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When UK shopping centres go on sale, what the Tide Score means, and how to catch the peak, not the start.

• 22 Jun 2026 What a sale actually looks like: reading the Tide card at high tide
  Westfield London just hit high tide, 23 of 40 shops on sale, up from 9 two weeks ago. Here's how to read the Tide card, what the score really means, and why the day you go matters as much as where.
• 21 Jun 2026 When do UK shopping centres have their biggest sales? (2026 calendar)
  A month-by-month guide to the biggest UK shopping-centre sale windows in 2026, from Boxing Day and January clearance to the summer sales and Black Friday, plus how to time your trip to catch the peak.
• 21 Jun 2026 Why I built Tide, and how to never waste a shopping trip again
  The story behind Tide. After one too many wasted journeys around Westquay, I built the tool I wanted: a simple daily score that tells you when a centre is actually worth the trip.
• 18 Jun 2026 Westquay sales: when to go and which shops discount most
  How to time a Westquay (Southampton) shopping trip around the sales. What the Tide Score tells you, how sale activity builds through the year, and how to know it's worth the journey.

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