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Westfield Stratford City

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Westfield Stratford City
Westfield Stratford City logo
Map
LocationStratford,London,England, United Kingdom
Opening date13 September 2011;13 years ago(2011-09-13)[1]
ManagementUnibail-Rodamco-Westfield
OwnerUnibail-Rodamco-Westfield(50%)
ABP Pension Fund(25%)
CPP Investment Board(25%)[2]
No. of stores and services350
No. ofanchor tenants3 (Marks & Spencer,John Lewis&Waitrose)
Total retail floor area175,000 square metres (1,880,000 sq ft)[3]
No. of floors3 (some shops have extra floors)
Parking5,000[4]
Public transit accessLondon UndergroundLondon OvergroundElizabeth lineDocklands Light RailwayNational RailStratford
Docklands Light RailwayNational RailStratford International
Websitewestfield /stratfordcity
Interior of Westfield Stratford City, viewed from the 2nd floor
Construction in June 2011 at ground level
Aerial view of June 2011 construction

Westfield Stratford City[5]is a shopping centre inStratford, East London,which opened on 13 September 2011.[6][7]With a total retail floor area of 1,910,000 square feet (177,000 m2),[3]it is the largest urban shopping centre in the UK by land area and the4th-largest shopping centre in the UKbyretail space,behindWestfield London(White City), theMetroCentre,and theTrafford Centre. [8][9][10]

Originally fully owned by theWestfield Group,in November 2010ABP Pension FundandCPP Investment Boardeach purchased a 25% shareholding, with Westfield retaining 50%.[11]Westfield's holding is now owned byUnibail-Rodamco-Westfieldfollowing Unibail-Rodamco's acquisition of Westfield Corporation in 2018.

Westfield Stratford City is adjacent to theLondon Olympic Park,Stratford Cross,East Village,Stratford RegionalandStratford Internationalstations. The shopping centre is part of a large multi-purpose development project calledStratford City.It is promoted as contributing significantly to the local economy, with the creation of up to 10,000 permanent jobs including 2,001 going to local people.[5]However, there are counter-reports of significant harm to other local businesses due to the preponderance of chain stores.[12]

The site was formerly occupied byStratford WorksandLocomotive Depot.

Retail area

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The shopping centre is anchored by a 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2)John Lewisdepartment store, a 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2)Waitrosesupermarket, a 136,000 sq ft (12,600 m2)Marks & Spencerdepartment store, a 24-hour casino (Aspers) and a 20 screen all-digitalVuecinema.[13]The shopping centre also has a 267-roomPremier Innhotel,[14]aHoliday Innwith 350 rooms[5][15]and Staybridge Suites. The shopping centre has approximately 280 stores and 70 restaurants.[16][17]

Transport

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To the south of the site liesStratford stationwhich is served byLondon Underground'sCentralandJubileelines,Greater Anglia,Elizabeth line,London Overground,Docklands Light Railway,and a number ofc2cservices. To the north liesStratford International station,which is served bySoutheastern High Speedand Docklands Light Railway services.

Stratford bus stationandStratford City bus stationare served by numerousLondon Busesroutes[18][19]andNational ExpressandTerravisionlong-distance services.

According to Westfield, while the site supports a 5,000 space car park, 80% of the shoppers arrive at the centre on public transport.[4]

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In 13 September 2011,Nicole Scherzingermarked the opening of Westfield Stratford City with a performance.[20]

In January 2012,The X FactorsingerOlly Mursfilmed a music video for his single "Oh My Goodness"at Westfield Stratford City.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Westfield Group Press Release".Westfield UK.Retrieved14 September2011.
  2. ^"Westfield Group to Sell 50% Interest in Retail Component of Stratford City for £871.5 Million".CPP Investment Board.Retrieved27 August2012.
  3. ^ab"Westfield Group Property Portfolio: Stratford City Overview".Westfield UK. Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2011.Retrieved14 September2011.
  4. ^ab"Games gloom: Car park closure 'devastating'".The Guardian.23 June 2012.
  5. ^abc"Press Toolkit".uk.westfield.Retrieved7 September2011.
  6. ^"Launch date announced for Mega Mall".thisisLondon.Retrieved7 September2011.
  7. ^"Westfield Stratford City: Opening date".uk.westfield.Retrieved16 April2011.
  8. ^"Olympic shopping centre is opened".BBC News.13 September 2011.Retrieved9 April2018.
  9. ^"£20m spent in first week at Westfield Stratford City - News".London24. 21 September 2011.Retrieved4 November2013.
  10. ^Barrett, Claer; Felsted, Andrea (13 September 2011)."Europe's biggest shopping centre opens".Financial Times.Archivedfrom the original on 11 December 2022.Retrieved9 April2018.
  11. ^Spybey, Kat (22 November 2010)."Westfield sells 50% of Stratford City for 872m to APG and CPPIB".Property Week.
  12. ^"New Olympic Westfield leaves local traders fighting for survival - Business - London Evening Standard".Standard.co.uk. 3 January 2012.Retrieved4 November2013.
  13. ^"Westfield Stratford City Cinema".uk.westfield.Retrieved18 March2020.
  14. ^"Premier Inn News Release".Premier Inn.
  15. ^"Masterplan".uk.westfield.Retrieved7 September2011.
  16. ^"What's here".westfieldstratfordcity2011.Retrieved7 September2011.
  17. ^"Westfield Stratford City Sign Inditex Trio".uk.westfield.Retrieved7 September2011.
  18. ^"Buses from Stratford"(PDF).Transport for London. February 2009.Retrieved27 May2009.
  19. ^"Night buses from Stratford"(PDF).Transport for London. 2009.Retrieved27 May2009.
  20. ^"Westfield Stratford opening".Newham recorder. 13 September 2011.Retrieved28 April2019.
  21. ^"Olly Murs Shoots New Music Video At Westfield Stratford".Capital FM. 17 January 2012.Retrieved4 November2013.
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