Westfield Stratford City news and archive

New Balance launches new retail concept in London

Boston-based athletic footwear and apparel brand New Balance has opened a new retail concept at Westfield Stratford City in London designed to target a younger consumer. The London Stratford store is the first of its kind globally with a second store of the same concept set to open in Boston, US, in 2023. The concept has been designed to “put...

Retail

Westfield to host Beauty Edit pop-up

Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City shopping centres are to host a Beauty Edit pop-up this month, allowing visitors to explore the latest beauty trends and sample new products. The pop-up, described as a “one-stop beauty shop,” will run from March 16 to 24 at Westfield London and between March 23 to 24 at Westfield Stratford City. The...

Retail

Westfield offers start-ups shop window space

Shopping centre owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has given six online businesses founded during the pandemic shop window space, as part of its ‘Side Hustle Heroes’ initiative. Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City will host the side hustle start-ups, as part of its strategy to support small business as non-essential retail re-opens,...

Business

Westfield Stratford City opens Covid vaccination centre

Shopping centre Westfield Stratford City has donated space to the NHS to create a large scale vaccination centre in the heart of Newham in London. Set up by the East London NHS Foundation Trust, the vaccination hub will be administering the Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine. It is one of hundreds of nationwide centres set up to deliver the Covid...

RetailFeatured

Westfield reveals what’s next for retail

Shopping centre group Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has unveiled what it predicts will be the biggest retail trends for the next decade in Europe, including that 2025 will be the experience tipping point in retail when more than half of retail space in stores will be dedicated to providing experiences. The ‘Westfield How We Shop: The Next Decade,’...

Retail

JD Sports to open second store in Westfield Stratford

Westfield has confirmed that JD Sports will be expanding its presence within its Stratford City shopping centre, as the sportswear brand takes over the former Topshop unit to open a second store. JD Sports has signed a ten-year lease on the 31,000 square foot unit, as the sportswear brand looks to expand its presence due to “high performance”....

Retail

Westfield has a record Boxing Day

Shoppers flocked to Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City in search of deals on Boxing Day, with footfall up 3.4 percent on last year. Both shopping centres recorded more than 363,000 shoppers on Boxing Day, which marks the busiest ever day on record for Westfield London since it opened its doors in 2008 with over 189,000 customers. Myf...

RetailFeatured

Westfield bucks trend with an increase in visitors over Christmas

Westfield has revealed that 14.1 million shoppers visited its Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City shopping centres over the Christmas period, an overall increase of 1 percent on 2016. The shopping centres experienced three peak trading periods over the festive period, starting with Black Friday, which they state has been transformed...

Retail

Westfield footfall boosted by athletics

Westfield Stratford City has seen a spike in footfall for the start of August, due to the return of athletics to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium, attracting 1.2 million visitors over the past 7 days making it the highest footfall week since the London 2012 Olympics. The shopping centre once again reprised its role as “gateway to the games”...

Retail

In Picture: Missguided's store opening in Bluewater

Missguided has opened its second store in London. Located in Bluewater shopping center in Kent, the store opening follows on from the highly anticipated opening of Missguided's debut flagship store in Westfield Stratford City and sees the retailer expand on its 'On-Air' store concept. The new 16,199 square foot store features Missguided original...

Retail

Quiz opens new digital flagship store in Westfield Stratford City

Fast fashion womenswear retailer Quiz unveiled its newly reopened flagship store in Westfield Stratford City. The refurbished 2,400 square foot unit offers the omnichannel brand’s first ever in-store digital kiosk, as the retailer aims to incorporate a greater digital offering alongside its existing product assortment in store. The new digital...

RetailFeatured

In Picture: Missguided's retail debut in London

Online fashion retailer Missguided has taken it upon itself to make a high-impact debut with the opening of its first brick-and-mortar store. Located in Westfield Stratford City, the flagship store sets out to offer shoppers an unexpected store experience. The store's interior was designed by London-based creative agency Dalziel & Pow, who...