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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Michael Hunter

Central London’s retail recovery behind the rest of the UK as shoppers stay local

Shoppers on Oxford Street (PA)

(Picture: PA Wire)

Central London’s recovery from the pandemic is slower than the national rebound, as shoppers shun days out in the West End and spend more locally.

A high-tech report into footfall trends on high streets around the UK from software company Springboard identified a gap in the comeback, using automated methods of tracking shopping traffic at 1,300 locations.

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