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By Amber Murray Figures for retail footfall in the UK fell for a twelfth consecutive month as shoppers opted to spend on holidays and leisure rather than consumer goods. Total footfall decreased by 3.3 per cent in July, down from a fall of 2.3 per cent in June, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium. The fall in footfall was attributed to summer spending on holidays rather than retail, plus the effects of the general election and the lingering cost-of-living crisis. Both retail park footfall and shopping centre footfall fell in July, by 0.8 per cent and 3.9 per cent…

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