Cooling Temperatures Fail to Boost Retail Footfall

Cooling temperatures fail to boost retail footfall

Britain’s retailers have called for a “lifeline” from the Chancellor John Healey after footfall fell again in August despite cooler temperatures. Total footfall in the UK fell by 1.7 per cent year on year last month, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).  Though shopping traffic fell at a slower rate than July’s [...]

Retail footfall down despite return of shoppers after heatwave

High street footfall was down 3.1% year on year, an improvement on July’s 3.8% decline when shoppers sheltered from the heat at home.

Retail footfall down despite return of shoppers after hot weather

BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said high streets face an uphill battle