With less than 24 hours to go, Santa’s little helpers will be rushing around making last-minute purchases to be left under the tree Bluewater has been buzzing for weeks with plenty of shoppers picking up something for that special someone. For some, the eleventh-hour trip to the shopping centre in Greenhithe has become as much of a tradition as leaving carrots out for the reindeer. But the choice of shops has changed drastically. Of the 263 shops and restaurants that opened in 2000 just over a quarter of the originals are still there today but many have gone to retail heaven. Many new shops ha…
