MENSWEAR MADE EASY - More Labels Open at The OUTLET



Designer retail village The OUTLET at Bridgewater Park, Banbridge has announced four new store openings to add to its unrivalled shopping line-up. The new store openings are menswear brands; Park Avenue and Van Heusen, Golfino (men & women’s clothing) and Bench (men & women’s clothing). Joanne Skilton, Commercial Director of The OUTLET, comments: “We are continuing to add to the menswear offering at The OUTLET to compliment the extensive ladieswear offer and are delighted to bring four new brands to Ireland. All these menswear labels in one convenient location will make shopping for all occasions much easier for men from all over Ireland. We now have over 50 shops trading with 70% off everyday.” American shirt maker Van Heusen offers high quality men’s shirts along with ties and cufflinks. The brand has been making formal and casual shirts since 1881 and is currently the best-selling formal shirt brand in America. New German menswear brand Park Avenue offers classic menswear using high-end Italian materials. Customers can look forward to browsing for jackets, suits, trousers, shirts and coats for all occasions. The urban lifestyle brand Bench chose The OUTLET as their first standalone store in Ireland. While specialist designer golf wear retailer Golfino has opened its first outlet store in Northern Ireland. Alan Havery, Retail Sales & Marketing Director of Van Heusen comments: “The OUTLET at Bridgwater Park proved the perfect location to open our first outlet store in Ireland. Its position on the A1 allows us to target customers from both the North and South of Ireland and the setting on the curved Mall is fantastic.” Other menswear stores at The OUTLET include Jeff Banks Menswear, Armani stockist The Designer Studio, Jaeger, Kurt Muller, The Designer Room, Gap, Billabong, Replay, Mexx, Cotton Traders and Marks and Spencer The OUTLET is situated on the A1 between Belfast and Dublin, 15 minutes north of Newry and 20 minutes south of Belfast, making it accessible to shoppers from the North and South. 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. -ends-


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Editors Notes
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: Adrian Beattie or Claire Guiney at Navigator Blue on 02890 246722.

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