'Pent-up demand' and good weather bring shoppers out in May

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Retail parks have led the recovery in the number of shoppers, partly aided by the presence of essential food stores.

Home stores and garden centres have reopened in May whilst non-essential retail will open from mid JuneGood weather and"pent-up demand" for shopping saw an uptick in the number of consumers in physical stores during May.

Figures from consumer intelligence company Springboard showed a 73.3% drop in footfall during the second month of lockdown - the lowest on record - but it was an improvement from the 80% fall in April., with all retail stores deemed non-essential forced to close.The government has since allowed some home stores and garden centres to reopen during May and car show rooms began trading from the start of June.

Retail parks have led the recovery in the number of shoppers, partly aided by the presence of essential food stores and home stores that have stayed open during theThe 55.1% drop in footfall at retail parks in May, compared to the same month last year, was significantly better than the high street and shopping centres where the drop in demand has been 78% and 80.5% respectively.

Springboard also noted that smaller high streets have been the most resilient during the lockdown as consumers shopped locally. Footfall on major high streets declined by 89% compared to 41% for the smallest.

 

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