Leasing Information

Welcome to The OUTLET, Ireland’s foremost Designer Outlet Village. Download Site Plan

Where are we?
The OUTLET, Bridgewater Park is located on the A1 motorway between Belfast and Dublin, near the town of Banbridge. The largest Designer Outlet in Ireland, The OUTLET opened in April 2007. The location, 25 minutes south of Belfast and 15 minutes north of Newry makes The OUTLET a popular destination for customers from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The OUTLET is the first truly all Ireland outlet retail destination.

Catchment & Visitors
There are 3 million people living within 90 minutes' drive of The OUTLET and we are on target to attract over 2 millions visitors in the first year of trading. There is free parking for over 1,500 cars/coaches.

Leasing Opportunities
With 83 stores and a gross lettable area of 205,000 sq ft (19,045 sq m) The OUTLET is a significant scheme. The mall, which is arranged in a curved design, stretches one third of a mile and shops are positioned inward looking onto a pedestrian cobbled street.

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Our Tenants
The ideal location has attracted retailers from across the UK and Europe including brand firsts to Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The scheme is anchored by international retail brands; Nike, M&S and Gap. These international retailers are complimented by renowned quality fashion brands ranging from L.K. Bennett, CK Underwear, Armani and Jaeger to Joseph and Ghost, with high street favourites; Principles, Warehouse, Oasis, Timberland and Mexx. Not only is the fashion fix second to none, but the casual wear offer is also extremely credible with Billabong, Replay, Murphy & Nye and Bench. Add the mix of accessories from Samsonite & Lacoste, Mandarina Duck, Clarks, Playtex and Sunglass Time and you can't help but be impressed.

The OUTLET’s top performing tenants in relation to sales are Marks & Spencer, Nike, GAP, Jaeger, Pavers Shoes, Puma, and Armani stockist The Designer Studio. A full store listing and details of the brands coming soon is available by clicking here.

The OUTLET is a unique retail destination, pioneering a new route to branded fashion shopping for the consumer in NI and ROI. The retail mix is unparalleled in Ireland and is made up of Womens fashion, Menswear, Sport’s brands, Accessories, Footwear, Outerwear, Homeware & Catering outlets. All combine to deliver a great day out to the consumer.

About the Development
The OUTLET is a unique retail destination. Located on the main A1 road between Belfast and Dublin. The OUTLET is the first phase of the multi use 1.2 million sq ft (111,480 sq m) Bridgewater Park retail scheme.  The second phase will include a 430,571 sq ft (40,000 sq m) retail park which already has planning permission, 2,000 more parking spaces to serve the retail site, a 60 bedroom hotel, drive-thru restaurant and petrol filling station, bringing the completed investment value to over £200 million.

What our Tenants say
The launch in April 2007 was so successful that tenants recorded the following impressive statistics:

• Costa Coffee sold so much they ran out of tea on the opening day. Best Costa performer in whole of Ireland
• Nike’s Outlet store at Bridgewater Park  was ranked top outlet store in the whole of their European portfolio
• Warehouse, Principles and Oasis reported taking double against their forecast
• Puma was  number two in the entire portfolio, only beaten by Bicester Village who took less than £4k more.
• Sunglass Time took more money in their first hour than they had forecasted for the opening week
• M&S was the number one outlet in whole of UK factory outlet portfolio
• Whittards was the number one shop in outlet portfolio,  in just two hours took what most stores do in a whole day
• Gap was third out of all their outlet stores 
• Julian Graves tripled their first month target

Simone Smith, Playtex: “Our newest Playtex store which opened at The OUTLET in Northern Ireland, is one of the best in our portfolio.  Conversion rates have more than doubled since we opened last month.  The store is top in density for the company, had  the highest percentage increase in one week of bra fittings and the highest average transaction value in the company. We are absolutely delighted.”
Simone Smith, Playtex 

We are delighted to be opening our first ever outlet in Ireland at Bridgewater Park with its impressive tenant line up and great location. We were also impressed by the future development plans for the site and its close fit with our proven location criteria. As Jaeger expands its UK and European high street retailing estate, The OUTLET market in key geographic locations provides a sensible option to clear ex-retail stock in an environment that protects the brand as it continues to grow apace.
Mike Thompson, Retail Director, Jaeger

We chose The OUTLET for our first venture outside of Belfast because of its unparalleled tenant mix and its excellent location. With the brands already signed up to The OUTLET and more big names to follow, we are confident Deanes will complement the fashion offering at The OUTLET perfectly.
Michael Deane, Deanes Restaurant Group

We chose The OUTLET for our Irish Factory Outlet Store because its location serves consumers in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The calibre of tenants already in place is excellent and as PUMA is a global athletic brand that successfully fuses influences from sport, lifestyle and fashion, I believe PUMA will complement the retail mix perfectly.
Michael Specht, Head Of Global Retail, PUMA

As a brand we are growing rapidly in the UK and Ireland. The OUTLET location is one of the best we have considered to date. With a development of this size we look forward to continually delivering great tasting, freshly made, value for money sub sandwiches to every customer, visitor and staff alike. This development already has a real community feel.
Frank McKee, Subway Franchise Owner

People will drive to The OUTLET from far and wide and we will be there, coffee in hand to greet them on their arrival and to bid them a safe journey home. We look forward to serving the customers every time they visit.
Michael Conroy, Managing Director, Costa Coffee

An exciting opportunity to extend our representation in Northern Ireland which we are sure will be very successful.
Neil Dixon, Property Director, Julian Graves / Whittard of Chelsea

The OUTLET was an attractive proposition for us because of the calibre of the high-end fashion tenant line-up which is already in place. We also liked the location which enables The OUTLET to be able to draw from Belfast to Dublin.
Geoff Green, Head of Group Property, Mosaic Fashions - Group Owner of Oasis

There is no doubt that The OUTLET is on line to become the dominant retail outlet in Ireland. The location means that it can serve both the Republic and Northern Ireland, it has a textbook location overlooking the main A1/M1 Belfast – Dublin highway, and the line-up coming together is one of the best we have been part of.
Anthony Hill, Managing Director, Mexx

Pavers are pleased to announce that as part of their continuing success story, we will be opening at Bridgewater Park, our fifth store here in Ireland. Our new store will offer up to 30% off a wide range of Top Brands including Ecco, Flyflot and Pierre Cardin.
Stuart Paver, Managing Director, Pavers Ltd 

With only a limited number of outlet stores in the UK, Olsen is pleased to have selected The OUTLET at Bridgewater Park, Banbridge for our third outlet store.  It will give us the opportunity to sell our full range of womenswear supported by the excellent customer service we are known for.
Jennie Field, Head of Marketing, Olsen UK

Mountain Warehouse are delighted to be opening their second Outlet in the province at what is a fantastic location to capture customers from both north and south of the border. We will be offering a wide range of very competitively priced outdoor clothing and equipment for all the family.
Carl Deering, Retail Director, Mountain Warehouse

We are delighted to be part of the exciting new development at Bridgewater Park, and look forward to adding this location to our growing network of stores. The new store will stock a wide range of products including performance outdoor and snow sports clothing - all at great value for money prices.
Ian Ward, Managing Director, Tog 24

Due to the continued success and growth of our retail operation we now have a requirement for a factory outlet store. We like the mid to high end fashion tenant mix that The OUTLET is putting together, and the fact that its location means that it can draw from south of the border.
Sam Morrison, Clockwork Orange

Marks & Spencer outlet stores have proved a tremendous success and we are delighted that Banbridge is set to become part of our growing chain.
This new outlet store will offer a range of Marks & Spencer clothing, including womenswear, menswear and childrenswear, as well as home, lingerie, footwear and beauty products. The majority of these products will be available with at least 30% reduction in the price. We are looking forward to welcoming shoppers from Banbridge and the surrounding areas to the new Marks & Spencer outlet in the Bridgewater Park development. Customers are set to benefit from a large selection of merchandise at very competitive prices and we are sure it will be very popular.
Mark Ashman, Head of Outlets, Marks & Spencer

One of the most attractive commercial characteristics of The OUTLET is that it is part of a larger scheme which gives it important retail critical mass and it is not a stand alone destination. We also like the fact that it will have a 400 metre frontage facing directly onto the A1, giving it an unrivalled dominance on the busiest motorway in Ireland.
A spokesperson, The Designer Studio

About the Developer
The OUTLET has been jointly developed by GML Estates, it’s parent Orana Group and Land Securities.

GML Estates Ltd is a Northern Ireland registered development company, wholly owned by the Channel Islands-based Orana Group, in turn controlled by John Farmer. For further information see www.gmlestates.com

Land Securities is the UK’s largest property company quoted on the London Stock Exchange. With total assets of £11.5 billion, Land Securities owns and manages over £6.9 billion of retail property throughout the UK. The retail portfolio includes shopping centres, designer outlets, retail parks and central London retail accommodation. Land Securities also owns and manages the Gunwharf Quays outlet in Portsmouth and is a co-owner of Livingston factory outlet in Scotland. It has also recently acquired The Galleria outlet in Hatfield. For further information see www.landsecurities.com