Shopping marathon in store at Olympics
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gleaming">gleaming</span> <span word="Westfield">Westfield</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>: <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>?</p><p><span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> 250 <span word="shops">shops</span>, 70 <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, 14 <span word="bowling">bowling</span> <span word="lanes">lanes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> 24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="casino">casino</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="away">away</span>?</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="so">so</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Burton">Burton</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="director">director</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="joking">joking</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="placement">placement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> $2.75 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> -<span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> - <span word="means">means</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="gymnastics">gymnastics</span>, <span word="swimming">swimming</span>, <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="track">track</span>.</p><p><span word="Sheer">Sheer</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="genius">genius</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="diabolical">diabolical</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>.</p><p><span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="bonanza">bonanza</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="clearing">clearing</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Westfield">Westfield</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rake">rake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="millions">millions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="soaking">soaking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>," <span word="Burton">Burton</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gigantic">gigantic</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="company">company</span> (<span word="Westfield">Westfield</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Shepherd">Shepherd</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>.</p>
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