London Fashion Week lifts footfall and sales in the city centre

RIXO Goddess Of The Nile AW assortment, courtesy of RIXO

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ondon Style Week helped increase shopper numbers within the metropolis centre, figures recommend, with footfall up 17.8% on one among its 5 days.

Many vogue followers who went to the occasion, which ended on Tuesday, additionally visited upmarket shops, pushing up revenues for various retailers.

Analytics group MRI Springboard stated footfall in central London on LFW days rose by a median 7.3% on the identical days the week earlier than, in contrast with a 1.2% rise throughout all UK excessive streets. Saturday noticed the biggest leap within the capital, up 17.8% on the identical day per week earlier.

Womenswear model Rixo noticed weekend gross sales at its three central London branches rise 22% in contrast with the earlier weekend.

Orlagh McCloskey, co-founder at Rixo, which has simply launched its “Goddess of the Nile” assortment, stated their retailers “had an important buzz” and have been actually busy over LFW.

Weekend gross sales at lab grown diamond jewelry firm Kimaï’s Marylebone retailer have been up about 30%.

Diane Wehrle, MRI Springboard insights director, stated London Style Week “could effectively have had a constructive influence on footfall”.