UK sees fall in number of shoppers

Britain's battered retail sector saw a fall in the number of shoppers last month despite a last-minute surge in the week before Christmas, figures have revealed.

Shopper numbers dropped by 1.2% across the UK compared with December 2011 as consumers continued to rein in their spending, according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC)/Springboard footfall monitor.
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