Portal:London/DYK/Oxford Street

Did you know...

...that Oxford Street has over 300 shops, making it the largest shopping street in Europe?

...that over 200 million people visit the street each year, at a turnover of approximately £5 billion per annum?
...that at 50,000 square feet, the HMV flagship store at 150 Oxford Street is Europe's largest music store?
...that in 1995, the entire cast of Coronation Street, set in Manchester, turned on Oxford Street's Christmas lights?
...that four different London Underground stations have exits on Oxford Street? Namely, (from west to east), Marble Arch, Bond Street, Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road.