June heatwave keeps shoppers away from the high street in blow to retailers
Air-conditioned shopping centres and retail parks proved more resilient, with visitors down 2.5% and 0.3% respectively on last June
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Scotland was the only nation to experience a rise in overall footfall, up 1.7%, with Northern Ireland , Wales and England seeing declines of 0.9%, 2.3% and 3% respectively. Total UK footfall was down 3.4% year on year last month, with the high street suffering the sharpest 6.2% decline in shopper numbers, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data.
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Scotland was the only nation to experience a rise in overall footfall, up 1.7%, with Northern Ireland , Wales and England seeing declines of 0.9%, 2.3% and 3% respectively.
according to The Independent +1Total UK footfall was down 3.4% year on year last month, with the high street suffering the sharpest 6.2% decline in shopper numbers, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data.
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