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Retail footfall will ‘rebound’ after lockdown restrictions lift Print
There will be a “swift rebound” in retail footfall when non-essential stores re-open, a retail expert predicts.
The prediction comes as prime minister Boris Johnson set out his four-step plan to release England from lockdown, which sees schools reopen on 8 March, outdoor sports start from 29 March, non-essential shops, hairdressers and gyms reopen from 12 April, and all legal limits on social contact end from 21 June.
Evidence from retail analytics consultancy Ipsos Retail Performance shows that shoppers were slow to return to non-essential stores after the first lockdown was lifted in June 2020. In stores that re-opened in that first week footfall was only a third (32%) of levels the previous year.