0 the sound of a person's foot hitting the ground as they walk:
1 the number of people who go into a shop or business in a particular period of time:
Footfall is an important indicator of how successful a company's advertising is at bringing people into its shops.
2 the number of people who go into a shop or business during a particular period of time:
However, the footfall loss is far more difficult to quantify and, undoubtedly, the larger problem in the long run.
They have changed the benefit payments system and reduced the footfall in post offices.
The footfall in the post office will disappear, in other words.
The 8,000-plus betting shops throughout the country help to generate the footfall to support other key shopping outlets in district centres.
They have assured me that that has been a significant success and that the footfall that they required has been achieved.
Even if they are installed there, they will reduce the footfall through the shops, as people withdraw money out of hours.
The major concern is that the important footfall of 15 million people going into sub-post offices every week will diminish.
We seek increased footfall, which is the best way to ensure that as many post offices as possible are viable in the future.
