Storms & coronavirus outbreak prompt record low footfall in February

// Record low for footfall as shoppers avoid February rain & Covid-19, according to Ipsos Retail Performance
// Average weekly footfall in non-food stores sunk by 14.2% year-on-year and by 23% compared to January
// Hardest hit stores were in Northern England and the MidlandsFebruary saw “unprecedented” record lows in retail footfall as a series of major storms and the outbreak of coronavirus kept shoppers at home.
According to the latest Retail Traffic Index from Ipsos Retail Pe