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Footfall down again in May, but not as sharply

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UK retail footfall fell in May compared with the same month last year, but the annual drop was less than in April, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and data analyst Sensormatic. The latest BRC-Sensormatic IQ data indicates that total UK footfall…

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