* The research tracked 200 respondents in six British town centres (Swindon, Huddersfield, Watford, Loughborough, Bury St Edmunds and Sandbach). The locations were chosen by the source as representatitive of "the types of towns that could come under threat from rival forms of retailing" and to "provide a spread across large and small centres, geographic regions, urban and rural settings and market profiles". The methodology included focus groups in each town and consumer tracking through online diaries that logged respondents' shopping acitivities over a four-week period. Respondents were also given weekly questionaires and completed a telephone interview at the end of the study.
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Retail purchases made in town centres in Great Britain 2012-2013, by type
This statistic presents the results of a town centre survey, showing a breakdown of customers' retail purchases made in town centres in Great Britain between 2012 and 2013, by type. According to the survey, over a quarter of retail purchases made in town centres were fashion, clothing and footwear items (27 percent).
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Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). (January 1, 2014). Distribution of retail purchases made in town centres in Great Britain between June 2012 and June 2013, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/412520/town-centres-retail-purchases-great-britain-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). "Distribution of retail purchases made in town centres in Great Britain between June 2012 and June 2013, by type." Chart. January 1, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/412520/town-centres-retail-purchases-great-britain-uk/
Department for Communities and Local Government (UK). (2014). Distribution of retail purchases made in town centres in Great Britain between June 2012 and June 2013, by type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/412520/town-centres-retail-purchases-great-britain-uk/
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Department for Communities and Local Government (UK), Distribution of retail purchases made in town centres in Great Britain between June 2012 and June 2013, by type ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/412520/town-centres-retail-purchases-great-britain-uk/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Distribution of retail purchases made in town centres in Great Britain between June 2012 and June 2013, by type [Graph], Department for Communities and Local Government (UK), January 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/412520/town-centres-retail-purchases-great-britain-uk/
