Footfall update, wc 5 Oct

According to the Experian Australian National FootFall Index covering discretionary spend retailers, footfall for the week commencing October 5, 2015 fell 13.4 percent on the previous week, however, saw an increase on the previous year of 1.6 percent for the week.

Year to date, footfall has increased by 2.5 percent in 2015 against 2014.

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