{"id":71204,"date":"2023-11-25T19:16:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T19:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montelagocelticfestival.com\/?p=71204"},"modified":"2023-11-25T19:16:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T19:16:50","slug":"crowds-rush-to-the-shops-in-first-big-weekend-of-christmas-shopping-curbing-fears-for-uks-ghost-town-high-streets-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montelagocelticfestival.com\/celebrity\/crowds-rush-to-the-shops-in-first-big-weekend-of-christmas-shopping-curbing-fears-for-uks-ghost-town-high-streets-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowds rush to the shops in first big weekend of Christmas shopping – curbing fears for UK's 'ghost town' high streets | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
THERE were renewed hopes for the high street as the first big weekend of Christmas shopping came around.<\/p>\n
Thousands have been seen packing out the streets in major cities such as Manchester with the festive season fast approaching.<\/p>\n
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Shoppers were seen clutching branded bags and making their way to and from their favourite stores on a chilly Saturday.<\/p>\n
Others appeared keen to nab a bargain or get their Christmas shopping done early.<\/p>\n
The numbers flocking to the high street could spark hopes that retailers will recover amid worrying tales of "ghost towns" up and down the UK.<\/p>\n
Reports of shuttered shops and eerily quiet streets have made for grim reading in the past year.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>SHUTTING UP SHOP <\/span><\/p>\nShoppers complain as supermarket with 2,500 stores to close location<\/h3>\n