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Monday, 5 January, 2009
Weekend shoppers offer small hope to retailers Latest footfall figures from Experian showed 2.7 per cent more people hit the shops on Friday, Saturday and Sunday compared to last year. Times Online
More shoppers over weekend Market researcher Experian said the data would give retailers some encouragement but noted that New Year's Day being on a Thursday may have shifted the pattern of weekend shoppers. MSN Money UK
More shoppers look out for bargains The figures, compiled by Experian FootFall, showed that although shopper numbers were down 3.9% on Saturday and 5.2% on Sunday, they were up a bumper 14.4% on Friday. MSN Money UK
More Sales Shoppers In Stores Overall, the average was 2.7%, according to the Experian FootFall UK National Index. Sky News
'Bricks and clicks' retailers win battle for web traffic According to research by credit-checking and information-services company Experian, high-street retailers with a web shopfront had 68 percent more internet traffic than their online-only rivals during the Christmas period. ZDNet UK
Shoppers continue to hunt bargains The figures were compiled by Experian FootFall which said the fact that New Year's Day fell on a Thursday may have shifted the normal weekend shopping pattern, with many people taking Friday off work to hit the sales and keeping the weekend free. Channel 4 News
Shoppers defy the credit crunch and take advantage of new year sale bargains The figures, published today by Experian FootFall, show that although shopper numbers were down 3.9 per cent on Saturday and 5.2 per cent on Sunday, they were up a bumper 14.4 per cent on Friday. Daily Mail
Denis: I don't recognise my own Facebook I can’t see anyone impersonating me except for purposes of crime and identity theft. I mean, I’m not famous, young or good looking. Huddersfield Examiner
Closures likely at Adams Data specialist Experian predicts 440 retailers will collapse before the end of April as conditions on the high street continue to deteriorate. Great Yarmouth Mercury
Retailers face bleak start to 2009 Figures from Experian, the retail analyst firm, said there were 9.7 per cent fewer shoppers on the high street and at shopping centres on the New Year's day compared with the same day last year. International Supermarket News
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