MRI Springboard has release its full day footfall figures for Coronation Day – data shows footfall across all UK retail destinations was -20.6% lower than the previous Saturday and -24.6% lower between 10am and 3pm when the ceremony and parade took place.
However in some locations across the UK footfall increased; in Knightsbridge, footfall rose by +57.7% versus the week prior between 10am and 3pm, while in other parts of the UK where screens were erected to allow the public to watch the Coronation high streets and towns saw spikes of footfall. For example, in King Edward Street in Hull footfall was +3.9% higher than last Saturday between 10am and 3pm, and in New George Street in Plymouth footfall was +7.8% higher over those five hours.
Diane Wehrle, insights director at MRI Springboard, comments: “Yesterday’s Coronation – a once in a lifetime event for many – somewhat inevitably drew consumers away from stores and destinations as many were watching the proceedings. Footfall across all UK retail destinations was -20.6% lower than the previous Saturday over the day as a whole, and -24.6% lower between 10am and 3pm when the ceremony and parade took place.
However, there was a significant variation across different towns and cities with uplifts in footfall in many. In Central London the increase in visitors to the Capital coming to witness the event in person meant the drop in footfall over the day as a whole was far smaller at -9.3% and footfall between 10am and 3pm was virtually on par with the week before (-0.2%) and in non-retail areas of Central London it was +8.5% higher than last week. In Knightsbridge – a location with an iconic British brand but more distant from Westminster Abbey so easier to access – footfall over the day as a whole was +9.7% higher than on the previous Saturday, and a staggering +57.7% higher than the week before over the five hours from 10am to 3pm.
There were also uplifts in footfall in other towns and cities across the UK, as big screens were erected in some high streets to enable shoppers to watch the proceedings. In King Edward Street in Hull footfall was +3.9% higher than last Saturday between 10am and 3pm, and in New George Street in Plymouth footfall was +7.8% higher over those five hours. In Market Square in Sunderland footfall was -20.5% lower during the event itself, but +11.9% higher over the 24 hour period.
Footfall yesterday across all UK retail destinations was -13.2% lower than on the same day last year, but in Central London it was +11.3% higher than on same Saturday in 2022, +24.3% higher in non-retail areas of Central London and +9.2% higher in Knightsbridge. Over the five hours between 10am and 3pm the uplift from last year in London was even greater; +21.5% across Central London, +46.4% higher in non-retail areas of Central London and +56.2% higher than last year in Knightsbridge.
Across all UK retail destinations footfall was -21.2% the 2019 level, but in Central London it was just -6.1% below 2019 and in non-retail areas of Central London it was +10% higher than on the same day in 2019. Over the five hours between 10am and 3pm, footfall in Central London was on par with the 2019 level (+0.2%) and a staggering +32.9% higher than 2019 in non-retail areas of Central London.”
| Week on week % change – Saturday 6th May 2023 | Year on year % change – Saturday 6th May 2023 | % change 2023 vs 2019 – Saturday 6th May 2023 | ||||||||
| 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | |||||
| UK High Streets | -22.5% | -26.1% | UK High Streets | -13.7% | -18.2% | UK High Streets | -21.9% | -28.2% | ||
| UK Retail Parks | -15.6% | -20.6% | UK Retail Parks | -10.9% | -15.7% | UK Retail Parks | -14.9% | -18.7% | ||
| UK Shopping Centres | -21.4% | -25.1% | UK Shopping Centres | -14.4% | -18.7% | UK Shopping Centres | -25.5% | -29.7% | ||
| All UK Retail Destinations | -20.6% | -24.6% | All UK Retail Destinations | -13.2% | -17.7% | All UK Retail Destinations | -21.2% | -26.3% | ||
| All UK Retail Destinations by region | All UK Retail Destinations by region | All UK Retail Destinations by region | ||||||||
| Week on week % change – Saturday 6th May 2023 | Year on year % change – Saturday 6th May 2023 | % change 2023 vs 2019 – Saturday 6th May 2023 | ||||||||
| 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | |||||
| East | -26.0% | -27.2% | East | -19.7% | -27.2% | East | -24.7% | -27.8% | ||
| East Midlands | -21.9% | -27.9% | East Midlands | -18.2% | -27.9% | East Midlands | -26.1% | -34.3% | ||
| England | -20.9% | -24.8% | England | -13.6% | -24.8% | England | -21.0% | -26.2% | ||
| Greater London | -17.0% | -18.1% | Greater London | -6.0% | -18.1% | Greater London | -12.8% | -16.5% | ||
| Ireland | -19.0% | -26.4% | Ireland | -9.9% | -26.4% | Ireland | -17.0% | -25.0% | ||
| North & Yorkshire | -18.6% | -21.8% | North & Yorkshire | -12.9% | -21.8% | North & Yorkshire | -20.1% | -25.2% | ||
| Scotland | -15.8% | -19.5% | Scotland | -7.3% | -19.5% | Scotland | -23.3% | -28.4% | ||
| South East | -28.1% | -34.2% | South East | -21.2% | -34.2% | South East | -28.1% | -33.7% | ||
| South West | -26.3% | -33.8% | South West | -22.1% | -33.8% | South West | -25.4% | -33.3% | ||
| Wales | -22.3% | -26.1% | Wales | -14.4% | -26.1% | Wales | -21.2% | -27.7% | ||
| West Midlands | -20.3% | -26.9% | West Midlands | -17.9% | -26.9% | West Midlands | -29.0% | -34.9% | ||
| Week on week % change – Saturday 6th May 2023 | Year on year % change – Saturday 6th May 2023 | % change 2023 vs 2019 – Saturday 6th May 2023 | ||||||||
| 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | |||||
| CL Back to Office/non-retail areas | -8.2% | 8.5% | CL Back to Office/non-retail areas | 24.3% | 46.4% | CL Back to Office/non-retail areas | 10.0% | 32.9% | ||
| Central London | -9.3% | -0.2% | Central London | 11.3% | 21.5% | Central London | -6.1% | 0.2% | ||
| Coastal Town | -29.3% | -34.3% | Coastal Town | -23.7% | -28.2% | Coastal Town | -36.5% | -41.8% | ||
| Historic Town | -27.1% | -31.1% | Historic Town | -23.8% | -29.1% | Historic Town | -27.7% | -34.6% | ||
| Market Towns | -26.0% | -31.2% | Market Towns | -22.4% | -27.7% | Market Towns | -33.2% | -40.0% | ||
| Outer London | -31.8% | -36.7% | Outer London | -21.1% | -26.5% | Outer London | -27.5% | -34.1% | ||
| Regional City Excl London | -19.7% | -21.6% | Regional City Excl London | -11.8% | -14.9% | Regional City Excl London | -13.8% | -21.6% | ||
| West End of London | -20.0% | -19.4% | West End of London | -2.2% | -1.8% | West End of London | -19.8% | -23.2% | ||
| Week on week % change – Saturday 6th May 2023 | Year on year % change – Saturday 6th May 2023 | % change 2023 vs 2019 – Saturday 6th May 2023 | ||||||||
| 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | 24 hours | 10am to 3pm | |||||
| Knightsbridge | 9.7% | 57.7% | Knightsbridge | 9.2% | 56.2% | Knightsbridge | n/a | n/a | ||
| Hull, King Edward Street | -3.0% | |||||||||
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