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Sandra Halliday Published
March 1, 2025
After MRI Software’s downbeat assessment of UK February retail footfall, now the British Retail Consortium has come out with an even more grim set of figures.
According to BRC-Sensormatic IQ data, the four weeks from 28 January to 24 February saw total UK footfall dropping 6.2% in February, worse than the 2.8% fall in January.
That came as high streets were down 9.3%, retail parks down 5.8% and shopping centres down 7%.
While all UK nations saw decreasing footfall year on year, Scotland saw the smallest drop at 3.2%. England was down 6.6%, Northern Ireland 7.1% and Wales an even worse 8%. London, where footfall had been outperforming other major cities in the UK, saw one of the most significant declines this time.
So what went wrong? Everything it seems, with bad weather, train strikes, economic gloom and the regular post-Christmas/post-clearance-sale dip all kicking in.
Andy Sumpter, Retail Consultant EMEA for Sensormatic Solutions, said: “February saw a collision course of disruptive forces negatively impacting store traffic, meaning store visits dipped to their lowest ebb since the pandemic. Prior to any energy price cap reduction, and with squeezed spending budgets, the confirmation of the UK’s ‘technical recession’ in 2025 appears to have weakened consumer confidence.
“The wettest February on record probably didn't help, and even Valentine’s Day, which usually provides a frisson of footfall, failed to woo shoppers in-store.”
But he added that “with the Bank of England signalling the UK’s economy may already be recovering from what it describes as a mild recession, retailers will be hoping signs of an upturn will translate into store traffic and spend, with many looking towards the prospect of an early Easter in March to bring about a change of fortunes”.