Upbeat economic data suggest that consumers have been flocking back to the shops since the reopening of non-essential retail in April. But this is probably not enough to turn around the fortunes of a troubled sector yet. After all, the strong bounce in demand that we expect over the rest of the year will benefit physical shops proportionately less, while the sector also faces a backlog of rental arrears.
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