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The Mall was built very close to junction 17 of the M5. It has 7000 car parking spaces. It has about 14 million visitors a year. 1		The Mall development was planned with 2 key anchor stores at either end of a two storey roofed shopping street. The anchor stores are Marks and Spencer and John Lewis. 2
Cribbs Causeway is busy at night because there is  a separate Leisure Village with a Vue multiscreen cinema, a themed restaurant space and a health and fitness club. 3		Built on former farmland just to the north west of Bristol. Planning controls were relaxed in the early 1980s.  It was only about 2 miles north of the city and other developments were occurring at the same time. 4
There are other retail hypermarkets from Asda (Walmart) to furniture stores like DFS and Harveys. Most customers arrive by car but these stores will deliver goods directly to homes. 5		The Mall is the main shopping area - it is modern, safe, clean and light. It has good facilities and includes many cafes. It has no smoking and no 'hoodies' . Many jobs are available in the 135 shops. 6
The owners and developers include Prudential, CSC and Liberty International. It opened in 1998 and is the regional shopping centre for the South west region. It has the 14th biggest trade in the U.K. 7		Peak times occur at weekends and Bank Holidays - it is very busy in the January sales. Sometimes queues can trial back onto the M5 and the police have to close junction 17. 8