customer traffic; flow of customers; patronage
Refers to the volume or movement of customers visiting a business, often used when discussing sales, events, or economic conditions.
Customer traffic increases at every store at the end of the year.
When the weather is bad, shoppers stay away from the shopping street.
Thanks to the new menu, customer traffic increased.
Due to the recession, customer traffic has been slowing down.
Since the price increase, customers have been staying away.
They are trying to win back customer traffic with a new campaign.