The 2023 Otley Benchmarking Survey Results are now available to view HERE.
In summary, this report shows that the business climate in Otley continues to show positive signs of growth despite the prevailing winds of the current recession and the deepening of the cost-of-living crisis.
The following key takeaways are:
- Market day footfall is the highest it’s been since 2020 when we started benchmarking, and well above the market towns average
- Vacant units are at their lowest point since we started benchmarking and are just fractionally lower than the national average
- Independents make up ¾ of our high street offer which is 14% above the national average.