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(From Belfast Telegraph)
Byline: Peter Cardwell and Brendan McDaidnewsdesk@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
FRANTIC last minute Christmas shopping in Belfast and across Northern Ireland today brought to a close a period of bumper festive buying - defying earlier predictions of a gloomy season for retailers.
With shoppers from the Republic travelling north in search of better value, cross-border custom provided an extra boost to businesses.
Buyers were further tempted by early reductions in some stores.