UK retail footfall decline eases but lockdown continues to hurt sector Fri, 5th Mar 2021 05:04 (Alliance News) - The annual decline in UK retail footfall eased in February, numbers on Friday showed, though the drop was still steep as the country remained in lockdown. According to the latest British Retail Consortium-Sensormatic monitor, UK retail footfall dropped 74% in February. This was a lesser decline than January's 82% drop, but was the second-worst fall since May. In high streets, footfall dropped 68% year-on-year in February. This was a worse showing than the average three-month decline of 61%. In retail parks, footfall dropped 35% annually in February, compared to the three-month average drop of 29%.