Retailers, along with pubs and restaurants, have enjoyed a 'welcome boost' from the four-day weekend to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, according to two measures of consumer spending
Spending was up 74.2% at pubs, bars and night clubs, while spending on entertainment was up 67.3% and spending on public transport was up 38.8%, the figures showed.BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said:"The public took to the streets for the Jubilee celebrations, with retail footfall enjoying significant improvements over the early parts of the long weekend.
Supermarkets and the pub sector had been among those speaking of their hopes, in advance of the Platinum Jubilee, of strong demand.
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