Retail footfall drops as rail strikes and rain drive decline

High-street

Footfall across all retail destinations declined in July as rail strikes, interest rates and bad weather impacted consumer spending.

Overall footfall across retail destinations slipped by 0.3% from June to July, compared with a 3.7% rise from May to June.

This is the first July since MRI Springboard started publishing its data in 2009 that footfall was lower than in June.

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