We know that information is key when dealing with uncertain times, such as the one we’re currently facing with COVID-19. Springboard’s data has been used within the media to help provide some much-needed context. Below are some of the articles that Springboard has contributed to. These articles will be updated as/when they’re available.
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Wednesday 2nd December
BBC Christmas: Shops offer early festive discounts in battle for survival
Daily Telegraph Retailers set for busiest day this year as shops reopen for festive trading
Monday 30th November
The Telegraph Pubs being 'singled out' while retailers enjoy festive bonanza
Reuters UK shopper numbers down 56.9% as English lockdown takes toll
The Guardian London suffers worst fall in job vacancies among major European cities
Drapers Black Friday delivers footfall boost
Metro UK shopper numbers down 56.9% as English lockdown takes toll
City A.M Black Friday boosts central London shopper numbers despite lockdown
Friday 27th November
Retail Week Smiling through tiers: Retailers pin hopes on ‘busier December’ as lockdown lifts
Daily Mail Black Friday cyber bonanza: eBay sells two items a SECOND, Currys PC World site crashes and John Lewis sales soar by 35% in online bargain frenzy (but high streets remain eerily deserted)
Monday 23rd November
Marketing Week Radio listening, consumer confidence, Black Friday: 5 interesting stats to start your week
Internet Retailing PEAK 2020 Non-essential shops can reopen next week, while latest footfall figures promising – although surveys show shoppers buying for Christmas online this year
Retail Destination Lockdowns continue to tip the footfall scales across the country
Drapers UK footfall rises despite lockdown restrictions
Women's Wear Daily He’s No Grinch: Johnson Reopens Retail, Says Christmas Will Go Ahead
Mail Online UK shoppers drop 55% as English lockdown bites
The Daily Telegraph Vaccine complacency runs risk of third wave, Haldane warns
City A.M Coronavirus lockdown: Central London retail footfall plunges 80 per cent
Retail Times Footfall across all retail destinations throughout the UK was -55.4% last week in comparison to year before, Springboard reports
Reuters UK shoppers drop 55% as English lockdown bites
Saturday 21st November
Financial Times Drive-throughs take the prize as hottest retail spots around
Friday 20th November
City AM Black Friday: Click and collect to boost retail park footfall as high streets suffer
Drapers Online Black Friday footfall to plummet under lockdowns
Yahoo Finance UK retail records sixth consecutive month of growth in October
Thursday 19th November
Speciality Food Magazine Second lockdown: How are indie retailers faring?
Daily Telegraph One in three restaurants, bars and hotels don't expect to survive winter
Tuesday 17th November
Retail Gazette UK footfall shows signs of resuuence despite England's second lockdown
Monday 16th November
Reuters UK UK shopper numbers plunge as English lockdown makes impact
City AM UK retail footfall 'more resilient' in second lockdown
CNBC Retailers must ‘revolutionize’ their proposition and avoid unnecessary discounting
Daily Telegraph FTSE surges again on Moderna vaccine breakthrough
Daily Mail UK shopper numbers plunge as English lockdown makes impact
Retail Times Footfall demonstrably more resilient than in first complete week of lockdown in March, Springboard reports
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