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Launch date announced for mega-mall near Olympic park

15.04.11
Europe's biggest urban shopping mall opens in London on September 13, it was revealed... more

Shepherd's Bush shoppers help to revive Westfield

16.02.11
A stellar performance from the Westfield London centre helps the world's biggest shopping-mall owner move back into the black after two years of losses... more

Big stores get the keys as new Westfield is set to open in September

01.02.11
Construction of the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre is set to be completed on time next month with about 80 per cent of the space already let to retailers and restaurants... more

Inside Stratford's mega mall

15.12.10
The shell of the mammoth new Westfield shopping centre at the Olympic site is now complete, though still nine months off opening. Our critic takes the first look — and it’s spectacular ... more

You can almost touch St Paul's from a table at Jamie Oliver's new restaurant

17.09.10
The last time Londoners had views of St Paul's this good the City was still clearing up after the Luftwaffe... more

Surprise retail sales surge lifts recovery hopes

19.08.10
The high street avoids a World Cup as retail sales volumes jump 1.1% for last month... more

Westfield tourists the key as sales leap 17% amid gloom

18.08.10
Westfield London shopping mall defies economic gloom in first half of the year with sales up almost 17 per cent on the same period last year... more

The Dispossessed: Westfield's £50,000 gift to our appeal

10.08.10
Retail giant Westfield and West End theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh today put the £1million Dispossessed fund within sight of its target... more

These aren’t the Olympics, these are the M&S Olympics

30.07.10
As the world knows, the Olympic Games start in July 2012. But 70% of the visitors will pass through a shopping centre which opens in October or November 2011... more

Westfield goes east in search of inspiration for vast new mall

11.03.10
Vast shopping centre next to the Olympic site will be inspired by the east London spirit of 'Spitalfields and Brick Lane', its developers promise... more

‘Ghost town’ fears as one in eight London shops lies empty

11.02.10
One London shop in eight is now boarded up amid warnings that some high streets will never recover from the recession ... more

Kylie's hotpants designer gets London Fashion Week show

08.09.09
His most famous outfits have included tiny gold hotpants and a slinky white catsuit. Now Kylie Minogue's creative director William Baker is to hold his first catwalk show for London Fashion Week... more

Westfield’s sales up by 5% in London

26.08.09
The bosses at Westfield’s glittering new shopping centre in White City today said they were cautiously optimistic that conditions in recession-hit London are stabilising... more

Westfield to sell new shares to raise £1bn

03.02.09
Property: Shopping centre giant Westfield, owner of London's luxury White City complex, has unveiled a share sale plan to pay down debt as global property prices plummet... more

Best restaurants for credit crunch munch

08.01.09
Even restaurants are slashing their prices in the January sales. Here are a pick of the best.... more

Westfield sees earnings up 5.5%

12.11.08
Retail: Shopping centres operator Westfield said it expects earnings to grow 5.5% this year despite weakening retail sales... more

Thick-skinned bankers from a different planet

10.11.08
In their arrogant, uncomprehending, uncompromising way, the banks have achieved more than any amount of angry placard-bearers and youthful spray-painters down the years... more

Westfield fails to dent West End… for now

05.11.08
How is the new £1.6 billion Shepherd’s Bush shopping centre Westfield London faring?... more

Has Tesco discounted the dangers of hubris?

03.11.08
Whenever recently I’ve talked to the bosses of the big British supermarkets, the conversation has turned to Aldi and Lidl. ... more

Did Westfield pass the opening day challenge?

31.10.08
As Europe’s biggest shopping mall is opened by the Mayor in west London, we send five of our specialist writers to join the masses to discover what kind of retail experience it has to offer... more

Spend, spend, spend says Boris as Westfield opens

30.10.08
Boris Johnson has called on Londoners to spend, spend, spend to lift the capital's troubled economy out of recession... more

All-night rush to get huge mall ready to open

30.10.08
Thousands of workers battled against the clock to get the Westfield London shopping centre ready for launch ... more

Huge crowds expected as London's biggest mall opens

29.10.08
Thousands of shoppers are expected to descend on Shepherd's Bush to take advantage of bargains at London's biggest shopping centre... more

Will hard cash replace hard hats at London's mega-mall?

29.10.08
Interview: Even if we weren’t entering a recession, Michael Gutman has taken on a huge gamble at Westfield, the vast new £1.7 billion shopping centre in west London... more

Major shops hit by credit crunch

17.10.08
Major high street stores are feeling the impact of the credit crunch, figures show... more

The £20 billion gamble to transform London

15.10.08
They were conceived in the boom times, but some of the ambitious developments set to breathe new life into the capital face huge challenges as recession bites ... more

'Stop thousands of Westfield shoppers jamming our streets'

02.10.08
Visitors to London's new £1.7 billion shopping centre could cause chaos on surrounding roads unless urgent action is taken, council leaders warned... more

Tube lift faces axe as cost hits £100m

17.07.08
Plans for a lift at the newly developed Shepherd's Bush Central line station could be scrapped over fears of escalating costs... more

£1.6bn Westfield centre defies the squeeze as stores pack in

16.07.08
Work on London's biggest shopping centre is stepping up to a peak of activity as opening day approaches... more

Unveiled: Stratford 2011. Major retail complex beside Olympic site

02.07.08
The East End will soon threaten the West End's retail dominance with a vast new shopping complex next to the Olympic Park in Stratford... more


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