Traffic Free London Shopping
OVER 1 5MILLION SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO CELEBRATE A TRAFFIC FREE VIP DAY IN LONDON S WEST END TODAY Saturday 1 December 2008 Today over 1 5million shoppers are expected to flock to London s West End as Oxford Street and Regent Street went traffic free for Shop West End VIP Day which stands for Very Important Pedestrians Shoppers enjoyed having the streets to themselves making the most of the 1million worth of free entertainment and the incredible offers available throughout the stores By 11am West End retailers were reporting the busiest first hour s Saturday trading witnessed over the last six months The discounts of up to 40 are likely to make history for 2008 and shoppers were taking full advantage with 500 shoppers queuing outside Gap on Oxford Street for the Gap Red Limited Edition Collection One shopper Linda Euston from Hertfordshire said she planned to do all her Christmas shopping by the end of the day and expected to save up to 300 on her Christmas gift bill Shoppers appeared to be defying the crunch with fashions and fashion accessories selling particularly well across many of the 600 shops Male shoppers who are more typically known to defer Christmas shopping until Christmas Eve were also out in force citing the stress free and traffic free streets as the incentive to come in rather than the sales This is the fourth Shop West End VIP Day in previous years the event served to get tills ringing and kick start Christmas trading 2million shoppers are expected to attend throughout the weekend as family focused entertainment will also run throughout Sunday which will not be traffic free Today the roads were traffic free from 10 30am until 6pm transforming the streets into a stage for the incredible entertainment that took place throughout the day
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Location: Oxford Street, London
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