UK retail footfall continued to fall in the second week of September, as consumers returned to offices and school.
Footfall dropped 3.3% nationally week on week, as the sector as a 5.8% decline in shopping centre visits and a 2.6% downfall across retail parks, MRI Software reported.
Despite facing tube strikes, London footfall remained resilient, with Central London footfall rising 1.7% last week from the week before and by 2.9% compared to 2024.
City centres outside the capital saw footfall nudge up 0.5%, while coastal towns plunged 10.1% amid the end of the holiday season.
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Additionally, retail park footfall climbed 1% year on year.
Earlier this month, it was reported that retail sales climbed last month, as the high street saw its highest growth since August 2023.
Total like-for-like retail revenues in-store and online rose 3.9% over the month, compared to a base of -0.7% in August 2024, the high street sales tracker from accountancy BDO revealed.
Last week, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) also reported that August rounded off a solid summer of sales, aided by sunny weather and an interest rate cut.
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