July heatwave keeps shoppers at home in blow for high street
Shopping centre footfall was also down, by 1.4% year-on-year, although this was up from June’s drop of 2.5%.
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Shopping centre footfall was also down, by 1.4% year-on-year, although this was up from June’s drop of 2.5%. Total UK footfall was down 2.1% on a year earlier, but an improvement on the 3.4% drop seen in June, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data. Overall footfall in London fell 5.3% (Yui Mok/PA) PA Wire England recorded the weakest performance of any UK nation with an overall footfall drop of 3%, with London down 5.3%, highlighting the continued challenges facing larger urban centres during periods of extreme heat, Sensormatic said.
Furthermore, British farmers, meanwhile, are facing a "completely brutal" year, with analysis suggesting the 2026 harvest could be the worst on record due to extreme summer weather .
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Shopping centre footfall was also down, by 1.4% year-on-year, although this was up from June’s drop of 2.5%.
reliability low1/2 sourcesTotal UK footfall was down 2.1% on a year earlier, but an improvement on the 3.4% drop seen in June, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOverall footfall in London fell 5.3% (Yui Mok/PA) PA Wire England recorded the weakest performance of any UK nation with an overall footfall drop of 3%, with London down 5.3%, highlighting the continued challenges facing larger urban centres during periods of extreme heat, Sensormatic said.
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British farmers, meanwhile, are facing a "completely brutal" year, with analysis suggesting the 2026 harvest could be the worst on record due to extreme summer weather .
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