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UK DATA: Footfall Ticks Up As Retailers Began To Reopen

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- May BRC-Shoppertrak Footfall -81.6% Y/Y (Mar -84.7%) 

- Retail park footfall saw largest improvement

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Footfall continued to decline sharply in May, although at a slower pace than in

April. Footfall was down -81.6%, slightly better than April's. Retail parks saw

the largest gains, rising from -62.4% in Apr to -55.0% in May, due to the

reopening of some shops such as garden centres and homeware shops. However,

footfall on high streets still fell by 77.8%, following a decrease of 81.8% in

Apr. Again, shopping centres saw the largest drop in footfall, falling by 84.9%.

The survey noted that other countries experienced a rise in footfall by around

15-25% in the initial weeks after lifting their lockdown and UK retailers hope

for a similar result.