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Ipsos: Retail Footfall In Towns Outperformed Cities Last Week
The latest Retail Traffic Index (RTI) from Ipsos, for week Monday 18 to Sunday 24 April, revealed the following:
- Across the UK, footfall fell by -12.8% compared to 2019 in the Non-Food sector.
- Towns outperformed cities by 2.8% points.
- The best performing region was Northern England where store visits were down by -10.6%.
Name | Week commencing | % change v 2019 | WoW % change |
UK | 18/04/22 | -12.8% | 14.3% |
Cities | 18/04/22 | -12.3% | 11.8% |
Towns | 18/04/22 | -9.5% | 15.5% |
High Street | 18/04/22 | -13.8% | 10.0% |
Retail Park | 18/04/22 | -7.1% | 13.9% |
Shopping Centre | 18/04/22 | -14.4% | 16.3% |
Northern England | 18/04/22 | -10.6% | 14.0% |
Scotland & N.Ireland | 18/04/22 | -14.8% | 11.4% |
Midlands | -15.5% | 11.6% | |
South West England & Wales | 18/04/22 | -14.6% | 11.7% |
London & South East | 18/04/22 | -11.7% | 15.5% |
Source : Ipsos Retail Traffic Index
25 April 2022
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