U.K. Retail Visits Up for Sixth Week as Brits Enjoy New Freedom
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Britons are continuing to return to the stores following England’s full loosening of Covid-19 restrictions in July, with data Thursday showing a sixth consecutive rise in weekly footfall.
Visits to shops in the week to Aug. 14 rose 2% compared with the week before, the Office for National Statistics said, citing Springboard data. OpenTable data also show the number of seated diners exceeded pre-pandemic levels by around a third for the week to Aug. 16.