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McArthurGlen Group Limited
Type Private
Founded 1993[citation needed]
Headquarters Flag of the United KingdomLondon, England, UK
Area served Flag of EuropeEurope
Industry Land and Property, Retail, Designer Outlets
Divisions McArthurGlen Designer Outlets
McArthurGlen Luxury Retail
Website McAthurGlen Group Website
Roermond Designer Outlet in the Netherlands. With 2.8 million visitors per year it is considered the second biggest tourist attraction of the country.
Roermond Designer Outlet in the Netherlands. With 2.8 million visitors per year it is considered the second biggest tourist attraction of the country.

McArthurGlen Group[1] operates designer shopping centres across Europe, partnering with a variety of retailers to bring shoppers discounted quality goods and designer labels. Although previously each outlet carried the branding "McArthurGlen" each outlet rebranded its name to the area it is in followed by "Designer Outlet"; for example, "Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet" is now more used rather than "McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Cheshire Oaks". It is split into 2 divisions McArthurGlen Designer Outlets and McArthurGlen Luxury Retail[2]. The Luxury Retail division is the full price subsidiary of the group specializing in centres selling luxury goods at full retail prices. They currently operate in Italy as Collezioni providing shopping at major airports. It is a joint venture between the Luxury Retail division and Altagamma, Italy's association of luxury goods companies[3]. The Designer Outlet division is by far the largest sector of the group with sites across Europe, with most in the UK. The first designer outlet to be established by McArthurGlen was Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, which opened in March 1995 and has over 6.7 million visitors each year[4].

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[edit] Leasing

McArthurGlen does not control or operate the many brands of retail outlets inside their shopping centres. Individual outlets are leased to different companies and each company has to pay McArthurGlen the leasing fee(s) and/or the rent. The size of each outlet varies and the amount of money McArthurGlen charges is dependant on where the tenant wishes to be situated within the shopping centre.

[edit] Outlets

[edit] UK

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Name Location Total Retail Floor Area Opening Date
Ashford Designer Outlet Ashford, Kent 17,000 sq m (182,000 sq ft) March 2000
Bridgend Designer Outlet Bridgend, South Wales 21,500 sq m (231,000 sq ft) May 1998
Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Ellesmere Port, Cheshire 31,200 sq m (335,000 sq ft) March 1995
East Midlands Designer Outlet South Normanton, Derbyshire 15,000 sq m (161,000 sq ft) October 1998
Livingston Designer Outlet Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland 27,000 sq m (291,000 sq ft) October 2000
Swindon Designer Outlet Swindon, Wiltshire 19,200 sq m (207,000 sq ft) March 1997
York Designer Outlet York, North Yorkshire 22,600 sq m (243,000 sq ft) November 1998
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McAthurGlen Designer Outlets in the United Kingdom
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[edit] Europe

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Name Location Total Retail Floor Area Opening Date
Barberino Designer Outlet near Florence, Italy
Berlin Designer Outlet Berlin, Germany
Castel Romano Designer Outlet Castel Romano, near Rome, Italy
Parndorf Designer Outlet Parndorf, near Vienna, Austria
Roermond Designer Outlet Roermond, near Düsseldorf, The Netherlands
Roubaix Designer Outlet Roubaix, France
Serravalle Designer Outlet Serravalle, near Milan, Italy
Troyes Designer Outlet Troyes, near Paris, France

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ McArthurGlen - Contact Us. McArthurGlen Group. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  2. ^ McArthurGlen Group - Homepage. McArthurGlen Group. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  3. ^ Collezioni - the world's finest shopping in the world's finest airports - about us (html). McArthurGlen Group. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  4. ^ McArthurGlen - Designer Outlet Synopses - Cheshire Oaks (ASP). McArthurGlen Group. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  5. ^ McArthurGlen - Designer Outlets. McArthurGlen Group. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
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