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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Josie Clarke

‘Small but positive’ rise in retail footfall as sunny April encourages shoppers

High street footfall increased by 0.2% on last year, figures suggest (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Retailers have seen a “small but positive” increase in shoppers as the sunniest April on record enticed consumers into stores, figures suggest.

Figures for March and April – which cancel out distortions due to this year’s late Easter – indicate high street footfall increased by 0.2% on last year, while visits to retail parks were up 2.7%, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Sensormatic.

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