Rainy November adds to high street gloom as shopper numbers fall

Drop of 4.3% compared with same month last year is twice the decline rate at retail parks

Heavy rain heaped more pressure on UK shopkeepers in November, with high street retailers hit hardest by declining shopper numbers.

The number of visitors to high streets fell by 4.3% in November compared with the same month last year, twice the rate of decline of retail parks, which fell by 1.8%, according to new figures from Springboard, a data company.

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