Glasgow's buzzing night life helped bring more people to the city centre in the evening, particularly in the warm summer weather.
New figures show the number of people out and about in the city
centre between the hours of 6pm and 4am jumped nearly 16% in April
to August this year compared with the same period of soaking wet
2012.
This September there were more than 800,000 clicks on the
electronic counters set up by the council to count footfall at key
city locations.
That compared with under 700,000 in the same month a year
before.
Council bosses seized upon the new numbers as evidence that
Glasgow was more "resilient" to the high street gloom reflected in
Scotland-wide statistics for retail sales and footfall.
In fact, vibrant after-dark figures helped Glasgow's overall
footfall in the Style Mile to edge up, bucking national trends.
Liz Cameron, the former Lord Provost and current member of the
council's ruling executive committee for jobs and the economy, said
the new numbers were "very heartening".
She added: "I especially welcome the dramatic increase in the
night-time figures. The city council and our partners have invested
in a number of initiatives to support and develop the evening
economy and the experience of our fantastic night life."
Source: Evening Times - Footfall boost