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Christie & Co Launch New Buyer Registration Index
Christie & Co Launch New Buyer Registration Index.
About this update from Christie Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 0689U\n Christie Group PLC\n 27 July 2020\n \n \n \n \n 27 July 2020\n \n \n \n Christie Group plc\n \n \n (\"Christie Group\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n \n Christie & Co's new Buyer Registration Index shows a 70% increase in buyer website registrations since the initial easing of lockdown restrictions\n \n \n \n \n Christie Group plc (CTG.L), the leading provider of Professional & Financial Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare & education and retail sectors, is \n pleased to announce that Christie & Co, its specialist provider of agency and advisory \n services, has launched the first edition of a new Buyer Registration Index. The data which is derived from front end buyer activity on Christie & Co's website, provides a real time indicator of new buyer interest in the care, medical, child centric, hotel, hospitality, specialist retail and leisure sectors. For additional context relative to the UK's transition out of the nationwide lockdown, the results \n http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0689U_1-2020-7-24.pdf\n \n are overlaid against vehicle traffic data. \n \n \n \n \n \n Despite the challenges of the last quarter, the Index shows a positive correlation between website derived new buyer activity and vehicle traffic movements. These have grown by 70% and 89%, respectively, since 27th April. \n \n \n \n \n \n With the recent easing of lockdown restrictions across the hotel, hospitality, leisure and non essential retail sectors, we expect this general trajectory of increased activity to be maintained, particularly as banks begin to more actively focus on new lending. \n \n \n \n \n \n The percentage increase in new buyer website registration activity from the 27th April to the 22nd June, by sector, are as follows: \n \n \n \n \n \n · \n Child Centric: 140% \n \n \n · \n Leisure/Development 89% \n \n \n · \n Hotels: 84% \n \n \n · \n Restaurants: 67% \n \n \n · \n Retail: 65% \n \n \n · \n Pubs: 64% \n \n \n · \n Care: 58% \n \n \n · \n Medical: 57% \n \n \n \n \n \n Darren Bond, Global Managing Director of Christie & Co comments, \"Despite the enormous economic and health challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, it is v...