It's the most wonderful time for a beer! Britons enjoy takeaway pints across UK as shops are crammed amid fears of food shortages caused by ports chaos, but footfall is down 40% on Christmas Eve last year Footfall across all bricks and mortar retail sites in the UK was 40% lower today than on Christmas Eve last year Over Tier 4 areas overall numbers were down by 27% from last week, although Borough Market was thronging Large queues at supermarkets today as shoppers rushed to stock up amid the continuing chaos at Dover