UK retail footfall rises 3.2% week-on-week
By Iain Gilbert
Date: Monday 28 Nov 2022
(Sharecast News) - Retail footfall rose in the seven days ended 26 November, according to retail experts Springboard, but still remained sharply below pre-pandemic levels.
Footfall across UK retail destinations increased by 3.2% week-on-week, with footfall across shopping centres rising 5.2%, while high streets and retail parks registered 2.3% and 2.7% upticks, respectively.
On Black Friday, shopping centres had a rise in footfall of 16.8%, while high street and retail park footfall rose 11.3% and 7.1%, respectively.
However, despite the uplift in footfall, the gap from 2019 was still down 14.1% for the week and 17.5% for Black Friday. By Saturday, footfall across all UK destinations registered a rise of just 0.6% from the week before, while Sunday saw a rise of 5.9% overall.
Footfall rose by 4.9% in Central London and 4.3% in cities outside London, while coastal towns and historic towns had rises of 5.4% and 7.3% over the week, respectively.
Springboard's Diane Wehrle said: "UK retail destinations received a boost last week from Black Friday, with an increase in footfall from the week before that was twice as large as in the previous week.
"Footfall rose in all three destination types, but shopping centres fared particularly well, which is a result we would expect to see as shopping centres comprise a critical mass of larger retailers, the vast majority of which actively participate in the event. However, notably footfall still remained significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels, indicating consistent nervousness around spending in the current climate."
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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