Westfield London centres 'buck wider industry trend'

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield reports a strong start to the summer with almost eight million visitors since the beginning of July.

This follows a 6.4% year-on-year uplift in footfall for the first six months of the year, with 39.72 million visitors across its Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City centres. Sales across both were up 7.1% in the first half of 2019.

“Following a record 81.8 million visitors in 2018 across our London destinations, Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City have continued to buck the wider industry trend,” says Myf Ryan, CMO Europe and Group Director of Brand and Strategic Marketing at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. “People are looking to come together to enjoy the best in retail, dining, entertainment and unique events.”

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