Retailers call for ‘lifeline’ from Healey as cooler weather fails to boost footfall

Britain’s retailers have called for a “lifeline” from the Chancellor John Healey after footfall fell again in August despite cooler temperatures. Total footfall in the UK fell by 1.7 per cent year on year last month, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).  Though shopping traffic fell at a slower rate than July’s…