How to manage visitor numbers during lockdown and beyond
The English used to love a good queue. A typical day at Alton Towers for example, 3 hours of driving, 5 hours of patient, silent, queuing…. And then 4 minutes of roller coaster. How times have changed! A good honest English queue has gone from a comfortable national occupation to something to avoid, something to […]
Footfall & door policy, PFM offers the solution
Governments around the world are announcing far-reaching measures to further regulate passer-by and visitor flows during the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore PFM decided to look at how technology might be deployed to assist businesses struggling to trade, but also stay compliant with new rules on social distancing. These measures affect all businesses in different ways and […]
Coronavirus Covid-19 continues to effect footfall in the UK
The UK's total number of coronavirus Covid-19 cases has increased to 798, after another 202 people were diagnosed in the past 24 hours. Since yesterday the official advice is people with mild symptoms such as a cough or high temperature must stay at home for seven days.When looking at the footfall numbers, we continue to […]
The impact of the coronavirus Covid-19 on shopper behaviour in the UK
On January 31st the first patient was diagnosed with coronavirus Covid-19 in the UK. Since then the virus has been the center of all news broadcasting in the UK. There is a run on antibacterial soap and toilet paper seems to have become a luxury item as well. So what exactly is the impact on shopper […]
The Dutch have avoided inner cities since the outbreak of Corona Covid-19
Against all odds, January started very positively for retail in the Netherlands. Even February remained fairly positive despite the stormy weather. And then on February 27, the Corona virus reached the Netherlands. Since then, the virus has been the topic of conversation and reporting every day. There has been a run for antibacterial soap and […]
Welcome Paul Viot to our (int.) UK business consultancy team
We warmly welcome Paul Viot to our (int.) UK business consultancy team. Paul has an in-depth and extensive knowledge of the shopping centre industry and within PFM he will be responsible to further develop the PFM brand amongst our UK clients as well as in the French speaking regions. ‘PFM has a clear ambition to […]
Planet PFM: our world of data and retail analytics
In a world of data driven decision making were IoT and data are key topics every day, how can you make innovation innovative? By doing something quite out of the ordinary! Some years ago Bart Schmitz, CEO of the PFM Intelligence Group, had an idea. He wanted to create a mobile demonstration model to present the […]
Syntrus Achmea works with PFM
When managing shopping centers, insight into visitor flows is of great importance. Many real estate investors use a counting system for this purpose, including Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance.Boris van der Gijp (Director of Commercial Real Estate at Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance): “In recent years we have gained broad experience with counting […]
Black Friday Data
A lot has been said about Black Friday. Stakes were high! Some were very negative upfront, others positive! Based on recent news coverage it is fair to say Black Friday helped several big retailers achieve record sales! At PFM we like to look at the footfall numbers during Black Friday (and the Saturday after). YoY […]
Is Black Friday the most important day for retail?
Shopping on Black Friday Promotions and lots of discounts. That is how we know Black Friday. Over the years, this hype has grown in popularity to such an extent that it is time to take a closer look at how important Black Friday really is for retail.HistoryThere is some uncertainty about the origin of the […]
