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2.5%
2.5% -- footfall growth rate for Edinburgh (May 2026)
Edinburgh retail footfall increased by 2.5% year-on-year in May 2026.
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2.5%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
May 2026
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B
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95
Source Trust
50
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90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
79
Source
Retail Gazette
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Tier A
https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/06/scotland-leads-uk-footfall-as-sunshine-brings-shoppers-… ↗
Source Article
Scotland leads UK footfall as sunshine brings shoppers back in May - Retail Gazette
Scottish retail footfall returned to growth in May as warmer weather helped draw shoppers back to stores.
Footfall across Scotland rose 0.4 per cent year on year in the four weeks from 3 to 30 May, according to the latest SRC-Sensormatic data, rebounding from a 5.2 per cent fall in April.
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Retail Gazette
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SRC-Sensormatic data
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Edinburgh: 2.5% footfall growth rate. Source: Retail Gazette (May 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/edinburgh-footfall-growth-may-2026
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