Basket & Barometer January 2026

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Diane Wehrle joins Simon to discuss December's retail data and trends in footfall and sales.

Send us Fan Mail Building on the success of footfall insights we broaden the conversation with the Basket & Barometer podcast. Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chat We unpack December’s retail data: footfall fell most in shopping centres, high streets held up better, and sales rose only because food prices stayed high. Confidence is inching higher, small towns are gaining share, and the high street is evolving rather than dying. • Footfall...

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Host: Simon

Guest: Diane Wehrle

Topics covered

• retail data
• footfall insights
• consumer confidence
• high street evolution
• small towns
• sales trends

Keywords

• retail
• footfall
• high street
• sales
• consumer confidence
• small towns
• Diane Wehrle

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Organizations: Rendle Intelligence and Insights

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