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July’s heatwaves kept UK shoppers away from high street

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All 1 reports on Fri, 7 August 2026

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SensormaticBritish Retail ConsortiumUK high streets

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How it spread - 1 original report

  1. Fri, 7 August 2026

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    • The Guardian World05:00first to report

      Visits down 3.8% after 6.2% fall in June, with many choosing to buy online instead, research for retail body finds Shoppers stayed away from UK high streets during last month’s heatwave temperatures , with many choosing to buy online instead as the mercury in some areas rose into the mid-30Cs. Trips to high streets were down by 3.8% year on year in July after a 6.2% fall in June, according to research from the monitoring firm Sensormatic for the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Continue...

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