Yet another first for The OUTLET
 The OUTLET at Bridgewater Park, Banbridge has secured luxury shoe brand Staccato for their first outlet store to open in Ireland. Staccato has taken a 1,300 sq ft unit at the scheme, opening on 1st September 2007. Staccato is a fresh new men and women’s footwear brand, offering a wide range of up-to-the-minute international catwalk styles. Originating in Hong Kong, the brand has 300 stores in the Asian-Pacific region with 12 stores across the US to date. Joanne Skilton, Commercial Director of The OUTLET, comments: “Staccato has chosen The OUTLET as their first store to open in Ireland, highlighting the confidence international retailers have in the scheme, its location and the strong retail market in Ireland. This signing is yet another first for The OUTLET, helping us further establish our aim to underline the centre as the premier designer outlet in Ireland.” Staccato is creating eight new jobs and joins an unrivalled footwear line up at The OUTLET including LK Bennett, Daniel Footwear, Pavers Shoes and Clarks. Managing Director Stuart Paver states: “We chose The OUTLET for our first Irish factory outlet store because of its excellent location which will serve both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. We were extremely impressed with the calibre of the high-end fashion tenant line-up already in place and I believe Staccato will compliment this perfectly.” The £70 million retail outlet centre, comprises of 82 units arranged in a curved design stretching one third of a mile and is the first phase of the 1.2 million sq ft (111,480 sq m) Bridgewater Park scheme |
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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. John has 25 years major property development experience and was formerly Chairman of Wyncote Group Plc in the UK. 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. About Bridgewater Park: Once completed, Bridgewater Park will total over 100,000 sq m (more than one million square feet) of built area on a site of over 100 acres. In addition to the retail park and leisure accommodation, the site has full planning permission for over 50,000 sq m of business accommodation, which will be retained by Stoney Properties Limited to be developed to occupiers’ requirements in the future. For further information, please contact: |
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