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UK high street footfall down 3% over New Years period

Published
Jan 4, 2016

Footfall on the UK high street was down 3% over the New Years period (from December 28 - January 1), according to new figures from Springboard.


However, there were strong figures seen on December 29, also known as "Take-back Tuesday", as this is when many return and exchange unwanted Christmas gifts. Footfall on the high street that day was up 5.1% year-on-year. On Saturday January 2, footfall rose by 9.7% as shoppers took advantage of the sales.

Shopping centres and retail parks did better, as they offered a dry shopping experience in the rainy weather. Footfall at shopping centres was up by 1.8% year-on-year in the period, and retail parks saw a 3.6% increase.

Overall footfall for the period fell 0.3% year-on-year.

Diane Wehrle, Insights and Marketing Director at Springboard says, "Building on strong footfall experienced by High Streets this time last year was always going to be a challenge for High Streets, and these figures show there a job to be done in 2016 to in order for a positive uplift to be realised. Throughout 2015, High Streets continued to be challenged by the convenience, choice and customer service shoppers can find in out of town Retail Parks and Shopping Centres. There is a real opportunity for High Streets to improve their offer, without overhauling their infrastructure, in a bid to win back shoppers this year and hold off the continued rise of footfall to out of town Retail Parks in particular."

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