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Article: IN-HOUSE INTERVIEW: Talking shop.(Interview)
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- The Lawyer
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- March 16, 2009
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As corporate counsel at retail centre operator Westfield Shoppingtowns, Leon Shelley remains optimistic about the sector's future. Tom Phillips reports
For those who worship shopping, Westfield in London's Shepherd's Bush is a cathedral. Opened in October last year, it is the largest shopping centre in Europe, home to some 49 acres of shops from luxury boutiques such as Tiffany & Co, Louis Vuitton and De Beers to high-street brands such as Marks & Spencer and Topshop, and with dozens of restaurants dotted around the site.
It cost around #1.7bn to build and even included a new underground station to bring the hordes of shoppers direct to the door.