Retail Report: Super Summer trade for The Trafford Centre
As the British Retail Consortium announced its new national retail figures this week, The Trafford Centre confirmed that it has enjoyed a bumper summer with record numbers of shoppers.Visitor figures show that August was a record summer month for the Mancunian Centre, with footfall up by 13.5% on last year. This was preceded by a 9.3% rise in July, as compared to the same month last year. Gordon McKinnon, director of operations, said: “It’s been an extremely good summer for trade at The Trafford Centre. The number of people visiting has continued to increase throughout the year and we’re