UK retail footfall dips - Springboard
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Monday 18 Oct 2021
(Sharecast News) - Retail footfall across the UK dipped last week, according to data released on Monday by retail analyst Springboard.
Footfall slipped just 0.7% from the week before, despite warnings of supply issues for Christmas products. It was flat on high streets but declined by 1.5% at retail parks and by 1.6% at shopping centres.
Meanwhile, footfall rose 2.7% in Central London and 2.1% in regional cities as the return to the office continues to accelerate.
Diane Wehrle, Insights Director at Springboard, said: "Last week UK footfall was flat in high streets, but small declines in activity in both retail parks and shopping centres suggests that discussions in the media around the impact of supply issues on the availability of Christmas products have not yet impacted consumer behaviour.
"In parallel, indications are that the trickle back to the office is accelerating, with footfall in both outer London and market towns - locations where resilient activity levels are synonymous with home working - declining from the week before, whilst rising in Central London and regional cities outside the capital."
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