UK retailers given jubilee lift as high street footfall rises

Shoppers on Oxford Street during the celebrations of the platinum jubilee on 3 June 2022. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Four days of jubilee celebrations provided some much-needed respite for Britain’s retailers after a tough May in which cost of living pressures weighed heavily on spending.

There was a sharp increase in consumer footfall on the high streets during the long bank holiday weekend to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).