{
  "id": 3694990,
  "title": "Retail sales melt away hitting jobs and investment - as survey reveals it's too hot to shop if temperatures top 25C",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/retail-sales-melt-away-hitting-jobs-and-investment-as-survey-reveals",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:58:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16083571/Retail-sales-melt-away-hitting-jobs-investment-survey-reveals-hot-shop-temperatures-25C.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Shoppers have been shunning Britain's sweltering high streets according to new industry figures to show evidence of weak consumer demand.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}