Carlisle ranked 10th in UK for footfall following stores reopening
Carlisle city centre
Carlisle has experienced the tenth best retail recovery in the UK since non-essential shops reopened to customers.
Based on research from Ipsosâs Retail Recovery Index, footfall in the city was found to have the tenth biggest increase in the UK in the week following non-essential stores reopening on April 12, compared to the same week in 2019.
Top 10 bounce-back retail locations:
1. Worcester
10. Carlisle
As a region, the North West saw an above-average recovery, with footfall down -27.3 per cent on the same week in 2019. Nationally footfall was down -28.9 per cent on its 2019 level, on par with Ipsosâ forecast and at a similar level to December, before the winter lockdown.
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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.
More gloom on the horizon for UK high street, think tank warns
Weak consumer confidence and rising costs could hurt retailers as they wait for vaccines to be rolled out. (Photo: Getty) (Getty Images)
There is more gloom on the horizon for the beleaguered UK high street in the first half of this year as lockdown restrictions weaken consumer confidence, according to the latest research.
The KPMG Ipsos Retail Think Tank forecast that retail health will fall by two points in the first three months of the year, as the renewed surge in the pandemic hits non-essential stores.
According to the report, consumer confidence is expected to drop and demand will weaken as many customers will have already stocked up on remote-working equipment and “stay at home” products such as loungewear.