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| Location | Stratford,London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Opening date | 13 September 2011; 14 years ago (2011-09-13)[1] |
| Management | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield |
| Owner | Dory co. (50%) ABP Pension Fund (25%) CPP Investment Board (25%)[2] |
| Stores and services | 350 |
| Anchor tenants | 3 (Marks & Spencer,John Lewis &Waitrose) |
| Floor area | 175,000 square metres (1,880,000 sq ft)[3] |
| Floors | 3 (some shops have extra floors) |
| Parking | 5,000[4] |
| Public transit |      StratfordStratford International |
| Website | westfield.com/stratfordcity |
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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 UK byretail space, behindWestfield London (White City), theMetroCentre, and theTrafford Centre.[8][9][10]
Originally fully owned by theWestfield Group, in November 2010ABP Pension Fund andCPP Investment Board each purchased a 25% shareholding, with Westfield retaining 50%.[11] Westfield's holding is now owned byUnibail-Rodamco-Westfield following Unibail-Rodamco's acquisition of Westfield Corporation in 2018.
Westfield Stratford City is adjacent to theLondon Olympic Park,Stratford Cross,East Village,Stratford station andStratford International station. The shopping centre is part of a large multi-purpose development project calledStratford City. It was 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 Works andLocomotive Depot.
The shopping centre is anchored by a 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2)John Lewis department store, a 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2)Waitrose supermarket, a 136,000 sq ft (12,600 m2)Marks & Spencer department store, a 24-hour casino (Aspers) and a 20 screen all-digitalVue cinema.[13] The shopping centre also has a 267-roomPremier Inn hotel,[14] aHoliday Inn with 350 rooms[5][15] and Staybridge Suites.The shopping centre has approximately 280 stores and 70 restaurants.[16][17]
To the south of the site lies Stratford station which is served byLondon Underground'sCentral andJubilee lines,Greater Anglia,Elizabeth line,London Overground,Docklands Light Railway, and a number ofc2c services. To the north liesStratford International station, which is served bySoutheastern High Speed and Docklands Light Railway services.
Stratford bus station andStratford City bus station are served by numerousLondon Buses routes[18][19] andNational Express and Terravision long-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]
In 13 September 2011,Nicole Scherzinger marked the opening of Westfield Stratford City with a performance.[20]
In January 2012,The X Factor singerOlly Murs filmed a music video for his single "Oh My Goodness" at Westfield Stratford City.[21]
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