Retail footfall drops for sixth consecutive month
New figures have shown that UK footfall declined for the six consecutive month in October.
According to data from the British Retail Consortium and Sensormatic, total footfall edged down 0.7% year-on-year in October to mark an improvement on the fall of 1.8% in September.
Shopping centre and retail park footfall declined by 0.9% and 0.5% respectively. However, there was better news for high streets where there was a small uplift of 0.6%.
Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “While overall footfall fell for the sixth consecutive month, there was some good news on high streets, which saw positive shopper traffic after a disappointing September.
Subscribe to TRB“With consumer confidence remaining weak ahead of the possibility of a tax-raising Budget, many households have stayed away from shopping centres and retail parks. However, a Friday Halloween brought some welcome relief, delivering a late-month boost for retailers.”
Looking at the different regions in the UK, footfall in Wales increased by 0.6% year-on-year while all other nations experienced a decline.
Footfall in Scotland and Northern Ireland edged down 0.1% and 0.2% respectively while England saw a fall of 0.9%.
