While men still dominate the boardrooms of fashion retail companies, the industry is slowly turning up the dial on female representation. Drapers' annual
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By 5pm yesterday footfall was up 146.2% week on week, reported retail analyst Springboard. High street footfall jumped by 174.4% on the previous week, while shopping centre footfall soared by 217.4% and footfall at retail parks increased by 9.8%. We had a very busy reopening day across our stores nationwide and it s been fantastic to see our store staff and customers again,” said Ian Watson, CEO of Hotter Shoes. “Our footfall was higher than previous lockdown reopenings, demonstrating a real boost of confidence for the high street.
Paul Hayes, CEO at Seasalt, said: “Overall, sales were promising yesterday, and we saw queues form outside 50% of our stores. Our customers were feeding back how happy they were to see us open again – they had certainly missed us and the ability to shop on the high street. Fitting rooms being open once again is a big positive, and helping to drive conversion and reduce returns.
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