客足
Meanings
1
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.
Usage patterns
- 客足が伸びるfor customer traffic to increase
Thanks to the new menu, customer traffic increased.
- 客足が鈍るfor customer traffic to slow down
Due to the recession, customer traffic has been slowing down.
- 客足が遠のくfor customers to stay away
Since the price increase, customers have been staying away.
- 客足を取り戻すto win back customer traffic
They are trying to win back customer traffic with a new campaign.