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Bungling thieves who attempted to raid an upmarket clothes shop were left red-faced after smashing their way into the wrong shop - a travel agents.

It is thought the group planned to reverse a stolen car into Garment Quarter, which stock lines from both Victoria Beckham and Vivienne Westwood.

But the ram-raiders in Bristol got their bearings wrong and instead smashed their car through the window of the travel agent, Kuoni, next door.

Undeterred the raiders eventually careered in to the right shop and made off with £20,000 worth of designer goods.

In the CCTV footage, a car is seen reversing into one shop before pulling forward and repositioning the vehicle after realising their blunder.

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Staff at Kuoni said nothing was taken from their shop and that the burglars had made a mistake reversing into their store.

Derek Jones, Kuoni managing director, said: "It's a case of the thieves who should have gone to Specsavers as they reversed into the wrong shop.

"Thankfully nobody was hurt and nothing was taken from the store so we'll be back up and running and open for business as soon as soon the police have finished their investigations."

The raid, which left both shops fronts completely smashed, happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the city centre.

Avon and Somerset Police are looking for three men who are though to have carried out the burglary in Cabot Circus shopping centre, Bristol.

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They said a white Jaguar car, thought to be stolen, was reversed into the shop fronts at around 2am, leaving shattered glass across the street.

Three men got out of the car and went into the clothes store, taking more than £20,000 worth of goods, including clothes, handbags and accessories.

Garment Quarter sells items from luxury designers and one-off pieces straight from the catwalk. Started in Bristol in 2010, it has since opened a franchise in Cardiff.

Michael Barker, marketing manager for Garment Quarter, said staff were shocked at the damage.

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He said: "We have been here for about five years, and nothing like this has happened before. We want to make sure the store is clean and tidy before we reopened.

"At the moment, we are not sure how much was taken because we haven't done a stock take, but it looks to be about £20,000 worth.

"It really is heart wrenching when something like this happens. This is our first store, and it's like our baby. It is not like we have the backing of a huge national chain.

"It's gutting when something you have worked so hard on is just destroyed like that."

Jason Strange, general manager at Cabot Circus, said: "Police were immediately called to site. We have provided the police with CCTV footage to help further their line of enquiry."