Footfall Insights July 2025

27th July 2025

Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chat about footfall trends.  The UK’s summer heatwave has driven an 8.5% decline in high street retail sales compared to last year. This retail slump reflects a combination of weather impacts, calendar effects, and persistent economic headwinds affecting consumer spending patterns.

• UK high street footfall down 3% during June’s heatwave periods
• Food spending up 4.1% while non-food spending increased only 2.2%
• Average Transaction Value remained relatively stable (down just 1.1%)
• Online spending holds steady at 26% of total retail sales since January
• Rising inflation (now 3.6%) and increasing unemployment creating consumer caution
• Post-COVID consumer priorities shifting toward holidays over retail purchases
• UK domestic tourism seeing growth during hot weather, but spending benefits bars and restaurants more than retail

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