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Shopper Footfall Recovers After Subdued Christmas

LONDON-Shopping centres and retail outlets saw an 11.3% decrease in shopper numbers on Christmas Eve but an 8.6% increase on Boxing Day (26 December) this year compared to the same days in 2001, according to figures released by the FootFall Index.

By Charlie Jacoby | Updated on December 31, 2002

LONDON-The 11.3% decrease in footfall on Christmas Eve was bad news for retailers as the slump that has been reported in the build up to Christmas continued right up to the last day. That’s the conclusion of FootFall as it published one of its gloomiest surveys. However Boxing Day, 26 December, which signifies the start of the sales confirmed views that many consumers were waiting for the sales to start before hitting the shops.

David Smyth, marketing manager at FootFall, said: ‘Both the week before Christmas and the weekend before Christmas were significantly down on the same period in 2001 with drops of 7.2% and 7.5% respectively.

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