英国7月热浪导致购物者大幅减少前往高街购物。根据数据统计，高街访客量同比下降3.8%，整体购物目的地访客量下降2.1%[1]。地区差异明显，伦敦受影响最为严重，访客量下跌5.3%，英格兰平均下降3%；而苏格兰增加2.7%，北爱尔兰增加2.5%，威尔士基本持平[1]。英国零售联合会首席执行官Helen Dickinson表示，"气候变化继续在英国带来越来越极端的温度"[1]。
尽管整体零售环境承压，零售集团Next却逆势而动。该集团在13周内（至8月1日）第三次上调了年度利润指引，受益于晴朗天气和中东及北欧市场的"被压抑需求"释放[1]。集团在线销售和其他品牌销售表现强劲，但实体店销售在酷热天气中仍然受挫[1]。
Extreme temperatures in July discouraged shoppers from visiting UK high streets, with foot traffic declining 3.8% year-on-year, according to retail data [1]. The broader shopping destinations saw a more modest 2.1% drop in visitors during the same period [1]. London experienced the steepest decline at 5.3%, while England's average fell to 3%, though Scotland and Northern Ireland bucked the trend with increases of 2.7% and 2.5% respectively, and Wales remained flat [1].
The sweltering weather created a mixed picture for the retail sector. While physical store sales struggled in the heat, online channels and other brands performed strongly [1]. Retail group Next raised its annual profit guidance for a third time in thirteen weeks ending August 1st, buoyed by robust e-commerce sales and a release of pent-up demand from the Middle East and Nordic markets [1]. Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, emphasized the broader concern, stating that "climate change continues to bring increasingly extreme temperatures to the UK" [1].