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Shops rush to beat the festive blues

Christmas shopping: It is mid-November and long before the traditional Yuletide rush had set tills jingling, the Christmas crackers are already half price.

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CATHERINE FEGAN

It is mid-November and long before the traditional Yuletide rush had set tills jingling, the Christmas crackers are already half price.