uk 's retail footfall dropped 2.1 % year on year last month , according to retail analysts Springboard and the British retail Consortium . Footfall decreased 2 % nationwide , with high streets also dropping by 2.1 % , which showed . Shopping centres fell by 1.3 % , but customers were still keen to head to out of town retail parks , which bucked the trend with a 1.7 % rise . Diane Wehrle , the marketing and insights director at Springboard , said the data may highlight a " sea change " in retailers ' spending habits because it was the first time since the start of the year that footfall fell in both the evening and the day .
London's retail footfall dropped 2.1% year on year last month, according to retail analysts Springboard and the British Retail Consortium. Footfall decreased 1.1% nationwide, with high streets also dropping by 2.1%, figures showed. Shopping centres fell by 1.3%, but customers were still keen to head to out of town retail parks, which bucked the trend with a 1.7% rise. Diane Wehrle, the marketing and insights director at Springboard, said the data may highlight a "sea change" in consumers' spending appetite because it was the first time since the start of the year that footfall fell in both the evening and the day.