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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Charlotte Bruce

Retail footfall below 2023 levels but Taylor Swift and Euro 2024 give shops a boost

The number of people visiting the UK’s retail destinations remains below 2023 levels - but better weather, Taylor Swift’s tour and Euro 2024 has boosted traffic to shopping outlets in the past few weeks.

Poor weather plus people holidaying abroad have been blamed for the year-on-year drop in footfall to retail sites including shopping centres, high streets and retail parks.

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