Insights & Resources
A typical week in the office now runs from Tuesday to Thursday, a study of mobile phone activity suggests.
Analysts Placemake.io and Visitor Insights examined anonymised phone data from more than 500 UK high streets ...
5TH - 11TH DECEMBER
Hospitality is historically a strong performer during the holiday period. So, for the last VI Christmas Consumer Index of 2022 we are going to look at the Pubs, Bars and Inns sector – our ...
As snowfall and rail strikes are affecting everyone's commute this week, VI's Christmas Consumer Index is looking back on the results of Black Friday. With sales promotions being extended through Cyber ...
This week's spotlight focuses on Joules, who have been rescued from administration by Next, saving around 100 stores and 1,500 jobs.
Will this prove to be an astute purchase for Next, who are fighting the doom-and-gloom ...
VI's Christmas Consumer Index continues this week with a focus on the build-up to Black Friday. With inflation accelerating to a 41-year high of 11.1%, will retailers adapt to the targeted discretionary spending of ...
The strongest performing UK city last week was Aberdeen with an increase in visits of 25% from last year. This is well above the average for the UK, which has overall seen a decrease of 13% since last year. Birmingham ...
How will the struggling economy impact on consumers?
After the Chancellor’s ‘Mini-Budget’ announcement last Friday (23rd of September), the UK’s economic woes only seem to worsen - despite having slipped into ...
Visitor Insights and Experian have partnered to launch Location Insights, a collaboration providing advanced ‘dynamic’ geodemographic analytics through the merging of datasets and methodologies in a privacy centric ...
The effects of Covid- 19 have been felt worldwide; a health care crisis and halt to daily life of which we are still feeling the shockwaves. Using the City of London and the West End as case studies, we investigated the ...
VI are key contributors to a newly launched CBRE IM series of white papers explaining the importance of using technology and information in investment strategy and decision making. The first in the series of insights ...
The news of Omicron Covid-19 variant, announced in the midst of the ‘Golden Quarter’, has set the tone for an uncertain Christmas and new-year. As the last two years of Covid-related restrictions has completely upended the ...
Selfridges has announced that it is in acquisition talks with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The Weston family, who took the department store private in 2003 for £598m, has launched the auction process, pricing the ...