UK footfall decreased 49.6% year-on-year during the third week of shops reopening in England and NI, compared to a decrease of 53.4% year-on-year for the previous week, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found. Total retail footfall for the week increased 15.3% week-on-week, with high streets and shopping centres showing …
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