Footfall rises in August
Published: 07 September, 2010
The Experian UK FootFall National Index for August 2010 saw a 1.8 per cent rise compared to the same period last year and month-on-month decline of 0.2 per cent compared with July 2010.
The improvement in the national average masks much regional diversity. North East, North West, Yorkshire & the Humber and Scotland - which have borne the brunt of the recession - have yet to see sustained growth in consumer confidence and spending. In contrast, the Greater South East has seen a faster return to growth and this is partly reflected in the August FootFall Index.
Neil Bennett, senior analyst, Experian FootFall said: “The FootFall performance for August 2010 is flattered by comparisons against the same period last year when the swine flu pandemic started to impact the United Kingdom. As a result, shoppers stayed away from densely populated venues, driving footfall figures for August 2009 to be the second lowest growth month of that year.”
The Experian Retail Park Index has shown a similar performance trend as the UK National Index reported its first positive year on year growth performance in the last four months with a growth of 0.4 per cent compared to August 2009.
