High street spending dips in UK after two months of expansion

Rise in hotels and restaurants is more than offset by falls elsewhere, says Visa

Spending in the shops fell in July according to Visa, in another blow for Britain's struggling high streets.

The credit card company, which accounts for 1 in every 3 spent in the UK, said that despite hopes that the heatwave could lift retailers, spending was down 0.9% in July compared with the same month a year ago.

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