Guernsey Press

The few shops that open for cruise passengers do little trade

JUST a handful of shops opened yesterday, leaving nearly 4,000 cruise ship tourists with nothing to do.

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JUST a handful of shops opened yesterday, leaving nearly 4,000 cruise ship tourists with nothing to do.

The vast majority of shops decided against opening on the Sunday, including UK chains such as HMV, New Look, WH Smith, Next, Boots and Monsoon, although the 3,780-passenger Costa Pacifica was off Guernsey.

The mixture of Italian, French and German tourists were left to wander the streets or get a bus out of Town.

However, the shops that did choose to open said they were very quiet.

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