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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/shops-packed-in-lastminute-rush.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Christmas shoppers have been out in force in Leeds" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-shops-packed-in-lastminute-rush.jpg" alt="Christmas shoppers have been out in force in Leeds"/></a></p>
<p>Shopping centres across the country are packed with last-minute Christmas shoppers, with predictions that today will be the busiest shopping day of the year.</p>
<p>With many forced to delay shopping trips due to snow &#8211; and with a VAT hike looming &#8211; some stores have extended their opening hours and experts believe today could be a record-breaker for retailers.</p>
<p>The giant Meadowhall shopping centre near Sheffield reported packed car parks and stores as up to 130,000 people turned up.</p>
<p>Centre director Darren Pearce said it had been a bumper day so far, although exact footfall figures would not be available until later.</p>
<p>Mr Pearce said: &#8220;I would say there will have been about 120,000 to 130,000 people here. There&#8217;s been a lot of families getting last bits &#8211; all sorts of people, really. It&#8217;s gone very well.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said the centre&#8217;s decision to open until midnight over the last fortnight had been a success. The centre decided to stay open even later following a week in which terrible weather forced it to close on one day earlier this month.</p>
<p>Shoppers in Newcastle have been making the most of a brief respite in the snow to continue spending.</p>
<p>Phil Steele, general manager of the city&#8217;s Eldon Square shopping centre, said: &#8220;It is very busy. It snowed first thing this morning and all last night but by 9am all the car parks were packed and had queues outside.&#8221;</p>
<p>Shoppers were also out in force at the McArthurGlen designer retail outlet centre off the M4 in Bridgend, South Wales.</p>
<p>Bosses at the shopping village, which is home to 90 separate retail outlets, said business is brisk and shoppers &#8220;are certainly making up for it&#8221; after being kept away from the shops by snow last week.</p>
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