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AI predicts which online-only stores may make appearance on UK high streets within five years

by July 4, 2023
July 4, 2023
AI predicts which online-only stores may make appearance on UK high streets within five years

Savoo has looked into available online data to predict the future of the UK’s high streets in the next 5-10 years, including using AI to help visualise some significant changes.

AI predicts Amazon, Etsy and ASOS to make an appearance on UK high streets

Plymouth has the strongest high street in the UK post-lockdown

Predictions suggest a reduction of over 11,000 chain stores in the UK by 2030

Retail interiors expert, Verity Gray, provides her predictions on what UK shoppers can expect from their local high street of the future

June 2023 – Money-saving and online fundraising website, Savoo, wanted to glimpse into the future of the UK’s high streets. With talk of AI taking over 20% of retail jobs in the near future, Savoo has asked AI about what our UK high streets will look like in the future, creating visuals to go alongside AI’s commentary.

The team has also looked into the UK’s high streets funding, store openings and closures and high street spending habits in 28 major UK cities to determine which UK cities have the most optimistic future for their high streets.

AI predicts Amazon, Etsy and ASOS to make an appearance on UK high streets in the next five years

AI has the capacity to predict trends using online resources and available data, so the team at Savoo asked AI to predict what the UK’s high streets will look like in five years’ time. AI suggests that the following three online e-commerce stores may appear on our high streets in the future:

 Amazon has been experimenting with brick-and-mortar stores for several years now. They already operate several Amazon Go stores and Amazon Books locations, and may continue to expand its physical presence in the country.

Etsy: Etsy has been growing in popularity in recent years. The company has opened a few temporary physical shops in the US and the UK, and may consider opening more permanent locations in the future.

ASOS: ASOS has seen significant growth in recent years. The company has already experimented with a few pop-up shops and may consider opening more permanent locations in the future.

For the visual imagery and further commentary from AI please visit https://www.savoo.co.uk/resources/future-of-uk-high-streets

Plymouth has the strongest high street in the UK post-lockdown

By looking into official reports around the UK high streets, including the opening and closings of stores and the High Street Recovery Tracker, Savoo have created an index to show which UK cities have the strongest high streets.

Plymouth comes out on top with the highest overall index recovery score (165) of all the cities analysed – which takes into account the footfall in each city centre in comparison to pre-lockdown – along with the highest scores for weekday, weekend and night time footfall. Blackpool comes 2nd with the highest spend score (195) of the cities analysed.

Using available data on chain store openings and closings across the UK in the last five years, Savoo’s study predicts that by 2030 Greater London will have a record number of chain stores closing (2399), an increase of 542 from 2022.

The data shows that overall in the UK in 2030 we can expect to see 13,228 chain store closures compared to just 898 chain stores opening on our UK high streets, meaning an overall reduction of around 11,371 chain stores.

Ed Fleming, Managing Director at Savoo adds: “The way that people shop has changed considerably in the past 10 years. With the rise in online shopping becoming more convenient for many, we have seen huge high-street names buckle. With the Cost of Living crisis, people are guided by the pursuit of value and necessity, with many looking online for as many savings as possible.

“People’s shopping habits are forever changing and businesses need to adapt quickly to survive. It will be interesting to see which types of shops and businesses we see emerge on the UK’s high streets in coming years.”

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