"Robin" wrote:
Yes, on that I think we three, and probably most others here, are
agreed. I suspect that the Venn diagram of male railway newsgroup
posters and avid mall shoppers has very little overlap.

I take it you dismiss the way Westfield Stratford has brought to nearby
residents (including users of the of the NLL) much easier access to a
decent M&S food hall and large Waitrose - both sources of good scoff
irrespective of who actually does the shopping?

Can you go into either of those stores without having to pass through the
dreaded enclosed mall area?