Karen Carr, marketing manager of the MetroCentre in Gateshead, one of Britain's biggest malls, says that the number of shoppers is 5% up on this time last year.
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All vehicles will run from the MetroCentre along the Tyne on the dedicated bus priority lanes currently used by the X66 CentreLink buses before heading into Newcastle or Gateshead.
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