Shopping centres in Spain have increased their footfall by 4.5% on average at the end of September 2023, compared to the same month last year, according to the monthly index presented by Sensormatic Solutions, a Johnson Controls subsidiary focused on retail solutions. This figure brings the cumulative annual total to an increase of 8.1%. A comparison of the last 12 months, October 2022 to September 2023 versus October 2021 to September 2022, shows a cumulative increase of 7.5%.
On the other hand, in Portugal, figures show that visits to shopping centres grew by 4.2% in September 2023 compared to the same month last year. The cumulative annual figure for this country shows an increase of 8.7%. If the period from October 2022 to September 2023 is analysed in comparison with October 2021 to September 2022, the cumulative increase is 9.7%.
It should be noted that, according to INE data, the general index of the annual variation of the CPI for Spain is at 0.2%, with an annual variation of 3.5%. This period coincides with the return to school, which could have influenced the movement of consumers to shopping centres, although no direct causes can be established.