Europe's BIGGEST Shopping Mall has Failed!
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That'll save the centre.
We need to try and stop so many on line purchases or all our shops will be gone, just look at the high streets for evidence. Going out clothes shopping used to be fun with a friend ,maybe a lunch too. If the staff are trained to ask if you require help, why not just say "no thank you I'm fine",, and browse away without being rude? Keep smiling guys,Loving your Vlogs Hannah.
I completely agree with you
Most of my clothes come from the shops near me, because those shops are near me and I'll see something on a rack as I walk past to the supermarket.
I went to curry’s once for a new washer. By the time I got to that section 6 staff had asked if I needed any help. When I eventually did need help no one was around
I took my mom and adult daughter to London in 2011 and we went to Westfield White City-had a blast, champagne bar in the mall with nice charcuterie. We loved it. Then my Mom somehow got lost. The mall is huge! Took over an hour to find her, lol.
I love Westfield here in Zone 2 it's an amazing shopping centre here! Happy Friday evening, Hannah & have a beautiful weekend! ❤
I read it was safety they didn’t feel safe buying expensive items then the walk back to a car park , with dodgy people hanging around , the large centres by me are all having bowling , laser quests etc put in instead of shops
Think I remember someone being murdered in the car park for their Rolex not long ago.
As a youngster I watched lots of Athletics at White City. Shame that the historic track and field venue was mowed down to make way for this monstrosity. With online shopping this type shopping is doomed.
Walking and waffling: love it! 😃
You are abselutely right Hannah! Shop assistents saying hello and how can I help you actually scare me away. If we do need help, we will ask for it ourselfves. Once I visited a the Sephora shop on the Champs Elysée in Paris and every other 10 seconds I was greeted and asked of the could help me. I never left a shop so soon and as a result, I bought nothing.
The worst thing is they know it, and they still insist on doing it.
I automatically say " Just browsing thanks". If I'm approached too often I'll leave. I'm sorry if they're bored but I like time to compare and decide.
Same here, being hounded by a sales person is an introverts night mare. My favorite is "where are you from?' . My reply before I flee the store usually is "why do you need to know?'
If you have budget for spending in Tiffany or similar why would you want to go to a ‘shopping centre’ ? Bond Street or Sloane Square is so much nicer a venue. I like Westfield for John Lewis/ West Elm, but for a big spend, location counts. Great video Hannah and on point as ever! 😉
12.10 "No one cares"? We care! Could you maybe do a video on mens stores? For your gentleman viewers, please
Yes please, Hannah, when I’m next in London, it’ll be nice to know of any lesser known chains and not the major players 😅
No nothing we want to buy in that place 😂
You do the shopping mall so we don't have to 😂
Thanks Hannah 🙂
I'm very grateful for your content. You're a natural at being a presenter, journalist, videographer and editor. 👏🏻
If I remember correctly Kylie Minogue was the big celeb who cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony. I prefer the other Westfield TBH, better selection of shops.
Kylie Minogue is hawttt!! 🤤🤤🤤
It's happening in America as well 🌹⚜️🇺🇸🦋
Absolutely the most mind blowing vlog, not that all of yours are anything but🌪️🌀💥💦💧🤣🤣Looking gorge, wow the size of that Prim**K, off the scale, fantastic mall, love the teddies on the escalator thing, awesome new prods, I tend to agree, aggressive welcomes are unwelcome, but, I do like to be welcomed and given info in a shop, is VUE a big cinema, is Beetleguise Beetleguise showing?? Hint, hint🥂🍾💐🔥❤️😁📽️. Food looks fantastic. Love this place, good enough for a day trip, and it's free, lol. Brilliant vlog Hans, have a great weekend 🇬🇧📸🎵🎶❤️❤️❤️😁
Good job .best queen in the world.
Westfield Mall of the Netherlands (close to the Hague) has 290 shops, I think. And free parking!!!!
Same identikit stores as every other shopping centre, selling stuff I don't want. Don't blame online shopping for the death of the high street and shopping malls.
Thanks again Hannah for guiding us in your wonderful city!😀🙏
"Walk, Wonder and Waffle"😂
Hannah, I'm here in the U.S. and they do approach us and ask if we need help. Bath & Body Works, Victoria Secret (obnoxiously), Sephora have closed some stores here in the U.S. and much of it is due to them carrying more lux items with big price tags.---People here are watching how they spend their hard earned money, more so. The basics are costing more. Things are not as they should be here.
Westfield White City began the decline when they cancelled Christmas….
Why did they cancel Xmas?
@@Salamis.-330 To appease the muslim majority.
@@davidwebb4904 but why do Muslims hate Xmas? What’s Santa clause ever done
@@Salamis.-330 I have no idea. All I know is that the Christmas season used to be a massive part of the British culture. Then one day, Christmas was labelled racist by the woke nutters, and it was axed. Between what Westfield did and SadDick Khan is continuing doing, Christmas is gone forever. 😥 RIP Santa….
False.
Give me a weekend to check out this mall and try all the food.❤😊
I don't like shopping centres. I find them too claustrophobic. I like walking down the streets and visiting different shops. I know they may be convenient for some. I definitely wouldn't shop for luxury brands there. I'd rather go to Bond Street or Harrods.
Has anything been a success in your video?
For the rich it is too far from the Centre where they live...
You asked,,,, Eden, High Wycombe shopping centre, would be amazing if you could do that, just take the train from Marylebone to High Wycombe train station, also would love you to do Oxford City centre, please, please do. Oxford also has all the hamlets and small towns surrounding this, and would be a couple of stops after High Wycombe. Thame is amazing for you Londoners and very different for you. If, you do drop into High Wycombe, maybe visit West Wycombe to see the old medieval village and the Hell Fire Caves, you would love it! Would make excellent viewing if you could do your walk and waffle,,, I'm a walk and waffle fan of yours now! I am being educated on posh shopping with you! Great fun! Thank you. Trainers needed if doing this!
To be honest on this vdo, posh people are not like us mere mortals, they DO NOT do shopping malls, they are exclusive up towners, taxi, dive into the elete top shops, get treated like gods, spend enormous money, taxi home,,, done!
PS! The Chimes is in Uxbridge.
Have the rich left? Why do you suppose that would be, Hannah? Taxation? I have the feeling we are bridging some kind of transition periods. In Greater Vancouver we are seeing the beginning formations of what I believe is known as 15 minute cities. I prefer the more random historical remnants of organically growing old London communities you have already been showing us. They haven't been scrubbed of local flavour. So how has the micro needling worked out? I've heard of it but never personally tried. I find that the atmosphere in large shopping malls for some reason drains my energy. Maybe something to do with air handling systems and ionization? This Westfield Centre is certainly palatial. A good place to get your steps in when the weather is challenging? There is so much of interest I am learning from watching you tour the various retail scenarios in your great city. So much to talk about. Wonderful to see you again today, lovely Hannah! Take care!🌞👍❤🌹🦋🐝🐞🎈
Location, location. The wealthy aren’t travelling that distance to buy luxury.
I don't like the Westfield shopping center in Stratford. Always too busy. The Bao bun is quite good and tried it when my partner and I went to explore Camden and also one of my least favourite places in London. The retail shops and the stalls at the food court at the shopping centers are quite similar.
Canary Wharf and Greenwich area next?
A bit of history and some of the mystery would be intriguing
Hopefully I can visit London one day. I love watching your videos ❤
Looking Beautiful.😎 Take Care 👍9+
Soulless. Is how I sum up Westfield’s... Went to its opening, I felt it was a machine for consuming..Nothing really else.. I remember the days of Kensington Market . Hyper Hyper. Convent garden boutiques.. and Soho in it original form. Before I became homogenised... And life was paved over . I’m lucky I knew London. When it was interesting enough for up & coming creativity.. & I wonder if the Designer outlets. Are sick of the shoplifting.. I love your videos and your positive take on some obvious hideous offering’s.. 🌹
The only time I go into westfield white city is for the big boots store, waterstones (if they have the book i want), pureseoul, john lewis if i need something specific for my flat, and maybe the vue cinema for imax screenings. 😅 but when i do need food, I venture into the japanese supermarket where they have 👌🏽ramen - they do have ramen and rice bowls discounts on specific days and times fyi. :)
I’ve tried the bubble tea from bubblelogy out of curiosity. Wasn’t worth it imo. You’re better off getting bubble tea in chinatown. Honestly, I prefer walking around holland park / notting hill / marylebone area to westfield cause I get to pretend that yes, I do live in one of these pretty posh houses….. in my dreams. And treat myself to a fancy pastry from an independent bakery.
Not forgetting the private gardens in Notting Hill. Meanwhile the Lancaster West and Silchester estates are just around the corner and Grenfell Tower is a monument to the obscene inequality of the area and UK as a whole.
Hannah -- The parking charges are a rip off. No way! Westfield has other problems. The area is not safe. You may get robbed or knifed. No thank you. I'll avoid. Turning to something much more attractive in London, we turn to Hannah. She will brighten up your day. And much more attractive than the Shard or Natural History Museum. Whatever it is, you've got it.
I did notice Hannah that there are no crowds. Some businesses are empty. I take it these will be gone by next year. Cash is tight for most people. They can't keep spending £15 a head and pay their rents or mortgages, and fuel bills. Pretty woman, I have to go.
I like Westfield in White City, it is a little different to the bog standard shopping centre and also houses my favourite shop/restaurant Ichiba. When it first opened, Westfield was designed to be more like the American Mall experience, whilst the roof at Westfield reminds me of the O2 Outlet mall. Even mall management is changing with the House of Fraser group now buying a few shopping centres, they own several brands themselves such as Sports direct USC, Game and others. IKEA has brought the Churchill Centre in Brighton So the next decade of retail could be quite interesting with the Major retailers replacing financial institutions as landlords.
Lol nope if I want help, I'll ask
This is one of my favorite Westfield malls, right after Westfield Century City in LA.
The best part of my Friday is watching a new video from Hannah
Ciao Hannah, mi piace l'urlo dei bambini e gratis. È meno male!!! Mi chiedo tutti quei bei fiori se rimangono invenduti, cosa mai faranno, così anche gli alimenti. Posto molto bello come il video. Ciao Carissima. 👑👑👑🇮🇹
Biggest mall in NJ 'The American Dream' flopped as well.
yep malls are mostly dead in the US and the ones that are still open are roaming grounds for feral teenagers to commit crimes and act like animals with zero consequences.
Happy Weekend Ms. H ~ I love the Westfield .. .. I like that Korean spot you were walking to and the cinema is just above .. .. Perfect .. .. HAPPY OCTOBER!
ps > Have you tried the INDIAN place outside on the walk to the Tube?
Should be free parking
The world according to Hannah. Marks and Spencer's grab-and-go food offerings look great at a low price but a long commute for me from New York. Those two burly security guards by the rope stanchions at Sephora are depressing even if necessary.
Another fabulous vlog Hannah,
I worked at Westfields whitecity in 2015 it was so busy and buzzing with even a pop-up ice rink at Christmas
The high end 'village' had the best public toilets 😂
Thanks Hannah, I love your videos, your honesty is much appreciated ! My FOMO has been completely squashed 🤪
Used to work in one of the shops in Piccadilly Arcade and remember talking to a posh lady complaining about having to take her niece to Westfield. She described Shepherd's Bush as a "rough looking place with rough looking people" where she and her niece found it underwhelming. LOL I somehow feel they may not be the only wealthy family who feel the same though.
Memo to shopping malls / centres - to attract a few more customers, why not offer free parking ? PS the bears hanging outside Hamleys looks macabre 😬
How does it keep open....its virtually dead for London.
Weird how empty it was in this video. Can only assume it was early morning. Normally the place is unpleasantly full.
@@Alexander-xq1grtrue give it till at least early lunch and it will be packed
Hannah, you are the best investigator ever 😅 spasibo very much for all the videos.
How about a video on London's theatreland going outside of the major theatres explaining their histories and current plays?
Nice one, Hannah. Looking forward to visiting that. Next time I’m over in England. 🥂😘
Paying to park at a shopping centre is outrageous, try that at Sheffield Meadowhall , there would be riots , us yorkshire folk have short arms and long pockets. 😂 👍
11:55 That was so hilarious. hahaha. "I'll load it up in HD" frickin' gold! 🤣🤣🤣. Hannah: we love you for who you are!
Here we go again. 👍
Stratford after work and Saturdays is packed. Hard to dodge everyone hahaha
The problem with the food emporium is that all the restaurants are not allowed to use naked flames!
If they made the parking free it would do much better.
Hanna if you love cakes and coffee go to Vienna you will love it
Thanks
The rich stay away from the ghetto….
First whoop whoop
Love your content Hannah 🙂
In Australia, buildings Westfield sized are generally called shopping centers. I think Malls are something different.
This is a mall. The world's first shopping mall - a large number of separate shops grouped together under a covered roof - was at Trajan's Forum in ancient Rome, Italy. Designed by architect Apollodorus of Damascus and built between 100-112, the forum included a market area with 150 shops and offices arranged over six gallery levels.
Good Afternoon, Hannah, I enjoyed watching your TH-cam video! I have never been to Westfield Shopping Center, To answer the question you asked in the video, I shop mostly online, however occasionally I do visit a mall, To conclude I would like to see more pubs, Buckingham Palace, and Halloween-themed locations in future TH-cam videos, Thank-you for the video and I look forward to watching next weeks video, Alister Ian Hoult, Carrying Place, Ontario, Canada.
I used to really like going here but had to stop going there due to the stupid ULEZ so now stay the hell away from London
Find shopping malls overpowering, don't feel comfortable in them. Guess I'm very old fashioned.
Another lovely walk around with you Hannah . When I’m asked I just smile and say I’m just browsing can I? The sales girls always smile back and say of course .
Hannah, I liked a lot this vlog! It's really amazing and an excellent place for shopping, with a lot of bougie stores and fancy brands. I'd enjoy a lot to mooch around It. Nowadays, I'm consider myself kind of a online shopper, but some time ago, I was much more an instore shopper, I had days when I went up to five big Malls of my city at the same day, just for chilling out and shopping. Thanks for the for vlog Hannah! Have a wonderful Friday and weekend! 🙂💂💐🌹🌻
Malls here in Amurrrica are closing left and right. That place is ridiculously posh. Love it. BTW I do like your grocery shopping videos. Posh or not.
I used to visit Stratford for work trips from Prague to London in 2013-2015 and we always went to Westfield for lunch. I loved it! The stores and visual merchandising was excellent. There was so much to choose from food vise, but we mostly went for M&S, I loved their salads and 3 for 2 deals..
Hello Hannah another great Friday visiting the local stores in London
listening to your awesome insights on various things and i hope you
have a magnificent weekend Thank You Lady Hannah.🧝♀️🇬🇧
Thank you for sharing this video, Hannah. But I don't mean to sound like I'm moaning! I'm not, and I know London is expensive! I love the posh brands. Can you do a video where you don't go to places where people have to break the bank to buy things? Thanks, Brian
Wow, hate to say it but parking decks in Atlanta, GA are about that price! Thats a gorgeous mall, but no air conditioning?? That's one reason malls became popular in the US, LOL, lots of A/C! A lot of the malls here are slowly dying tho. Those parking decks have become dangerous too. Butvi kinda like getting salesperson attention. Cause that's disappearing too....
I'm American, and I have never liked pushy salespeople either. I'd rather be left alone to browse. Westfield is a beautiful mall, and I enjoyed the tour. I hope you do a video about Halloween in the UK. I'll be sure to watch!
Hi Hannah, Intriguing view of the 'other side' of London. Thanks for sharing! I'm in San Diego, CA, and 'malls' are struggling on average. They all have some Westfield involvement, either ownership or management, and it seems that the only thing growing in mid-market shopping centers are the liminal spaces. High-end malls in the wealthier neighborhoods are doing better, with luxury brand retailers getting the best of it more and more. They benefit from the lack of major city-center competition. Hadn't really realized until you commented, but they do seem to have more food offerings now. Also, the top-end malls are in the process of planning and/or building office space and apartments and so becoming more mixed-use rather than purely retail. I would enjoy seeing how the biggest shopping centers outside London are evolving in comparison. Perhaps a walk around Milton Keynes might provide a good contrast. Otherwise more London, and areas like Hampstead please, with whatever activities appeal to you. I haven't been to the UK since the Nineties, and your videos show a fascinating glimps into how things have/have not changed since. Cheers!
I am from Toronto and can say our malls (even fancy ones) aren't busy either, however, the luxury brands are still downtown and that's where people shop. When I visited London in December, I did go - we were in Hammersmith- but I got a new phone case and tights at Primark lol.
Hannah, you are looking well and happy. I would really love it if you could dedicate a vlog and do a visit to Harvey Nichols. On my last visit, I seemed to have missed that shop. I know that you like to focus on Harrod’s and Fortnun & Mason, but maybe you could shake things up a bit?
It’s quite odd to me how quiet it is. I live in New Zealand and the Malls here usually have lots of people. It’s where lots of the teenagers will hang out with their mates. There’s always a food court and then majority of the shops are chains. Although now in New Zealand a lot of the shopping malls are becoming unsafe. Of course our Malls are tiny compared to the Malls in Australia, UK and The US.
I was in that mall pre pandemic. It was vibrant and beautiful as far as i remember . But i know it will fail eventually because westfield mall is starting to fail as lots of stores are closing here in los angeles. Maybe people have had enough of material things or because of netflix, food deliveries and amazon, people just want to stay home. I don't know I'm not sure....
This video was OK, but I’m not much for a mall anyway. You haven’t gone out to lunch with your sister for a while. Perhaps a different type of experience than just Tea.
What a beautiful mall! It reminds me of what malls used to be in the U.S. - bright, cheerful and inviting. Now, so many have lost their "anchor" stores and many shops have closed or been replaced by crummy, third tier stores selling cheap junk. I miss the good old days when you could spend the whole day just wandering around and looking at stuff. Great vlog as always, Hannah.
Hallo from Los Angeles beautiful!
I never miss any of your videos, just love them. They are priceless because they are informative and entertaining.
Interesting to see your mall'. We have Westfield malls here in the US of course. Well, the way it goes, a lot of investors built a mall, securing high octane stores to occupy spaces, giving them great incentives. Then Westfield goes into managing the mall - and the rich people leave. I believe posh stores that are still there are contractually tied in and maybe they use that location as a tax write off. Basically Westfield is not South Coast Plaza (California), which is very well managed. Westfield on the other hand is considered just 'ick
Hi From California, Loads of areas in various west coast cities have empty vibes. Take downtown San Francisco for example, commercial real estate vacancies. How about Santa Monica- also barren compared to the old days. It seems this London mall has lost some energy. On the other hand here in CA Wine Country we see the smaller towns visited by tourists with most storefronts open. I’m referring to the Sonoma/Napa wine c. You can sit and enjoy the view while have a glass of wine at numerous places or explore curated shops, dining as well as places like local bars. Enjoying your essays.
Watching you, I want to hang out with you haha as you have the insight scoop of fashion, London, and good conversation! I’ll be going to Dubai during my Thanksgiving holiday from US!
I love your channel 💕 May the Lord prosper you [Psalm 5 vs 12]
Another fun video. Love your Friday musings and the self deprecating humour.
I was there this afternoon. Agree that The Village hasn't really worked, and the empty units on the upper floor prove it. If you want top end designer in west London then you go to Sloane Street. On the plus side, it's always spotlessly clean and if you want a good M&S and a John Lewis, and a lot of other decent quality stores, it's a good option.
Brilliant Hannah. I would love to look round Lush but I’m put off the minute I’m near the door and accosted straight away, no thanks 😀
Found this absolutely fascinating 👏👏
Loved your commentary (and both Mrs B and I agree 😀👍)
I never get bored watching your videos! I love your background music I so festive!
I have delved into this vid continually on my Friday evening - sad bastard - but as an ex-Hammersmith born Londoner, there are some uncomfortable truths to be stated, even if you don't.
If you build Europe's largest shopping centre in the centre of a progressively chav environment, what did you think would happen? I live 20 minutes away from one of the UK's top 10 tourist destinations - Bicester Village. It is what Westfield Village could have been, and it keeps growing (a future vid mayhap HR - direct train from Marylebone). Westfield will ultimately become a food and entertainment destination - it could thrive with this concept, but I doubt it. The Trocadero swiftly became a dive. The inner city is dying on the vine. Visit the powerhouses in Leeds & Manchester, smaller in size and 10 times more dynamic in ideas, energy and money. The London death star is rotting from within.......
The "malls" around us here in the states are going by the wayside. Our closest one (100 miles round trip for us) is virtually empty. A couple of restaurants and they have taken several store spaces, combined them and made a big game/video machines/things like that out of it. It is not very well attended. It still has a few shops, but not many. HUGE parking but not many cars there. It is in our state's capitol city and there are little stip malls popping up all over the place again through out the city. The downtown area is full of fun little shops, bistros, restaurants and things. That is what is happening to many of the malls here in Illinois and Missouri.
I totally agree about being stalked by store personal. Bath and Body Works is one of the worst! Ha!
That is a beautiful mall Hannah! Most here in the states are not as grand.
Yes. I have only been in Lush once and never again! Harrassed as soon as I entered, followed around and pressured to buy this that and the other. I picked something to buy just to escape. Never again😒😤
Mall rhymes with all for Aussies. We also call them shopping centres. Westfield in Australia also include supermarkets and fresh food. The bigger ones have Coles and Woolies (think Sainsbury’s and Tesco) one at each end of the centre. Westfield is so commonplace in Australia. Very different shopping culture compared to the UK
Why don’t you and your sister takes your nieces to a Halloween park. I have seen on other sites the UK has parks/manor houses that have Halloween lights and displays. Think that would make for a fun time for all.👻🎃🍬
You look fine MsRicketts just avoid those cakes & artificial sweet things; excuse me I think for 1st name basis 1 must first introduced themselves: a somewhat impossible task on a virtual site" I joined the dots Marked the spot and lost all me teeth in the process...
Hello I'm SeamoreTheory man of ManyCharacters+FewWords; it's the music, does speak for itself so it does, have a nice evening & day2morro! {/}
I'm an online shopper. Can't be bothered any longer, probably because I'm old. I even get a shopper to get my groceries and bring them to the car. However, since I'm picky about my fruit and veg, I go into the grocery store to choose my own. I learned that the hard way.
People can have but so much clothes, shoes, handbags, and jewelry. You get tired of it all.,