UK shopper numbers down 8.5% in central London over the weekend

Springboard report that UK shopper numbers down 8.5% in central London over the weekend vs previous weekend.

Numbers were down 6.4% over the weekend in cities outside of London vs previous weekend

Total UK shopper numbers in high streets down 2.6% over weekend vs previous weekend

Considering commentators have been advising that we'd likely see strong numbers for this period (supposed to be the second busiest in-person shopping day of the year), this is particularly concerning.

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