistent
One collection method for like for like comparison.
Accurate Counting
Measures the unique visitors without double counting.
GDPR Compliant
We comply with the highest standards in privacy.
Our Product
Third Party
Hardware

Common questions about our Location Intelligence data.
FAQs
Location intelligence data refers to the insights derived from the analysis of geographic and spatial data. This data is essential for understanding customer behaviour, optimising store layouts, managing staffing levels, and planning marketing strategies. By analysing location intelligence data, organisations can gain insights into peak shopping times, customer movement patterns, and overall store performance.
Huq collects and processes data solely for research purposes. Within its data asset, individual identities remain anonymised, safeguarding against the inclusion of any personally identifiable information. The acquisition of data from first-party partners operates on an ‘opt-in’ basis, ensuring that each user explicitly consents to the capture and sharing of their location data through the apps they utilise for data collation.
You can view daily, weekly, and yearly data with Huq location intelligence data. Our customisable time period options allow you to analyse trends over short and long durations, providing a comprehensive understanding of customer behaviour and helping you make informed decisions.
With Huq’s location intelligence data, you can view over 5 years of historical data. This extensive data history allows you to track long-term trends, compare performance across different time periods, and gain valuable insights into how customer behaviour has evolved over time.
For further details, visit the Huq Foot Traffic Data Page.
Reasons for choosing Huq Location Data
Huq’s location intelligence data enables you to derive the most accurate and actionable insights for your organisation. With our comprehensive data solutions, you can confidently pinpoint customer behaviours for better investment decisions.
Quality of Data
Huq is the only first-party that collects data directly from end users through our SDK technology, ensuring the highest quality and reliability in the industry.
Speed to Insights
Get data insights just 4 days after it happened. You can be confident in receiving timely and actionable insights to make informed decisions quickly.
Availability of Data
Our varied panel ensures comprehensive data collection, capturing a wide range of data points, including consumer movement and spending patterns for deeper analysis and understanding.
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Reasons for choosing Huq Location Data
Huq’s location intelligence data enables you to derive the most accurate and actionable insights for your organisation. With our comprehensive data solutions, you can confidently pinpoint customer behaviours for better investment decisions.
Quality of Data
Huq is the only first-party that collects data directly from end users through our SDK technology, ensuring the highest quality and reliability in the industry.
Speed to Insights
Get data insights just 4 days after it happened. You can be confident in receiving timely and actionable insights to make informed decisions quickly.
Availability of Data
Our varied panel ensures comprehensive data collection, capturing a wide range of data points, including consumer movement and spending patterns for deeper analysis and understanding.
Global Reach: Location Intelligence Data From 190 Countries
We partner with apps globally to ensure consistent coverage across the world. Whether you want to benchmark location performance in Manchester, Dubai, or Sydney, our data is collected, processed, and anonymised the same way, giving you a standardised global data set.
190
Countries
2500+
UK Retail Centres
1.5Bn
Daily Data Points
"The data helps forecast demand and create more robust planning.”
Reuben Ayley
Head of Food Service Finance (International)
"Very pleased we have switched to Huq Industries for our footfall reporting.”
Lucilla Bathurst
BID Manager, Ripon BID
"Huq helps us to make smarter evidence-led decisions.”
Lesley Crisp
Principal Economic Development Officer, Hertsmere Borough Council
"Through our work we have established that Huq's UK mobility data set provides a robust accurate means to understand real world behaviours across the UK and their spatial economic impact.”
John Gathergood
Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham, Leader of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative (3DI)
"With Huq, I have access to mobility data every day of the year.”
Alberto Poltz Faggiani
Transport and Infrastructure Analyst, WSP
Why Our Location Intelligence Data Is The Right Choice
Huq location intelligence data combines global coverage, privacy protection, reliability, and ethical data collection practices, making it the cost-effective choice for businesses seeking actionable insights into consumer behaviour and real-time market trends.
Feature
1st Party Data
Huq is the only 1st party data provider globally.
Cost Effective
Comprehensive footfall reports at Low cost entry point.
Spend Data
Footfall enriched with Mastercard® geo-spend data.
Globally Consistent
One collection method for like for like comparison.
Accurate Counting
Measures the unique visitors without double counting.
GDPR Compliant
We comply with the highest standards in privacy.
Our Product
Third Party
Hardware
Our platform provides more than Location Intelligence Data
Our comprehensive reports offer 7 unique location insights to enable government, retail, real estate, and finance sectors to make better decisions.
Footfall & Daypart Data
Understand where your customers go, when they visit, and how long they stay.
Spend Data
Compare the relative spend and footfall for any location across the UK.
Granular Catchment
Discover where your visitors are coming from.
Demographics
Gain an understanding of your customers with detailed visitor profiles including gender, age bands and purchasing power.
Dwell Time
Find out how long your customers stay in a specific location.
Density
Discover footfall hotspots and prime pitches with density heat maps and see where your customers are and where you should be.

Common questions about our Location Intelligence data.
FAQs
Location intelligence data refers to the insights derived from the analysis of geographic and spatial data. This data is essential for understanding customer behaviour, optimising store layouts, managing staffing levels, and planning marketing strategies. By analysing location intelligence data, organisations can gain insights into peak shopping times, customer movement patterns, and overall store performance.
Huq collects and processes data solely for research purposes. Within its data asset, individual identities remain anonymised, safeguarding against the inclusion of any personally identifiable information. The acquisition of data from first-party partners operates on an ‘opt-in’ basis, ensuring that each user explicitly consents to the capture and sharing of their location data through the apps they utilise for data collation.
You can view daily, weekly, and yearly data with Huq location intelligence data. Our customisable time period options allow you to analyse trends over short and long durations, providing a comprehensive understanding of customer behaviour and helping you make informed decisions.
With Huq’s location intelligence data, you can view over 5 years of historical data. This extensive data history allows you to track long-term trends, compare performance across different time periods, and gain valuable insights into how customer behaviour has evolved over time.
For further details, visit the Huq Foot Traffic Data Page.
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Reasons for choosing Huq Foot Traffic Data
Huq’s retail data on foot traffic provides precise insights into location trends. Our extensive data services are designed to enhance your understanding of consumer behavior, supporting informed decision-making.
Quality of Data
Huq is unique in collecting data directly from end-users via our proprietary SDK technology, ensuring the highest standards of accuracy and reliability.
Speed to Insights
Insights are available within 72 hours, enabling timely and well-informed decision-making based on current data.
Availability of Data
Our consumer panel offers extensive insights, capturing a wide array of metrics related to consumer movement and spending patterns, providing a thorough understanding of location dynamics.
Global Reach: Foot Traffic Data Across 190 Countries
We collaborate with global apps to ensure consistent coverage worldwide. Whether analysing foot traffic in London, Tokyo, or New York, our data is collected, processed, and anonymised uniformly, offering a consistent global dataset.
190
Countries
2500+
UK Retail Centres
1.5Bn
Daily Data Points
"The data helps forecast demand and create more robust planning.”
Reuben Ayley
Head of Food Service Finance (International)
"Very pleased we have switched to Huq Industries for our footfall reporting.”
Lucilla Bathurst
BID Manager, Ripon BID
"Huq helps us to make smarter evidence-led decisions.”
Lesley Crisp
Principal Economic Development Officer, Hertsmere Borough Council
"Through our work we have established that Huq's UK mobility data set provides a robust accurate means to understand real world behaviours across the UK and their spatial economic impact.”
John Gathergood
Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham, Leader of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative (3DI)
"With Huq, I have access to mobility data every day of the year.”
Alberto Poltz Faggiani
Transport and Infrastructure Analyst, WSP
Why Choose Huq's Retail Foot Traffic Data?
Huq’s foot traffic data is recognised for its global scope, privacy compliance, reliability, and ethical data collection practices, making it a strategic choice for businesses seeking comprehensive insights into consumer behaviour and market trends.
Feature
1st Party Data
Huq is the only 1st party data provider globally.
Cost Effective
Comprehensive footfall reports at Low cost entry point.
Spend Data
Footfall enriched with Mastercard® geo-spend data.
Globally Consistent
One collection method for like for like comparison.
Accurate Counting
Measures the unique visitors without double counting.
GDPR Compliant
We comply with the highest standards in privacy.
Our Product
Third Party
Hardware
Comprehensive Insights Beyond Foot Traffic
Our detailed location reports encompass various data points, enabling sectors such as government, retail, real estate, and finance to make informed location decisions.
Footfall & Daypart Data
Understand where your customers go, when they visit, and how long they stay.
Spend Data
Compare the relative spend and footfall for any location across the UK.
Granular Catchment
Discover where your visitors are coming from.
Demographics
Gain an understanding of your customers with detailed visitor profiles including gender, age bands and purchasing power.
Dwell Time
Find out how long your customers stay in a specific location.
Density
Discover footfall hotspots and prime pitches with density heat maps and see where your customers are and where you should be.

Common questions about our Retail Foot Traffic Data
FAQs
Foot traffic data quantifies the number of people visiting specific locations, such as retail stores or malls. It is essential for understanding customer behaviour, optimising store layouts, managing staffing, and planning marketing strategies.
Foot traffic count measures the number of visitors to a location over a specified period. It is critical for retailers and real estate professionals to gauge location popularity, plan resources, and assess marketing effectiveness.
Yes, Huq ensures foot traffic data collection and processing are strictly for research, with individual identities anonymised to protect personal information.
Huq’s foot traffic data can be viewed in daily, weekly, or yearly intervals. This flexibility allows for trend analysis over both short and extended periods.
Huq’s foot traffic data spans over five years, enabling the tracking of long-term trends and performance comparisons across different periods.
For further details, visit the Huq Foot Traffic Data Page.
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