The latest survey from CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed the extent of the growing positive sentiment among consumers as the vaccine roll-out gathers momentum.

The latest movement of people data from CACI and its partner, Location Sciences, suggests that, contrary to the image widely portrayed, the difference in the impact of Covid-19 on consumer behaviour is increasingly based on demographics, rather than geography

The O2 arena has announced it will host its first live music event for more than eight months, with British band Squeeze set to play to socially distanced fans on Saturday 5th December 2020. The arena event is a major step forward in getting the live event industry back up and running after all venues were closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research by CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has highlighted the full extent of the disparity between central London and the rest of the capital as the UK gets to grips with the ‘rule of six’.

Liverpool ONE continues its post-lockdown momentum across retail, leisure and dining, bucking both regional and national trends. Latest performance figures shows footfall at 86% of the volumes experienced this time last year, and sales at 88%, with both figures exceeding UK averages by 7% and 10% respectively.

Alex McCulloch, Director at CACI: “It is clear we are in a period of enormous upheaval, which if left unchecked will continue to amplify and accelerate change. There are three areas the government can help reinvigorate the high street…”

centre:mk, one of the UK’s top 10 shopping centres, on Monday reunited shoppers with their favourite brands as over 80 stores re-opened including Primark, Next and TK Maxx. Consumers across the country flocked to the shops, and average transaction values at centre:mk were four times higher than pre-covid levels, as footfall soared on the first day back.

CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has identified ten ways in which consumer outlook and behaviour has changed as a consequence of Covid-19 and the lockdown.  According to the findings, there have been significant step changes across every aspect of the British consumer’s life with a new ‘safety-first consumer’ mindset emerging

Today, The London Restaurant Co-operative has announced it has delivered over 9,000 meals to the NHS. The not-for-profit social kitchen was launched by Maison Bab and Le Bab co-founders, Stephen Tozer and Ed Brunet at the end of March.

Some of the most successful names in business have banded together to offer free CEO to CEO mentoring, coaching and advice for companies in the UK and Ireland affected by the Covid-19 crisis. The All Together mentoring initiative has drawn a top-level team of 100 well known, cross-sector CEOs, chair-people and investors all offering their help, expertise and an empathetic ear on a voluntary basis.

Roll back not too far, and the choices for home delivery, particularly outside cities, were pretty limited. While Deliveroo, JustEat, UberEats and others introduced much greater choice as London’s burgeoning restaurant scene leapt at the opportunity to grow brands and build incremental sales, the benefits remained largely within the confines of the M25 and major cities. Great for those with an urban postcode, but what about the rest of the population?

Take a moment to look at the havoc wrought in the last few weeks: Debenhams, Carluccio’s, Laura Ashley, Cath Kidston and more have all entered administration or are about to. £7.7bn has been lost in market capitalisation from the top four UK retail REITS; 66% of March rent was unpaid; 500,000+ non-essential stores banned from trading; and footfall down 90%+. The tide has gone out and left everyone exposed. The question needs to be asked – can retail survive the coming months?

LabTech has announced a series of initiatives to aid the emergency services and vulnerable during the coronavirus epidemic.

CACI has published a report highlighting the impact of Covid-19 on the Retail and Property sectors. The data is based on a consumer survey of 1,000 UK shoppers undertaken March 14 - 15 by CACI and Research Bods.