// Over 250,000 people visited the new Battersea Power Station last weekend
// A new neighbourhood bookstore, Battersea Bookshop, from specialist bookseller Stanfords, reported sales of 1,383 books during the opening weekend
Over a quarter of a million people visited the new Battersea Power Station last weekend, providing a much-needed boost to the new South London destination.
Battersea Power Station Development Company chief executive Simon Murphy said the public response had “exceeded” expectations.
“Over 250,000 people from the local community, across London and from further afield, came to visit the newly restored Power Station at the very earliest opportunity, demonstrating the attachment people feel to this iconic landmark”.
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Rafts of both British and international brands opened new stores within Battersea Power Station including The Body Shop, Uniqlo, Nike, Theory, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Aesop, Space NK, Hugo Boss and more.
A new neighbourhood bookstore, Battersea Bookshop, from specialist bookseller Stanfords, reported sales of 1,383 books during opening weekend and the Curated Makers pop-up, which hosts more than 40 local independent small businesses selling homeware, candles, clothing, artwork and more, experienced record-breaking sales on opening day.
On the opening day of Friday, Genesis sold their first car and the Adidas ‘Empower Station’ pop-up, which featured fitness classes and challenges hosted by Olympic and Paralympic athletes, instructors and industry experts, was fully booked throughout the weekend.
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I visited the Power Station yesterday, Friday 21 October. What is all the fuss about? From the outside the building is, of course, iconic. But inside it is no more than an shopping mall. People were milling about but few were going into the expensive, big name shops. By far the best part of our visit was outdoors on the riverside taking advantage of the food pop-ups and taking the odd glance back at the brown elephant