UK Black Friday shopper traffic up 3.7% – Sensormatic

Black Friday shopper numbers across Britain rose 3.7% year-on-year, according to data from Sensormatic Solutions, providing some relief to the country's beleaguered retailers.

by | 27 Nov, 2022

The increase was driven by high streets, where footfall was up 13.9% year-on-year.

However, shopper numbers on Black Friday were still down 21.3% on pre-pandemic levels, Sensormatic said.

Separate data from Barclaycard Payments showed the volume of Black Friday payment transactions rose 3.2% compared to 2021.

Read more at Reuters

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