Footfall for May was down nearly seventy five percent compared to last year, remaining at an unprecedented low during the second month of national lockdown.
Springboard data shows that shopping centres were affected the worst with a decline of 80.5%. High streets saw a drop of 78.2% and footfall at retail parks declined 55.1% for the period.
“The subject on everyone’s lips is what will the likely success be of the reopening of non-essential retail on 15 June. The limited evidence so far has suggested that despite the growth in online shopping over the past two months, there is a huge amount of pent up demand amongst consumers for bricks and mortar shopping.” – Diane Wehrle, Springboard insights director.
