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The Springboard App
The latest version of the Springboard app features daily updates allowing you to access the latest footfall data, retail commentary and Springboard insights. We want to make sure our data was available to those who need it, in the easiest way possible. Our app is free...
Reopening of retail stores – what might we expect?
The latest blog post from Springboard’s Marketing & Insights Director, Diane Wehrle. Retail stores are allowed to reopen from Monday and the question on everyone’s lips is what is likely to happen in terms of footfall. Are people going to shop? Well we are...
Is coworking/co-retail combo the future of retail?
A recent article from CRETECH suggests that “mixed-use is the beacon of hope for an industry prone to doom and gloom.”. Mixed-use or co-retail is utilizing co-working spaces and providing a retail, commercial or lifestyle element. “…jobs are more competitive...
Data driving retail real estate
The once traditional retail mix is changing drastically, and so data surrounding retail property decision making is more important than ever. There's a higher importance on understanding the volume of pedestrians passing empty units, but also customer demographics....
The rise of PropTech
The Financial services sector has long deployed technology, enabling better understanding and mining of data. Fintech as it has become known, is populated by both startup companies and long-established businesses moving into software-as-a-service (SAAS) platforms....
The importance of place in a multi channel retail world
The importance of “place” has never as important in retail as it is now. While “place” may seem to be a nebulous term, it is – and always has been - the key to driving customers into bricks and mortar stores. For why else – when consumers now have the retail world at...
Join our upcoming webinar as Diane Wehrle, Marketing & Insights Director, takes a deep dive into footfall performance across UK retail destinations throughout the first half of 2023. In this insightful session Diane will analyse the continuing effect on footfall and spend in retail destinations from hybrid working and the key economic challenge from rising interest rates and inflation.