[quote quote=135459]What utter nonsense. There is no upward trend whatsoever. There is a variation during this year i.e. my initial post.
Any increase on a weekly basis would be seasonal.
There is no upward trend.
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Any upward trend detected is gleaned by comparing the year by year figures. Obviously foot-flow through any year will have seasonal patterns and weather related patterns. Shoppers are always put off by any weather extreme. Where are you actually sourcing your “authoritative” alternative to Springboard stats?