UK shopper numbers down 3.1% last week, hit by rain -Springboard

LONDON (Reuters) - Shopper numbers across Britain fell 3.1 % in the week to June 19 compared with the previous week, dented by widespread rain, researcher Springboard said on Monday.

It said shopper numbers, or footfall, was down 22.8% compared with the same week in 2019, before the pandemic started to disrupt traffic.

(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Michael Holden)