John Lewis has become the first retailer to commit itself to space at the £4.5bn Stratford City Olympic Village, in east London.
It will open a £50m John Lewis department store of 240,000 sq ft and Waitrose supermarket in 2010.
Waitrose recently opened stores in Scotland for the first time.
References: The Times 15/09/06 page 50 (Need to know), The Daily Telegraph 15/09/06 page B4, The Guardian 15/09/06 page 29 (Viewpoint), The Independent 15/09/06 page 58
