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WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY is a £1.45 billion development comprising 1.9 million sq ft of retail and leisure as well as 1.1 million sq ft of office space, three hotels and homes.  Opening 13 September 2011, Westfield Stratford City is located adjacent to the Olympic Park and will form the prestigious gateway to the Olympic Games in 2012. 

Westfield Stratford City will be home to around 300 shops, 70 food and beverage offers and will be anchored by a John Lewis department store, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and a 17-screen, all-digital, state-of-the-art Vue cinema.  As the next generation of retail development, Westfield Stratford City will create a city within a city.

ESSENTIALS

*  £1.45 billion project in East London at the gateway to the Olympic Park

*  1.9 million sq ft retail and leisure - the largest urban shopping centre in Europe

*  300 shops and over 50 places to dine

*  Westfield's most compelling leisure offer to date including 'round the clock lifestyle and entertainment choices:  17-screen, all-digital, 3D state-of-the-art Vue cinema; UK's largest casino - Aspers Westfield Stratford City; 14-lane All Star Lanes bowling alley; hotels including 4-star flagship Holiday Inn, executive Staybridge Suites and Premier Inn - 617 rooms in total; 50 cafes and restaurants including UK's first fresh food market in a shopping centre - The Great Eastern Market

*  1.1 million sq ft office space including 130,000 sq ft Stratford Place available before the Olympics (space available from 20,000 sq ft upwards)

*  Major anchors ALL FITTING OUT NOW:  John Lewis (240,000 sq ft); Waitrose (32,000 sq ft); Marks & Spencer (200,000 sq ft)

*  300 fashion, food and lifestyle brands including:  Forever 21, H&M, Esprit, Next, Topshop, River Island, Primark, Boots, WH Smith, Monsoon

*  50 places to dine including:  Wagamama, GBK, Strada, Pizza Express, Nandos, Jom Makan, Las Iguanas, TGI Friday, Giraffe

*  25,000 construction jobs, 18,000 permanent jobs when scheme is fully built out

*  8,500 jobs provided by retail element (2,000 of which provided by the on-site Retail Academy)

*  5,000 car parking spaces

*  4 million people within 45 minutes; £3.24 billion available weighted spend

MASTERPLAN

*  700 acre development site comprising Stratford City and London's Olympic Park: 2.9 million sq ft retail and leisure space; 6.6 million sq ft office district; 1.3 million sq ft hotel space; 16,400 new homes; 180,000 sq ft community facilities

OLYMPIC CONTEXT

*  70% of visitors to the Games will pass through WSC

*  10 million people will visit the Olympics including:  20,000 journalists, 10,500 athletes, 5,000 sponsors, 70,000 volunteers, 9.7 million ticketed spectators

*  4 billion TV audience 

CATCHMENT

*  4.1 million resident population with £3.24 billion weighted spend

*  42.4% classified in the two most affluent ACORN groups, Wealthy Achievers and Urban Prosperity

*  33% profiled in the 25-44 age group (versus 27.6% UK average)

*  £15,025 average household spend per annum (total catchment) with average spend in Primary trade area of £15,319

*  58% of the total trade area population is profiled in the ABC1 social category



For more information, please contact:
Laura Passam
Corporate Affairs Executive
+44 (0)20 7061 1861
MediaStratfordCity@westfield-uk.com