UK retail footfall falls 2.9% year on year in September
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 00:37 · Archive
UK retail footfall fell 2.9% in September compared with last year, with shopping centres and high streets hit hardest.
UK retail footfall was down 2.9% in September compared with last year, according to data from the British Retail Consortium and Sensormatic. This represented a significant deterioration from August's 1.7% decline. Shopping centres experienced the steepest falls, down 3.5% year on year, a sharp reversal from August's 0.5% decline. High street footfall fell 3%, though this was a slight improvement on August's 3.1% drop. Retail park visits were down 1.7% year on year.
Footfall varied by region. It fell 3.4% in England, 3% in Wales and 0.7% in Scotland, but increased by 2.1% in Northern Ireland. BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson attributed the decline to the end of summer and said that although seasonal slowdown was expected, September's performance was worse than last year. She called on the Government to reduce the cost of doing business for retailers, particularly by preventing business rates increases in the coming Budget.
Andy Sumpter, head of consulting and analytics at Sensormatic, described September as 'another challenging month' for UK retail destinations, with footfall 'remaining firmly in negative territory' across all major retail location types.
How it is being reported
- Retailers suffer sharp year-on-year decline in footfallTotal UK footfall was down 2.9% on last September, a significant drop from August’s 1.7% decline, according to the BRC and Sensormatic.Independent Business · 9 Oct, 00:01
- Retailers suffer sharp year-on-year decline in footfallTotal UK footfall was down 2.9% on last September, a significant drop from August’s 1.7% decline, according to the BRC and Sensormatic.Evening Standard · 9 Oct, 00:01
In this story: British Retail Consortium · Sensormatic · Helen Dickinson · Andy Sumpter
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