LONDON – Shopper numbers throughout Britain slumped 32% final Friday versus the earlier Friday as Storm Eunice saved folks at residence, researcher Springboard mentioned on Monday.
The Atlantic storm battered northwestern Europe with file winds of as much as 122 miles per hour, killing not less than 9 folks, knocking out energy for tens of 1000's and shredding the roof of London’s O2 area.
Springboard mentioned shopper numbers, or footfall, was down 3.8% throughout the UK within the week to Feb. 19 versus the earlier week. It was, nevertheless, up 5.5% from Sunday to Thursday, earlier than the storm hit.
“Unsurprisingly, footfall throughout UK retail locations final week was majorly affected by the extreme storms, which negated the constructive affect of the beginning of the February faculty half-term break,” mentioned Springboard director Diane Wehrle.
The researcher mentioned footfall was down 26.3% versus the identical week in 2019 – earlier than the pandemic impacted visitors.
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