# Shopper footfall suffers in record-breaking May temperatures

By Danni Hewson — 2026-06-05

Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell, said: “It seems people were more inclined to sun themselves in the park or head to their nearest beer garden than take to shopping centres and retail parks during May’s record-breaking temperatures.

“The BRC-Sensormatic Footfall Monitor reveals that an initial warm weather boost dissipated rapidly through the course of the month, except in Scotland where temperatures were a little milder.

“The sun may have shone, but UK retailers are under a real cloud thanks to the knock to consumer confidence delivered by the Iran conflict and resulting energy price shock.

“Households are keeping a tight lid on spending as they eye the threat from renewed inflationary pressures and higher borrowing costs, and this is putting real pressure on Britain’s beleaguered shopkeepers.”

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