What used to be one of the busiest physical shopping days of the year has fallen flat in 2021 as fears over the latest coronavirus variant and other issues kept shoppers at home.
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96 published items with the word (s) or phrase New West End Company in News, Trends, Videos, Photo galleries, Agenda and sorted by "date descending".
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![]( "Boxing Day sales fall flat as cautious Britons stay home")
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![]( "West End Tuesday footfall rose compared to last week")
West End Tuesday footfall rose compared to last weekFigures on Wednesday revealed that despite general trends showing UK consumers shunning busy shopping destinations, London West End footfall was higher on Tuesday than it had been exactly a week earlier.
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![]( "As stores empty, new UK Covid support measures leave retailers in the cold")
As stores empty, new UK Covid support measures leave retailers in the coldThe UK Government has announced further support measures linked to the impact on English businesses of the Omicron Covid variant, but despite plunging footfall, retail seems to have been left out.
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![]( "West End footfall continues downtrend despite proximity to Christmas")
West End footfall continues downtrend despite proximity to ChristmasConsumer nervousness continues to impact key retail destinations with the New West End Company saying Friday that visitor traffic to Oxford, Regent and Bond Streets has dropped again at a time when it should be rising.
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![]( "Omicron concerns hit UK weekly footfall numbers but London's West End enjoys weekend bounce")
Omicron concerns hit UK weekly footfall numbers but London's West End enjoys weekend bounceThe increasing threat of the new Omicron Covid variant hit UK retail footfall in the latest trading week (5-11 December). Visits across UK retail destinations declined 1.1% week-on-week, according to Springboard.
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![]( "Central London footfall to suffer from Plan B restrictions says Springboard")
Central London footfall to suffer from Plan B restrictions says SpringboardThe imposition of ‘Plan B’ anti-Covid measures on England will dent retail footfall, specialist tracking firm Springboard predicted on Thursday.
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![]( "West End footfall \"flatlines\" despite busy Saturday, other cities are weak")
West End footfall "flatlines" despite busy Saturday, other cities are weakFootfall in London’s West End was flat in the week starting November 29, The New West End Company said on Monday. That was despite NWEC reporting a big week-on-week increase on Saturday.
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![]( "West End footfall numbers struggle, still heavily down on pre-pandemic comparisons - NWEC")
West End footfall numbers struggle, still heavily down on pre-pandemic comparisons - NWECLondon West End footfall in the seven shopping days from 22-28 November inched up 2% week-on-week, and rose 11% over last year's Black Friday, latest figures from the New West End Company (NWEC) showed on Monday.
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![]( "House of Fraser confirms London flagship closure as Oxford Street transformation continues")
House of Fraser confirms London flagship closure as Oxford Street transformation continuesFrasers Group has confirmed what was largely assumed to be the case saying that its Oxford Street House of Fraser flagship is to close.
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![]( "Mixed news in budget as business rates temporarily cut... but not for everyone")
Mixed news in budget as business rates temporarily cut... but not for everyoneMany UK retailers breathed a rare sigh of relief as the annual budget statement saw business rates being cut in half. But the news wasn't as good as it seemed on the surface.
