About 100,000 people went through the doors on Saturday
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The biggest shopping centre in Leicester has reported its busiest day since it reopened in September.
A total of �350m was spent on a major extension at the Highcross Leicester centre, previously called The Shires.
Managers at the centre said shoppers had spent an average of �111 a second during one two-hour period on Saturday.
More than 530,000 people visited the centre in the week ending on 20 December, with 105,000 people coming to the centre on Saturday.
Michael Holland, of Highcross Leicester, said: "There is an element of customers becoming savvy and understanding that if they wait - retailers will go into sales and promotions.
"But in addition to that, we are still fighting against the current economic climate which has slowed things down across the UK."
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