rather than peak trading, today footfall at uk retail destinations was flat on last saturday. city centres, particularly london, dropped but local high streets did rise slightly. in central london a tube strike might have made journeys to town more difficult, but many were still happy to hit the shops. its not busy today at all, no. and we ve only come down because we ve just had covid and so we re safe but i don t think i d come any other way. it s fine, i m not that. yeah, i m not that wary of it. i mean, yeah, it s something to keep in mind but still do the christmas shopping, don t let it stop you, yeah. just keeping a mask on and using - lots of hand sanitiser. all right. just keep yourself safe, innit? use common sense. that s what people need to do. there are plenty of people who are out and about shopping today but retailers had pinned such high hopes on this pre christmas run up that they are concerned that this might not be enough, and that could have ramifications well into
with people, which for me is absolutely crucial for my business. rather than peak trading, today footfall at uk retail destinations was flat on last saturday. city centres, particularly london, dropped but local high streets did rise slightly. in central london a tube strike might have made journeys to town more difficult, but many were still happy to hit the shops. its not busy today at all, no. and we ve only come down because we ve just had covid and so we re safe but i don t think i d come any other way. it s fine, i m not that. yeah, i m not that wary of it. i mean, yeah, it s something to keep in mind but still do the christmas shopping, don t let it stop you, yeah. just keeping a mask on and using lots of hand sanitiser. all right. just keep yourself safe, innit? use common sense. that s what people need to do. there are plenty of people who are out and about shopping today but retailers had pinned such high hopes on this pre christmas run up that they are concerned that this