Evening Standard: Westfield’s £1bn bid to beat Brent Cross's Hammerson for south London mega-mall

"Shopping giant reveals a £1bn bid for its third London mall"

At least it's in an existing town centre
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"Shopping centre giant Westfield today revealed a £1 billion bid to open its latest mega-mall in Croydon.

The company, which already has two major centres in London — at Shepherd’s Bush in the west and Stratford in the east — plans to open its third to dominate the south.

"... Westfield development director John Burton said:

"In Croydon, there are two very determined companies that want to do this scheme. Our approach is very similar to what we have done before. We are trying to emphasise to the council that we are ready, we are capable, and we can write a cheque for £1 billion tomorrow. Who else in London could do that?" [Barclay's LIBOR-rate fraudsters?]