By Dearbail Jordan.
Business reporter.
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Data shows that the number of people taking advantage of post- Christmas sales fell by 32% in 2019.
Springboard said footfall figures were better than on Boxing Day.
Central London saw a drop in shopping due to the disruption to rail services.
The footfall at retail parks was down 7.2% from pre-pandemic levels on Monday.
The drop in footfall on the High Streets was 40.1%, while in shopping centres it was 38.8%.
Diane Wehrle, insights director at Springboard, said that the greater attraction of retail parks is likely to be a result of shoppers buying groceries after the weekend's festivities.
It is a reversal of the trend seen on Boxing Day when more people shop on the High Streets than in retail parks. Boxing Day footfall figures were lower than before.
High Streets in the UK saw a 37.7% drop in footfall on Boxing Day. Retail parks recorded a decline in footfall of 40.2% while shopping centres recorded a decline of 48.4%.
Springboard said footfall declined on Boxing Day due to fears over Covid, as well as the fact the traditional start of post- Christmas sales fell on a Sunday this year and some big name stores decided to stay closed.
Next, John Lewis and M&S decided to close on Boxing Day to give their staff a longer Christmas break, though they launched their sales online.
footfall fell across the UK on Monday, with the biggest drop in Wales.
The number of people who can meet in pubs, cinemas and restaurants to groups of no more than six people has been tightened in Wales.
Similar rules were brought in from Scotland and Northern Ireland on Monday. In Northern Ireland footfall fell by 36.6%.
Springboard says shopping numbers in England fell by a third. In London, footfall plummeted by 50% compared with the same day in 2019.
Ms Wehrle said that central London's footfall is less than in large city centres elsewhere in the UK because of the cancellation of trains.
The West End Company, which represents shops, hotels and restaurants in central London, is still dealing with Covid and it is going to be subdued for some time.
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