June heatwave keeps shoppers away from the high street in blow to retailers

The warm weather kept shoppers away from high streets, figures have shown (Alamy/PA) -

June’s record heatwave brought a blow to retailers as the uncomfortable temperatures kept shoppers away from the high street, figures show.

Total UK footfall was down 3.4% year on year last month, with the high street suffering the sharpest 6.2% decline in shopper numbers, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data.