Hospitality footfall picks up immediately in Tier 2 areas

04 December 2020

Data from Wireless Social can reveal that, on the first day since pubs and restaurants could re-open in Tier 1 and 2 areas, footfall increased to October pre-lockdown levels across hospitality venues.

London footfall has risen considerably, from 65% below pre-pandemic levels just before the second lockdown, to 54% below pre-pandemic levels on 2nd December.

This trend was echoed in other Tier 2 locations, including Liverpool, recording footfall at 68% below pre-pandemic levels before the second lockdown, rising to 45% below the same levels on 2nd December; and York, where footfall rose from -80% in November, to -35% on 2nd December.