According to BRC-ShopperTrak data, the total year on year footfall for the year 2020 decreased by 43.4 per cent.
The British Retail Consortium also recorded that year on year UK footfall decreased by 46.1 per cent in the December period and footfall on High Streets declined by 49.5 per cent, with this being the worst performing location. What is described as ‘The Golden Quarter’ saw nearly half the footfall (48.4 per cent) in comparison to the same period in 2019.
Helen Dickinson, OBE, Chief Executive of British Retail Consortium, commented: “After an encouraging start to the month Christmas shopper numbers dwindled as December progressed, due in large part to the creation of Tier 4 in England and increased restrictions elsewhere in the UK.
High streets and shopping centres continued to see the most substantial decline in shoppers, as their ‘non-essential’ tenants were forced to close their doors during the weeks leading up to and following Christmas.”
