Riots across the UK last month “severely impacted” shopper footfall as many consumers stayed away from shops and retail parks during the violent unrest, according to a report. Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic IQ revealed that UK footfall fell 0.4% in August, dropping for the 13th month in a row.
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
00:07Riots across the UK last month severely impacted shopper footfall, as many consumers stayed away from shops and retail parks during the violent unrest, according to a report.
00:20Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium reveal that UK footfall fell by 0.4% in August, dropping the 13th month in a row.
00:30Some cities fared worse than others, with footfall tumbling by 8.1% in Birmingham, while Bristol and Cardiff saw declines of 4.2% and 4.1% respectively.
00:42Footfall also fell 3.6% in Nottingham and was 1.9% down in Liverpool.
00:49An update this morning from the British Retail Consortium shows that riots across the UK did affect footfall last month.
00:57My name is Greg Wright and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.