Back to school rush credited for growth in retail footfall in the UK
Last week saw a growth in retail footfall of 1.4% on the High Street for the week commencing 29 August, according to the Experian FootFall commentary, credited to the back to school rush.
The Index also showed an increase of 0.4% on the same week in 2010, while the Bank Holiday weekend also drove 1.8% more visitors to the high street.
Meanwhile. a drop of 1.4% of retailers visited retail parks in comparison with the previous week was recorded, although this was still an increase of 0.9% on figures from 2010.