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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ross Lydall

‘Oxford Street needs more variety to become No 1 destination again’

The original Oxford Street plan

Oxford Street needs fewer shops and more restaurants and cultural venues to restore its reputation as the UK’s premier shopping street, according to a new council chief.

Plans to create a pedestrian “piazza” at Oxford Circus have formally been axed — along with the wider pedestrianisation of the street.

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