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West End shoppers to blow £150m this weekend

Londoners are expected to spend around £150 million this weekend beginning on 'panic Saturday' as shopping days before Christmas dwindle.

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Crowds fill the capital for 'Panic Saturday' buying

Shoppers have battled crowds across central London in the hunt for late Christmas bargains on a day when £1.2 billion was expected to be spent on Britain's high streets.

Sales on Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street alone was tipped to surpass £150 million during the vast consumer spend, which has been branded "Panic Saturday".

Shoppers looked for Christmas presents under the bright lights of Carnaby Street. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Oxford Street thronged with shoppers on the final weekend before Christmas. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
The heavy footfall - estimated to be up 7.1% in the early hours - meant busy crowds at the capital's Christmas markets, including the South Bank. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

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