as the Trafford Centre's owners Intu collapsed into administration.The publicity-shy tycoon has not yet made any comment but it's clear that any decision he does make will be as much a personal one as one that is led by business logic.The Trafford Centre has been Whittaker's pet project from the start and still carries his stamp - from his choice of Romanesque architecture and statues, to the parking of his beloved mother's Mercedes car outside F.Hinds jewellers on the first floor.As one business analyst put it: "He made it into his personal shrine".But after losing a significant portion of his fortune with the collapse of Intu, it remains to be seen if the sentimental attachment to the Trafford Centre still drives Whittaker.Get the latest.
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