THE WORLD OF MCARTHURGLEN

Who are we?

McArthurGlen Group is Europe’s leading developer, operator and manager of designer outlet
 villages. We introduced outlet retailing to Europe with the opening of Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet near Chester in the UK in 1995. By the end of 2009, with the opening of new projects in Salzburg and Naples, we will have 19 designer outlet villages across Europe. Also part of the Group is our full-price Luxury Retail division, which we launched in 2008 and which specializes in travel retail. We are a private company, owned by the partners of McArthurGlen.

Where are we?

Our head office is in Wigmore Street, London W1. Nearly 100 of our employees are based here, while the other 220 are in our designer outlet villages across Europe, as well as in our Southern European head office in Rome. The countries where we operate, apart from the UK, are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and The Netherlands. In the UK, we have seven centres near the following locations: Bridgend Designer Outlet (near Cardiff); Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet (Chester), which is the UK’s biggest; East Midlands Designer Outlet (Nottingham); Livingston Designer Outlet (Edinburgh); Swindon Designer Outlet; York Designer Outlet. In addition, our Luxury Retail division operates its full-price Collezioni concept at the airports of Dublin, Glasgow, Porto and Venice

McArthurGlen and the environment

Our aim is to maintain the highest level possible in energy performance. We also recognise the local and wider implications associated with wiser management of the use of fossil fuels, water and pollution, in terms of the environmental and financial impacts. All of our UK centres have EEAS (Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme) accreditation, awarded by the Carbon Trust. Our new designer outlet village near Naples, La Reggia Designer Outlet, will have one of the world’s biggest solar energy installations in a retail scheme once it opens at the end of 2009. 

Our Brand Partners

Part of our strength is that the brands in our designer outlet villages operate their own stores – this enables them to retain their brand image and to build on their understanding and their relationship with their customers. In the UK, we work alongside around 400 ‘brand partners’. Our designer fashion brands included the likes of Mulberry, Armani Collections, Aquascutum and Hugo Boss alongside high street favourites such as All Saints, Warehouse and Ted Baker. There’s also a wide selection of homewares including John Lewis Outlet, as well as sports brands, cosmetics companies and electrical goods. If you are interested in working with one of our brand partners, then please contact them directly.

What we offer our consumers

We offer the 70 million consumers who visit our centres across Europe each year great brands at discounts of up to 70 per cent all year round. We are also about ‘recreational’ shopping, creating a shopping experience with a difference, whether the day-out experience, the trip to another country, the afternoon out with friends or family. All of our centres hold a full calendar of events and promotions, from our Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet being home to the UK’s biggest ever Christmas tree, to our international jazz festival at Serravalle Designer Outlet near Milan or our fashion shows and makeovers that we hold on a regular basis. We make shopping fun, with a great shopping experience, great brand names and great prices, all year round.