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Shopper Numbers Begin To Recover After October Slump

LONDON-Consumer retail research group FootFall has released figures showing visitor numbers to retail outlets and shopping centres dropped by 2.8% in the week commencing 29 October compared to the week before, but the overall trend is now upwards.

By Charlie Jacoby | Updated on November 13, 2001

LONDON-Visitor numbers to shopping centres and retail outlets throughout the UK have fluctuated dramatically since the US terrorist attacks on the 11 September, according to the FootFall Index, but consumer confidence appears to be returning.

The events of the last two months have directly affected people’s shopping habits and the FootFall Index, which includes over 50 shopping centres and retail outlets in the UK and covers over 3,500 retailers, has tracked these changes.

UK prime minister Tony Blair made a speech two weeks after 11 September to encourage people to go shopping as a result of the significant drops recorded in the aftermath of the terrorist strikes. This did not help visitor numbers, however, and the following week, footfall dropped by 2.9%.

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