London shopper numbers still down.(Brief Article)

From: Cosmetics International | Date: August 19, 2005 | Copyright information

The second set of attempted bombings in London on 21 July has further reinforced the fall in shopper numbers. This is according to SPSL's Retail Traffic Index, which found that on Friday 22 July shopper numbers were down 19.1 per cent year-on-year and 8.9 per cent week-on-week.

"After the 7 July attacks we saw shopper confidence return to within 10 per cent of pre-attack levels," said SPSL's director of knowledge management, Dr Tim Denison. "It seemed likely that London-based shoppers had mentally filed the ...

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