Black Friday ‘boost’
SHOPPER footfall remained significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels last week despite the Black Friday sales event, figures show.
Shopping centres were the biggest winners on Friday, seeing visits up 16.8% on the week before, while footfall across all UK retail destinations rose by 3.2%, according to analysts Springboard. However, footfall was down 14.1% across the week compared with 2019, and 17.5% down on Black Friday.
Not unexpectedly, large city centres drew consumers over the Black Friday week, with footfall up 4.9% in central London and 4.3% in cities other than London, and up 13.3% and 17.8% respectively on Black Friday itself.