Footfall in Central London lags behind other regional cities

Footfall in Central London has lagged behind the recovery seen in other regional cities in the UK. All types of town centres saw a rise in footfall last week, compared to the previous week. Footfall across all retail destinations in the country saw a 2.2% week-on-week increase. The largest rate of growth was seen in regional cities outside of London, at 7.1%, while footfall rose by just 3.3% in Central London. This has partly been attributed to a higher number of workers returning to offices outside the capital. Footfall in areas with a high density of offices, including the City of London, rose by 3% last week, on the week before.

Financial Times City A.M.