{"id":189441,"date":"2021-12-07T10:43:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T10:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/?p=189441"},"modified":"2021-12-07T10:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T10:43:52","slug":"omicron-variant-sees-decline-in-back-to-the-office-in-central-london-despite-overall-footfall-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/omicron-variant-sees-decline-in-back-to-the-office-in-central-london-despite-overall-footfall-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Omicron variant sees decline in \"Back to the Office\" in Central London despite overall footfall up"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fears over the spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 saw a -2% decline in footfall in Central London\u2019s \"Back to the Office Benchmark\"<\/strong> \u2013 data compiled by retail experts Springboard which comprises only those areas in close proximity to offices \u2013 \u00a0last week (28 November \u2013 4 December) compared to the week before.<\/p>\n
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Footfall was also down -3.8% in large regional cities outside of the capital<\/strong> last week, though footfall was up +1% in small market towns, suggesting more people shopped locally as opposed to venturing further afield.<\/p>\n
Despite that, footfall across all Central London rose by +0.5% last week,<\/strong> as shoppers ramped up Christmas shopping visits to the capital perhaps spurred by the potential threat of further restrictions being put in place by the government, as face coverings are once again\u00a0compulsory in shops and on public transport<\/a>\u00a0in England.<\/p>\n