Liverpool shopper numbers drop
Liverpool businesses reckon the amount of building work going on in the city centre is putting off their customers and costing them trade.
CCTV camera statistics back them - showing a 15% drop in shoppers in October, compared with a year earlier. Over the last quarter, footfall in the city centre has fallen by 3.6%.
Private sector lobby group Downtown Liverpool in Business (DLIB) wants a meeting with the City Council over the issue.
Chairman Frank McKenna said: "There's no point in the council saying to the retail sector that everyone will benefit from a brighter, easier access to the city centre in a few years' time.
"Many of our members are worried whether they will even be here in a few years' time."
