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Birth of a Titan
It's official; we're inside the 150 days until Westfield Stratford City opens. As the largest urban shopping centre in Europe, on the doorstep of the Olympics and featuring a state-of-the-art, 3D, 14-screen cinema and a 65,000 sq ft casino on top of hundreds of retail and dining brands there is a lot to live up to. We revisit the project ahead of its opening on September 13th.
11 May 2011East Meets Westfield
As Europe's largest urban shopping centre prepares to open to the public this autumn, we take a glance at one of the most anticipated retail projects in recent times - Westfield Stratford City.
01 March 2011Destination Retail - shopping centres
Despite all the worries about the fate of the economy and the retail industry as a whole, there's an awful lot of money being ploughed into creating, acquiring or updating major shopping centres around the UK. As Hammerson's recent trading figures indicated, as a format for generating footfall even in these austere times it would appear that destination retailing proves there is safety in numbers.
01 March 2011Westfield - Welcome to the White City
It's already been hailed by its supporters as the retail event of the decade and reviled by its critics the "death of the city high street". But now that it has finally opened, the big question on everyone's lips is: "Can Westfield live up to its own hype?" Elizabeth Troake was on the scene prior to its opening weekend.
15 November 2008Highcross Leicester – the heart of the City
At the centre of a city-wide £3 billion regeneration scheme stands Highcross Leicester - the latest in a series of new high-profile retail destinations to open in the UK. But this is more than a new commercial venture - Highcross will be the heart of a city re-invented. Suzanne Tosh and Robert Collins take a look at this highly anticipated project.
01 September 2008Westfield – retail’s chance to show off
When the immense Westfield London shopping centre opens its doors this autumn, customers will find it packed with sparkling new concept and flagship stores...just so long as retailers can find the staff in time. Calum MacLeod takes another look inside the £1.6 billion retail revolutionary.
01 August 2008Cabot’s Circus – High wire act?
Cabot Circus is the biggest city-centre regeneration project Bristol has seen since the 1950s. But is this £500 million investment enough to propel the city into the limelight as a top retail destination for the UK and, with the current state of the retail industry, is it the right time and place? Elizabeth Troake finds out.
01 July 2008White City – believe the hype
Phrases such as "a new retail icon" and "set to change the face of retail in the UK" have been bandied about by the developers of Westfield London - the huge new retail and leisure complex set to open in London's White City this autumn. So is this confidence justified, and what have the capital's shoppers got in store for them? Calum MacLeod investigates.
14 June 2008Fear and hoping on Regent Street
Ever since the first whisperings that Gap was going to launch its Banana Republic brand in the UK there has been tremendous speculation about its likely fit into our fashion firmament. A couple of months into its British tenure, Banana Republic devotee Suzanne Tosh shares some lurking doubts.
17 May 2008Liverpool One – the one and only
The year 2008 will see the completion of several major retail projects across the UK. The first of these to open will be Grosvenor's Liverpool ONE shopping development. Due to open at the end of May, it is certain to change the face of retail in Liverpool irrevocably. Elizabeth Troake takes a look at this highly anticipated project.
01 April 2008