Footfall dipped in May after a 1% rise in April, according to the British Retail Consortium-Springboard Footfall Monitor. Retail Week looks at the figures in more detail.

0.7%

The slip in footfall year-on-year in May, down from the 1% rise in April.

1.2%

The year-on-year footfall increase in out-of-town locations, its best performance since November 2012.

-1%

The fall in footfall across the high street.

-1.7%

The drop in shopper numbers across shopping centres

2.6%

Greater London’s footfall in May, which was the top result across the UK. Greater London and the East (0.2%) were the only two regions in England to report a rise in footfall in May.

3%

Scotland’s footfall which was “significantly” above the UK average.

-3.1%

Northern Ireland’s footfall slump, which was the worst performance across the UK.  

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