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12:45:40 on Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Offramp remarked:
Those who are really old might remember that there used to be a big
Woolworth's at Victoria. It was between where Wicked and the Willow
Walk Pub is now. A lotta Ws!

It was famous as the London shop with the most "footfalls" and the
least sales in Europe.

Why was that? Well it was because Woolworth's was the best shortcut in
the world.

There are two other shops I can think of which are also very tempting
shortcuts - both of them Boots. One at High St Kensington and the other
at Nottingham Victoria (a shopping centre now, though).
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Roland Perry