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The icy weather and shortage of buses have been having a knock-on effect for shops and businesses.
At the start of what should be the busiest time of year, the number of shoppers out in Douglas earlier today (Monday) was noticably down.
Manager of the Strand Shopping Centre John Shakespeare says the weather has put some people off:
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