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Retail footfall drops 'more than expected' in August

Retail footfall in the UK dropped more than expected in August, falling -9.8 percent against August 2018 after a promising recovery in recent months. According to Ipsos Retail Performance’s Retail Traffic Index, the deficit was the worst since last July 2018. Against July, average weekly footfall in the month was down 5.4 percent. London and the...

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UK footfall drops year-on-year in July

Shopper numbers fell by 3.8 percent year-on-year in July, a slight improvement on the 3.9 percent deficit in June. According to Retail Traffic Index figures from Ipsos Retail Performance, hot weather during the first week of school holidays hit footfall hard, with shopper numbers in the last week of July - typically the busiest week of the...