The “summer slump” took a particularly heavy toll on high streets, with footfall across shopping areas falling by 2.9% during the period, up from a 0.9% decline in the same month last year- according to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) monthly footfall tracker for the period from 26 May to 29 June.
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In the six months to the end of June, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed 10 fines worth a total of £319.2m – more than five times the annual total for 2018 of £60.5m.
