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 16/05/2016Retail Bulletin - Retail footfall down 2.4% in April  
 
 

UK retail footfall down 2.4% in April

 
 Retail Bulletin reports that figures from the British Retail Consortium and Springboard in their monthly footfall and vacancies monitor reveal that UK retail footfall was 2.4% down year-on-year in April following a 2.7% decline in the previous month.
The figures show that high streets saw the biggest decline with footfall down 4.7% in April. Footfall in shopping centres edged down 0.7% although retail parks saw an uplift of 1.1%.
Helen Dickinson, BRC chief executive, said:"Today’s figures will make sobering reading for retailers battling to attract customers into their shops.
"Ultimately these are clear examples of the challenges that UK retailers face at the moment. Taken together today’s figures tangibly demonstrate the impact of the structural change happening in our industry.
"It’s clear that retailers, local authorities and the Government need to redouble their combined efforts to mitigate the impact of this change on our high streets and town centres."
The national town centre vacancy rate was 9.6% in April, up from 8.7% in January. This is the first time the vacancy rate has risen since the start of 2015 but remains broadly in line with the average over the last year.
  
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