The run of buoyant leather goods and footwear sales in the UK came to an abrupt end in August, as the heatwave kept buyers out of the shops.

Of the 8 retail groups selling footwear and leather goods that responded to the Distributive Trades Survey for August, 54% said sales and orders were down compared with the year previous while 43% said they were up.  The balance (i.e. the difference between the two figures) of -11 was in sharp contrast to the previous month’s score of +81.  The scores for April, May and June were +52%, +76% and +75% respectively.  

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