{"id":164716,"date":"2021-04-27T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/west-end-footfall-returns-to-86-of-december-peak-since-shops-reopened\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T18:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:16:56","slug":"west-end-footfall-returns-to-86-of-december-peak-since-shops-reopened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/west-end-footfall-returns-to-86-of-december-peak-since-shops-reopened\/","title":{"rendered":"West End footfall returns to 86% of December peak since shops reopened"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London\u2019s West End footfall returned to<strong> 86% of the peak in December, 2020,<\/strong> following the easing of Lockdown 3 restrictions and non-essential retailers reopening from 12 April, 2021, according to London landlord Shaftesbury.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Shaftesbury expects this trend to continue in the weeks and months ahead as <strong>office workers, a vital part of the West End\u2019s economy, begin to return<\/strong> to the area and, with indoor hospitality expected to be permitted from mid-May, increasing numbers of visitors being able to return to the area\u2019s world-famous hospitality offer.<\/p>\n<p>To support the reopening, <strong>al fresco seating has been introduced across Shaftesbury\u2019s extensive West End portfolio,<\/strong> which incorporates large swathes of retail and hospitality venues across areas including Carnaby, Soho, Seven Dials, Chinatown, and Fitzrovia.<\/p>\n<p>Shaftesbury CEO, Brian Bickell, said: \u201cIt has been heartening to see people returning in large numbers to our iconic streets over the past week, in a safe and secure manner. <strong>The West End is beginning to feel alive once more,<\/strong> which has been made possible by the commitment that our partners and local businesses share with us to kickstart its recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\"Now as we approach the next milestone, it is important that this momentum is maintained to ensure this positive start to the easing of lockdown is sustained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/subscribe-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-144088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/Daily-Newsletter-Banner.png\" alt=\"Newsletter banner\" width=\"1680\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London\u2019s West End footfall returned to 86% of the peak in December, 2020, following the easing of Lockdown 3 restrictions and non-essential retailers reopening from 12 April, 2021, according to London landlord Shaftesbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":143487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20825,20824,6,10494],"tags":[16686,13650,9879,9982,9786,13383,12857,11266,10403],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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