{"id":205783,"date":"2026-06-05T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/?p=205783"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:18:23","slug":"footfall-record-sunshine-brc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/footfall-record-sunshine-brc\/","title":{"rendered":"UK footfall hit by record sunshine over May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK footfall was hit by the record sunshine over May, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total UK footfall fell 2.6 per cent year over year (YoY) from 3 to 30 May, BRC-Sensormatic data revealed. However, this was up from 10.7 per cent in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High street footfall decreased by 1.5 per cent YoY in May, up from -9.2 per cent the month prior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail park footfall also declined by 0.5 per cent YoY over May, rising from -9.0 per cent in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, shopping centre footfall dropped by 2.4 per cent YoY in May, up from -10.1 per cent the month before.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"rght-related-articles-middle rght-latest-articles mb-4 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Related Story<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"rght-middle-related-article-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"rght-middle-related-article-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rght-middle-related-article-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/youth-jobs-crisis-staff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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11:53 AM<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Footfall rose by 0.4 per cent YoY in Scotland, while it dropped by 1 per cent in Northern Ireland, 3 per cent in England, and 5 per cent in Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRC CEO Helen Dickinson said: \u201cWhile total UK footfall remained down on last year, it was a significant improvement on April\u2019s double-digit drop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhile the warmer weather initially encouraged more people to the shops, the record-breaking temperatures at the end of the month resulted in a sharp decline in footfall, particularly at shopping centres and retail parks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOnly high streets bucked the trend, as those who were out and about took the opportunity to pop into their local stores.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added: \u201cHouseholds remain anxious about the long-term impact of the Iran conflict and inflation and expect prices to rise over the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBy tackling the inflationary pressures on the horizon, government can help rebuild consumer confidence, ultimately supporting footfall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe first priority must be to address non-commodity charges which are pushing up energy costs to an unsustainable level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe window for government to act is narrowing, and any delay will only harm retailers and their customers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/newsletter-sign-up-retail-gazette?utm_source=Website&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=SignUp\">Click here to sign up to 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