"Footfall at the country's high streets and shopping centres fell on Friday morning, running slightly behind last year, according to figures from the monitoring company MRI Software. Across all UK retail destinations footfall slipped 0.3%. Following on from a decline in Boxing Day activity in 2024, there were 2.4% fewer visitors on Britain's high streets than on 26 December last year, while there was a 2.6% slide in the number of people going to shopping centres."
"Boxing Day shoppers in Liverpool. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA The rise in shoppers deciding to visit retail parks could be seen as an encouraging start to Boxing Day, said Jenni Matthews, the marketing and insights director at MRI. This suggests that shoppers may well be coming out earlier than expected to grab those bargains, brush off the festive cobwebs, she added."
Footfall across UK retail destinations slipped slightly on Boxing Day morning, registering an overall 0.3% decline. Britain's high streets recorded 2.4% fewer visitors year-on-year and shopping centres experienced a 2.6% drop. Retail parks bucked the trend with a 6.9% rise in visitor numbers, reflecting the appeal of out-of-town locations with car access and often free parking. Central London recorded a 7.7% fall in visitors, while other regional cities fell 3.4%. Outer London saw nearly a 4% increase and coastal towns saw about a 10% rise. Colder weather and the ongoing shift of sales activity online affected shopper behaviour.
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