[Ads-l] footfall

[James Landau]

a meaning I have not encountered before.  Is it a Briticism?
from an AP report  Associated Press | October 4, 2020 at 12:09 PM EDT - Updated October 5 at 5:15 AM
https://www.nbc29.com/2020/10/04/cineworld-may-close-us-uk-theaters-after-bond-film-delay/

<begin quote><snip>Philippa Childs, head of the entertainment workers' union BECTU.British movie theaters began to reopen in July, but Childs said “the stark reality is that without new releases it is unlikely that footfall will increase to a level that makes opening financially viable.”<end quote>James Landau
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