Nervous return to the high streets in July

// Weekly footfall figures in July up by 12.7% on June but yearly figures down by 53%
// Compulsory face coverings did not deter or encourage shoppers, says Ipsos Retail Performance
// First week of mandatory face coverings dipped weekly footfall levels by 2.8% on w/c July 19The latest footfall figures for non-food stores has shown that shoppers’ return to the high street continues to be “palpable but ponderous”.
According to data released by Ipsos Retail Performance, July