Face Mask Detection and View Direction
The last few months have been challenging. Businesses have been struggling to find a way to (re)open their doors while at the same time following the rules on social distancing. It has also been a time where technological applications and initiatives have been multiplying in an attempt to control the situation.At PFM we have provided […]
Update on footfall development since coronavirus in the UK
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the UK, we have seen an unprecedented decrease in footfall, which at its worst was almost 93% down on the same day compared to the previous year. On June 15th Shops and Shopping Centres were allowed to open their doors again with restrictions on the number of visitors allowed […]
Shop safely with PFM solutions
Yesterday Boris Johnson announced his plans for all shops to reopen on June 15. If we look at other countries such as the Netherlands and Germany where the visitor numbers do not deviate much from what they normally see in this period, we can expect the same for the UK visitors once the shops reopen. […]
COVID-19 as a bridge between tenant and landlord
Nobody could have imagined that COVID-19 would be the greatest disruptive event for virtually all sectors in our modern economy. An unforeseen effect of this is we are redesigning, improving and changing the way we implement all economic and social connections. Tragically we are losing people, companies are going under and the largest recession in […]
How to manage visitor numbers during lockdown and beyond
The English used to love a good queue. A typical day at Alton Towers for example, 3 hours of driving, 5 hours of patient, silent, queuing…. And then 4 minutes of roller coaster. How times have changed! A good honest English queue has gone from a comfortable national occupation to something to avoid, something to […]
Footfall & door policy, PFM offers the solution
Governments around the world are announcing far-reaching measures to further regulate passer-by and visitor flows during the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore PFM decided to look at how technology might be deployed to assist businesses struggling to trade, but also stay compliant with new rules on social distancing. These measures affect all businesses in different ways and […]
Coronavirus Covid-19 continues to effect footfall in the UK
The UK's total number of coronavirus Covid-19 cases has increased to 798, after another 202 people were diagnosed in the past 24 hours. Since yesterday the official advice is people with mild symptoms such as a cough or high temperature must stay at home for seven days.When looking at the footfall numbers, we continue to […]
The impact of the coronavirus Covid-19 on shopper behaviour in the UK
On January 31st the first patient was diagnosed with coronavirus Covid-19 in the UK. Since then the virus has been the center of all news broadcasting in the UK. There is a run on antibacterial soap and toilet paper seems to have become a luxury item as well. So what exactly is the impact on shopper […]
The Dutch have avoided inner cities since the outbreak of Corona Covid-19
Against all odds, January started very positively for retail in the Netherlands. Even February remained fairly positive despite the stormy weather. And then on February 27, the Corona virus reached the Netherlands. Since then, the virus has been the topic of conversation and reporting every day. There has been a run for antibacterial soap and […]
Welcome Paul Viot to our (int.) UK business consultancy team
We warmly welcome Paul Viot to our (int.) UK business consultancy team. Paul has an in-depth and extensive knowledge of the shopping centre industry and within PFM he will be responsible to further develop the PFM brand amongst our UK clients as well as in the French speaking regions. ‘PFM has a clear ambition to […]
