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Dr Alastair Moore, an independent retail expert, says: “I do have my own shopping bugbears, from middle of the street chattering to battling through the crowds.

“As the research demonstrates, a faster high street could vastly improve the overall shopping experience for British shoppers across the UK.”

Andy Brown, central operations director at Argos, adds: "Shoppers have also told us that speed is critical when simply getting around the high street or town centre, so we want to test consumer reaction to a dedicated pavement fast lane.”

Can't stand slow walkers? Britain gets its first fast lane for pedestrians