McArthurGlen opens UK’s largest M&S Outlet
Published: 03 March, 2011
Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, the UK’s largest designer outlet, has opened the largest Marks & Spencer Outlet store in the UK
The Marks & Spencer Outlet at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, near Chester, is being relocated from its current location to a larger, 14,000-sq ft store, formerly the site of the centre’s food court.
With the closure of the food court, Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet will continue with its strategy of interspersing a wide selection of cafes and restaurants across the centre rather than having a special designated ‘food court’ area. Already the centre has such top names as Café Rouge, Starbucks, Pizza Express, Krispy Kreme and Pret A Manger.
Henrik Madsen, McArthurGlen’s Managing Director for the UK & Northern Europe said: “Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet is truly consolidating its position as the UK’s first and largest designer outlet. We are delighted that Marks & Spencer, one of the top British retail brands, has chosen Cheshire Oaks to be the home for its flagship outlet store in the UK. This is testament to our achievements, , in taking the centre from its previous mid-market position to a higher, premium position through enhancing the mix of brands as well as the overall shopping environment and experience.”
Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet is owned by Henderson Global Investors’ UK Outlet Mall Fund, with McArthurGlen as a co-investor, as well as being the centre manager and the original developer of the centre. McArthurGlen opened Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet in 1995. The centre, which is just off J10 of the M53 to Liverpool and near the M26 to Manchester, welcomes more than seven million visitors a year
