Footfall

/ˈfʊtfɔl/ noun

Definition

The sound or impact made when a foot touches the ground while walking; also, the number of pedestrians visiting a location.

Etymology

From 'foot' + 'fall' (the action of touching down), an Old English compound describing the physical moment a foot contacts earth.

Kelly Says

Retail companies obsess over 'footfall' metrics because they discovered that human movement patterns reveal shopping behavior better than surveys—our feet vote before our minds decide.

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