Figures released earlier this month show that Christmas shopping did not bring the gift of high street renewal to towns and cities around the UK. According to the Springboard Index[i], the benchmark for UK footfall, fewer people visited the high street, compared to the same period last year.
| Shopping Week | Change in footfall 2017/2016 (High Streets) |
| Week 49 | -2% |
| Week 50 | -10.1% |
| Week 51 | -1.2% |
| Week 52 | -4.7% |