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Valentine Quinio

Overall city centre footfall rose this summer but London still has a lot of catching up to do.

Paul Swinney

People have returned to city centre shops and bars as lockdown has eased. But they haven’t responded to calls to go back to city centre offices.

Valentine Quinio and Lahari Ramuni

The Centre for Cities High Street Recovery Tracker now includes data on spending. How does this relate to footfall?

Valentine Quinio

The Eat Out To Help Out scheme and good weather are benefiting seaside towns more than big cities.

Lahari Ramuni

The scale and density of cities means that they offer more choice - not just for work but also play.

Lahari Ramuni

Footfall data suggests that while smaller cities did see busy high streets, activity was sluggish in larger cities.

Kathrin Enenkel, Elena Magrini and Lahari Ramuni

Cities are taking the lead when it comes to reopening the high street, but they need national support to address outstanding challenges.

Lahari Ramuni

Although restrictions on opening are being lifted, high street businesses remain at risk while office workers remain at home.

Valentine Quinio and Lahari Ramuni

Our new high streets recovery tracker shows that successful city centres have seen the largest falls in footfall. Valentine Quinio on why this is likely to be driven by significant reductions in the share of people coming from outside the city.