By Laura McGuire The Mall Wood Green owner Capital and Regional has reported a slight uptick in footfall across its shopping centres driven by a rise in customers shopping at discount stores. This morning, the property real estate investment trust (REIT) said in the year to last December the number of people shopping across its estate rose 1.5 per cent to 44.5m visits, representing 86.7 per cent of the equivalent period pre-pandemic. Lawrence Hutchings, chief executive, said he noticed consumers are “increasingly focused on value for money as well as prioritising spend on non-discretionary ite…
