“A relief & surprise” after better-than-expected dip in January footfall

// January footfall in non-food stores dips 0.5% against the same month of last year
// This follows a sharp drop in December, according to data from Ipsos Retail Performance
// Original forecast for January was a fall of 1.9%The UK retail industry breathed a sigh of relief as new footfall figures for January indicate that the year-on-year decline is no where near as bad as originally feared.
According to the latest Retail Traffic Index (RTI) from Ipsos Retail Performance, footfall in non-food s