Shops offer grottos and wine to combat 'drab' December - BBC

1. Shops offer grottos and wine to combat 'drab' December  BBC
2. ‘Drab December’ caps another year of declining footfall on UK high street  The Guardian
3. Retailers eyeing grim year as Christmas fails to deliver - analysts  Proactive Investors UK
4. FTSE 100 LIVE: Markets lower as data shows UK retail footfall declines 2.2% in December  Yahoo Finance UK
5. No Christmas joy for Belfast as shops suffer decline in footfall  Belfast Telegraph