McArthurGlen Group

{{Short description|Shopping mall operator}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = McArthurGlen UK Limited | logo = McArthurGlen Group logo.svg | founded = {{start date and age|1993}}<ref name=wapo>{{cite news |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=April 17, 1994 |title=74. McArthur/Glen Realty Corp. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1994/04/18/74-mcarthurglen-realty-corp/72ee5c4a-8d88-41bb-ba81-950ec35570ed |work=The Washington Post |access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref> | founders = Cheryl McArthur, Alan Glen, Kaempfer Partners | num_locations = 22 (Jan 2026) | area_served = {{Ubl |[[Austria]] |[[Canada]] |[[France]] |[[Germany]] |[[Italy]] |[[Netherlands]] |[[Spain]] |[[United Kingdom]] |[[Belgium]] (formerly) |[[Greece]] (formerly) }} | industry = [[Shopping mall|Shopping mall operator]] | website = [https://www.mcarthurglengroup.com/ Official website] }}

[[Image:McArthur Glen Designer Outlet Roermond.jpeg|thumb|Roermond Designer Outlet in the Netherlands]] [[File:McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport (19002254413).jpg|thumb|McArthurGlen Designer Outlet at the [[Vancouver International Airport]]]] '''McArthurGlen UK Limited''' (trading as '''McArthurGlen Group''') is a British [[Shopping mall|shopping mall operator]], founded in 1993.

The group manages 22 shopping malls across the UK and Europe, and has a singular location in Canada. Its destinations are often self-branded as McArthurGlen outlets. The group specializes in [[Designer outlet|factory outlet]] and luxury retail shopping malls.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Faull |first1=Jennifer |title=McArthurGlen launches The Art of Denim, its first ever global campaign, in partnership with Elle Magazine |url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/08/22/mcarthurglen-launches-art-denim-its-first-ever-global-campaign-partnership-elle |accessdate=15 June 2015 |website=The Drum}}</ref>

==Background == In 1986, Cheryl McArthur and Alan Glen founded '''McArthur/Glen Realty Corp''' in the United States, a [[real estate investment trust]], which was later folded into Horizon Shopping Malls in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-04-18 |title=74. MCARTHUR/GLEN REALTY CORP. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1994/04/18/74-mcarthurglen-realty-corp/72ee5c4a-8d88-41bb-ba81-950ec35570ed/ |access-date=2025-12-12 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

In April 1993, McArthur and Glen, alongside Kaempfer Partners, founded '''McArthurGlen UK Limited''' as a separate company to the former American namesake. It opened its first mall in 1995, the [[Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Gary |date=2025-08-09 |title=30 years of Cheshire Oaks - the UK's first and biggest designer outlet |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/gallery/30-years-cheshire-oaks-uks-32065327 |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=Cheshire Live |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2013, [[Simon Property Group]] purchased a stake in the McArthurGlen Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=United |first=Fashion |title=McArthurGlen |url=https://fashionunited.com/companies/mcarthurglen |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=fashionunited.com}}</ref>

On 9 July 2015, McArthurGlen Group opened its first outlet in North America at Vancouver Airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ftnnews.com/luxury/27774-first-mcarthurglen-designer-outlet-in-north-america-opens-near-vancouver-airport|title=First McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in North America opens near Vancouver Airport|first=Ozgur|last=Tore|website=ftnnews.com|date=3 July 2015 }}</ref>

During 2025 and 2026, 3 McArthurGlen properties were sold to [[Frasers Group]], the properties sold were [[Swindon Designer Outlet]], East Midlands Designer Outlet, and York Designer Outlet. Whilst the first two of these rebranded, York retains the McArthurGlen brand and continues to be managed by the group for the time .<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-09 |title=Frasers Group purchases Swindon Designer Outlet - Retail Gazette |url=https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/12/frasers-swindon-designer-outlet/ |access-date=2025-12-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=The Completely |last2=Oliver |first2=Jack |date=2026-04-30 |title=Frasers Group completes double acquisition of outlet centres |url=https://news.completelyretail.co.uk/frasers-group-completes-double-acquisition-of-outlet-centres/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Completely Retail News |language=en}}</ref>

==Current operations == ===Canada=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Outlet ! Location ! [[Gross leasable area|Retail area]] ! Shops ! Opened !Owner |- |[[McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport]] |Richmond (Metro Vancouver), [[British Columbia]], {{flag|Canada}}. |22,297 m² (240,000 sq ft - Phase 1) |approx. 80 |{{Date table sorting|July 9, 2015}} (Phase 1) <br /> August 29, 2019 (Phase 2) |McArthurGlen Group & [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver Airport Authority]] |}

===United Kingdom=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Outlet<ref name="McArthurGlen - Designer Outlets"> {{Cite web |title = McArthurGlen - Designer Outlets |publisher = McArthurGlen Group |url = http://www.mcarthurglengroup.com |accessdate = 2010-09-19}} </ref> ! Location ! [[Gross leasable area|Retail area]] ! Shops ! Opened !Owner |- |[[Ashford Designer Outlet|Ashford]] |[[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]], [[Kent]], {{flag|England}} |26,477 m² (285,000 sq ft) |130 |{{Date table sorting|March 2000}} |McArthurGlen Group |- |[[Bridgend Designer Outlet|Bridgend]] |[[Bridgend]], {{flag|Wales}} |22,700 m² (244,400 sq ft) |92 |{{Date table sorting|May 1998}} |[[M&G Real Estate]] |- |[[Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet|Cheshire Oaks]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us {{!}} Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet |url=https://www.mcarthurglen.com/en/outlets/uk/designer-outlet-cheshire-oaks/about-us/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=www.mcarthurglen.com |language=en}}</ref> |[[Ellesmere Port]], [[Cheshire]], {{flag|England}} |37,000 m² (400,000 sq ft) |148 |{{Date table sorting|March 1995}} |[[LaSalle Investment Management]] |- |[[Designer Outlet West Midlands|West Midlands]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} McArthurGlen West Midlands |url=https://www.mcarthurglen.com/en/outlets/uk/designer-outlet-west-midlands/about-us/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=www.mcarthurglen.com |language=en}}</ref> |[[Cannock]], {{flag|England}} |26,477 m² (285,000 sq ft) |130 |{{Date table sorting|12 April 2021}} |McArthurGlen Group & [[Aviva Investors]] & the Richardson family. |- |}

===Europe=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Outlet ! Location ! [[Gross leasable area|Retail area]] ! Shops ! Opened |- |Castel Romano Designer Outlet |[[Castel Romano]], {{flag|Italy}} |25,000 m² (269,100 sq ft) |117 |{{Date table sorting|October 2003}}, 2nd phase November 2006 |- |McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Neumünster |[[Neumünster]], {{flag|Germany}} |20,000 m² |140 |{{Date table sorting|September 2012}}, 2nd phase 2015, 3rd phase 2020 |- |La Reggia Designer Outlet |[[Marcianise]], {{flag|Italy}} |26,400 m² (283,700 sq ft) |149 |{{Date table sorting|February 2010}}, 2nd phase October 2010, 3rd phase September 2011 |- |Designer Outlet Parndorf |[[Parndorf]], {{flag|Austria}} |42,120 m² (453,190 sq ft) |168 |{{Date table sorting|August 1998}} |- |Designer Outlet Paris Giverny |[[Giverny]], {{flag|France}} |20,000 m² (215,278 sq ft) |100 |{{Date table sorting|April 27, 2023}} |- |Designer Outlet Roermond |[[Roermond]], {{flag|The Netherlands}} |45,000 m² (484,376 sq ft) |200 |{{Date table sorting|November 2001}}, 2nd phase January 2005, 3rd phase October 2010, 4th phase April 2017 |- |McArthurGlen Roosendaal |[[Roosendaal]], {{flag|The Netherlands}} |23,000 m² (247,567 sq ft) |77 |{{Date table sorting|November 2006}} |- |Designer Outlet Salzburg |[[Salzburg]], {{flag|Austria}} |28,000 m² (304,35 sq ft) |131 |{{Date table sorting|October 2009}} |- |Serravalle Designer Outlet |[[Serravalle Scrivia]], {{flag|Italy}} |39,000 m² (420,500 sq ft) |185 |{{Date table sorting|September 2000}}, 3rd phase December 2002, 4th phase February 2006 |- |McArthurGlen Troyes |[[Troyes]], {{flag|France}} |29,500 m² (317,500 sq ft) |120 |{{Date table sorting|October 1995}} |- |Noventa di Piave Designer Outlet |[[Noventa di Piave]], {{flag|Italy}} |18,900 m² (202,900 sq ft) |150 |{{Date table sorting|September 2008}}, 2nd phase in Spring 2012 |- |McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ochtrup |[[Ochtrup]], {{flag|Germany}} |11,500 m² (123,785 sq ft) |65 |{{Date table sorting|March 2016}} |- |McArthurGlen Málaga Designer Outlet<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcarthurglen.com/es/outlets/es/designer-outlet-malaga/|title=Designer Outlet Málaga &#124; McArthurGlen|website=www.mcarthurglen.com}}</ref> |[[Málaga]], {{flag|Spain}} |17,500 m² (188,368 sq ft) |100 |{{Date table sorting|February 2020}} |- |McArthurGlen Provence |[[Miramas]], [[Provence|Provence, France]] {{flagicon|France}} |25,000 m² |120 |{{Date table sorting|April 2017}} |- |McArthurGlen Roubaix |[[Roubaix]], [[Lille|France]] {{flagicon|France}} |17,300 m² |75 |{{Date table sorting|October 2014}} |}

== Former operations == {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Outlet ! Location ! [[Gross leasable area|Retail area]] ! Shops ! Opened |- |McArthurGlen Athens |[[Spata]], {{flag|Greece}} |21,100 m² (227,160 sq ft) |124 |{{Date table sorting|June 2011}} (sold in December 2022, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |- |Designer Outlet Berlin |[[:de:Elstal|Elstal]], {{flag|Germany}} |21,000 m² (255,960 sq ft) |110 |{{Date table sorting|June 2009}}, 2nd phase September 2010 (sold in May 2025, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |- |Barberino Designer Outlet |[[Barberino di Mugello]], {{flag|Italy}} |25,000 m² (269,100 sq ft) |103 |{{Date table sorting|March 2006}} (management transferred to Promos Group in July 2024, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |- |McArthurGlen Luxembourg |[[Messancy|Messancy, Belgium]] {{flagicon|Belgium}} |24,000 m² |50 |{{Date table sorting|April 2011}} (sold in October 2022, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |- |[[Livingston Designer Outlet|McArthurGlen Livingstone]] |[[Livingston, West Lothian|Livingston, Scotland]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} |28,000 m² |70 |{{Date table sorting|October 2000}} (sold in 2017, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |- |[[Swindon Designer Outlet]] |[[Swindon, England|Swindon, England]] {{flagicon|England}} |22,300 m² |100 |{{Date table sorting|January 1997}} (sold in 2025, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |- |York Designer Outlet |[[York]], {{flag|England}} |23,100 m² (248,500 sq ft) |120 |{{Date table sorting|November 1999}} (sold in 2026 to the Frasers Group, McArthurGlen management ceases 1 June 2026.) |- |East Midlands Designer Outlet |[[South Normanton]], [[Derbyshire]], {{flag|England}} |15,000 m² (160,900 sq ft) |70 |October 1998 (sold in 2026 to the Frasers Group, McArthurGlen management ceases 1 June 2026.) |-

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==External links== * [http://www.mcarthurglen.com Official website]

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