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1 NMAs introduce a series of practical broaden its overall destination appeal. store, French Connection opened its only
refinements that support the longterm The recent announcement of immersive Northern Irish store and Swedish furniture
1. Grantham Designer operation of the outlet. Roofs and façades entertainment space, Flip Out, means the giant IKEA officially opened its first-ever
Outlet Village,
Lincolnshire, UK have been rationalised to reflect traditional concept is set to join the leisure line-up concept store at The Boulevard in 2025. The
Developer: building groupings of two, three or four units. alongside the existing offering which includes Boulevard is owned by Lotus Property and
Rioja Estates Minor adjustments have been made to the Vue cinema. The increasing emphasis of the advised by joint agents Johnstone Property
2. Cotswolds corners and circulation routes to maintain dining and leisure elements underline the Consultants and KLM Real Estate.
Designer Outlet, intuitive movement through the outlet, while centre’s strategic transition from a traditional The much-awaited opening of the Qatar
Gloucestershire, UK the elevations have been shaped so that they retail environment to a destination spanning Outlet Village, the country’s first outlet mall,
Developer: Robert
Hitchins Ltd will be sympathetic to the future Phase 2 plots retail, dining and leisure. is expected this year, following a delayed
identified in the wider masterplan. The Boulevard, Northern Ireland’s only opening in early 2025. Set to launch in
3. Scotch Corner Livingston Designer Outlet is premier designer outlet, has announced that Qetaifan Island North, the waterside project
Designer Village,
Yorkshire, UK strengthening its food and beverage line- 2025 was its most successful year to date, includes shopping experiences, many dining
Developer: up with a pipeline of new openings set to defying national retail trends with exceptional options, a festival plaza and much more.
Scotch Corner arrive over the coming months, reinforcing growth in both sales and footfall. Beyond Qatar Outlet Village will be spread over
Richmond LLP
the centre’s evolution into a multi-purpose sales and footfall, 2025 saw The Boulevard 150,000sq m, consist of more than 100 shops
3 destination across retail, dining and leisure. enjoy record-breaking leasing agreements with luxury global brands, canal-side cafes,
Collectively, these new openings will as it welcomed multiple new major brands multiple restaurants and fine-dining options.
continue to drive momentum for the F&B onsite as their ‘first’ or ‘only’ location. In addition, it will feature air-conditioned
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category at Livingston Designer Outlet Women’s fashion retailer, Vila, opened its walkways and have 1,400 parking spaces. The
and alongside its growing F&B portfolio, only standalone UK store, leading cosmetic upcoming project is under development by
Livingston Designer Outlet continues to brand BPerfect opened its first-ever outlet Shelter Group.

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is expected to make Florentia Village a key of national and international names. With construction set to start on site in
attraction for luxury shoppers, business Set to open in spring 2027, Scotch Corner autumn 2026 and opening on course for
travellers and tourists. With the airport Designer Village will bring together a unique the summer of 2028, Grantham Designer
projected to handle 100 million passengers combination of retail outlet stores, leisure for Outlet Village by developer Rioja Estates
annually by 2026, this luxury designer outlet all ages, cafés and restaurants as well as the and contractor McLaren will be a state-of-
near Istanbul Airport will serve local and UK’s largest home and garden centre. All of the-art retail and leisure destination that
international visitors looking for premium this will be set in 100 acres of healthy green will transform the shopping experience for
brands at discounted prices. space, creating a truly regional, national and visitors. The site will become the UK’s only
The only major new retail opening in international destination. Scotch Corner premium outlet with a visible frontage and
the UK last year, the Cotswolds Designer Designer Village is a development by Scotch offer direct access from the UK’s third busiest
Outlet launched back in July. The stunning Corner Richmond LLP and is the vision of highway (A1). Inspired by the surrounding
destination provides a modern take on the property developer Simon Waterfield and countryside, the buildings are being conceived
traditional Cotswolds Village and has been his long-standing colleague Peter Mullen, as traditional forms with contemporary 2
carefully designed and delivered to showcase who founded Thomas Pink and made it the finishes and high-quality shop fronts. Phase
everything that makes the local area so brand it is today. The upcoming development 1 of the project is set to consist of 89 units
unique. The same attention to detail has will be home to over 80 premium, high street across 193,680sq ft, whilst Phase 2, which
been applied to the in-store experience and and independent fashion, sports, home will begin construction in 2029 and open
fit-outs, as the Cotswolds Designer Outlet and lifestyle brands. Fashion brands on around spring/summer 2031, will be home to
boasts the very latest store concepts, from site will include globally recognised names a further 48 units across 94,809sq ft. Ahead of 1. Qatar Outlet Village,
Lusail, Qatar
layout and lighting through to product. like Tommy Hilfiger, BOSS, Calvin Klein, the start of construction, Grantham Designer Developer:
The 136,000sq ft scheme was delivered by Levi’s and Skechers; as well as leading UK Outlet Village has received formal approval Shelter Group
developer and investor Robert Hitchins brands including Clarks, Moss Bros, Brook from South Kesteven District Council for a 2. Livingston Designer
Ltd and the specialist manager of retail and Taverner and Regatta. The site has planning series of NonMaterial Amendments (NMAs) Outlet, Livingston,
leisure destinations, Multi-Realm. The outlet permission for 182,500sq ft of retail stores, to the scheme’s permitted design, marking an Scotland
is located at the gateway to the Cotswolds, leisure outlets, cafes and restaurants (Phase important step in refining the development’s Owners: Global
Mutual & Patron
just off Junction 9 of the M5, right on 1) and 115,000sq ft for one of the UK’s largest architectural identity. The amendments focus
Tewkesbury’s doorstep and equidistant from home and garden centres (Phase 2). There is on strengthening the outlet’s traditional
Bristol and Birmingham. It has a carefully potential to acquire a further outlet phase of character and ensuring the buildings sit
curated line-up of 52 brands, equating to 120,000sq ft owned by a third party for which more comfortably within the local context.
132,700sq ft, including an impressive roster planning approval is pending (Phase 3). Alongside the visual enhancements, the

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