US EditionShopper footfall down on last January but up on disappointing Christmas
Shopper footfall fell 0.6% year-on-year but improved from December, with Scotland up 5.1% and Northern Ireland 3.8%, data from the British Retail Consortium shows.
- Shopper footfall in the UK fell by 0.6% in January compared to last year but showed improvement from a 2.9% decline in December, according to British Retail Consortium -Sensormatic data.
- High street visits dropped 1.9% year-on-year in January, worsening from December's 0.9% decrease, while shopping centre footfall fell 0.8% but improved from a 5.1% decline over Christmas.
- Northern cities and retail parks showed growth in shopper traffic, with Scotland seeing a 5.1% increase and Northern Ireland 3.8%, contrasting with declines in England and Wales .
- BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson expressed cautious optimism for recovery due to better consumer confidence, and Andy Sumpter from Sensormatic attributed January's uplift partly to promotions and weather disruptions like Storm Goretti affecting visits.
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