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Quintain's London Designer Outlet opens
Photo caption: London’s first and only designer outlet centre – London Designer Outlet – launches in Wembley Park today.
WEMBLEY PARK’S LONDON DESIGNER OUTLET – OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
24 October 2013: London Designer Outlet today opened its doors to the public. The Capital’s first ever designer outlet centre launched with a degree of fanfare, complete with the traditional ribbon cutting and the less traditional Bollywood dancing.
At launch, the centre reported it had achieved 80% occupancy, with all 15 units set aside for restaurants filled. The new nine-screen Cineworld – the only cinema in a three-mile radius – also opened its doors today and is showing all the latest releases including Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks.
Bargain hunters were treated to a touch of personal shopping at the hands of the Bargainista Blitz Squad. The easy-to-spot team will be on-hand on key days over the next week and are privy to all the best bargains and promotions.
The team behind the 350,000ft2 centre chose to coincide launch with the start of school half-term break, enabling families from the local community to celebrate alongside them. Continuing the theme of involving local Londoners in the opening events programme, London Designer Outlet also announced the launch of two major competitions, Music Talent Search and London’s Signature Dish.
The next major date in London Designer Outlet’s calendar is the Sitare festival which comes to Wembley on 2nd November. This will be a colourful, vibrant, exciting day out celebrating the best of up and coming creativity and talent in London. The event, which will become an annual fixture in the Wembley calendar, has been conceived by the artist behind outdoor performances for FIFA and London’s Paralympics 2012, among other high profile celebrations.
James Saunders, Chief Operating Officer for Quintain, said: “Today has been a fantastic day that has really whetted the appetite for the Sitare Festival next weekend. With this and all the exciting brands set to launch their outlet stores over the coming months there is much to look forward to at London Designer Outlet.”
Oliver Nowell, Store Manager of the Wembley M&S Outlet, comments: “We’re delighted to be bringing the M&S Outlet brand to the new London Designer Outlet in Wembley. The store will offer an extensive range of high quality M&S products at great prices and we look forward to welcoming customers to see some of the exciting things we’ll have to offer.”
Kenny Edwards, Store Manager at NikeFactoryStore Wembley, commented:
“The NikeFactoryStore team is very excited to become the newest member of the London Designer Outlet catalogue of brands. We look forward to a long and healthy relationship with local consumers in Wembley Park, and our team cannot wait to provide them with a premium shopping experience in our brand new store.”
With 10.4 million people living within a 60-minute drive of the centre, and 782,000 people within 20 minute drive, London Designer Outlet has the largest catchment density for any UK outlet.
Retailers and restaurants open on launch day include: Adidas, Asics, Bjorn Borg, Cabana, Caffé Nero, Cineworld, Clarks, Costa, Daniel Footwear, Denby, Gap, Guess, Las Iguanas, M&S, Nike, Pizza Express, Phase Eight, Pret a Manger, ProCook, Skechers, Superdry, TGI Fridays, Tog 24, Trespass, Villeroy & Boch, wagamama.
London Designer Outlet is part of Wembley Park the major development around Wembley Stadium that will combine outstanding entertainment, shopping, leisure, new homes and public spaces, creating a new destination for London.
Visit the London Designer Outlet website, follow on twitter @londonoutlet or like on Facebook to keep up to date with developments, events and promotions.
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For further information, please contact the London Designer Outlet Press Office
at Haygarth – 020 8971 3300 – LDOpressoffice@haygarth.co.uk
Notes to editors:
ABOUT LONDON DESIGNER OUTLET
www.london-designer-outlet.com/
· London Designer Outlet comprises 350,000ft2 (GEA) of retail space, delivering 70 units of retail, 15 restaurants and bars, and a brand new nine-screen Cineworld cinema complex seating 1,800 people
· 10.4m people live within a 60-minute drive of the London Designer Outlet and 782,000 within 20 minutes. 5.8m people have London Designer Outlet as their nearest outlet centre – the largest catchment density for any UK outlet
· The opening of London Designer Outlet marks the completion of the first phase of the 8m ft2 Wembley Park development, created and managed by Quintain
ABOUT WEMBLEY PARK
Wembley Park is the development by Quintain that is transforming the 85-acre (34 hectare) area around Wembley Stadium, bringing new shopping, leisure facilities, homes and public spaces to create a major new destination and neighbourhood for London.
Wembley Park will welcome millions of people every year to enjoy world-class entertainment and sporting events and an outstanding retail and leisure offer that together will provide visitors with a day out like no other.
Wembley Park will also be home to thousands of new high quality homes and a new community who will enjoy Wembley Park’s amenities, tree-lined boulevards, artisan markets and more.
Wembley Park is a phased development. Phase one is almost complete and the destination is starting to emerge:
· A four-star 361 bed Hilton Hotel with a 660-cover ballroom, 10 meeting rooms, Icons Bar, Association restaurant, Sky Bar, gym and pool opened in summer 2012
· The Brent Civic Centre is open and home to over 2,000 employees and facilities including a café, a new library and an events hub that can host up to 1,000 people.
· Completion of the first phase of new homes and Apt student accommodation block which has 600 shared apartments and studios
· London Designer Outlet (350,000 sq ft / 30,516 sq m) is the first designer outlet inside the M25, and features 70 aspirational and high street outlet stores, 15 restaurants and cafes and a nine-screen Cineworld complex
· Wembley Park Boulevard and Arena Square are some of the new public spaces open for visitors and residents to enjoy
· Wembley Arena and Wembley Stadium continue to attract the best names in sport, music and entertainment
Wembley Park is extremely well connected with two overland train stations (9 minutes to Marylebone), two tube stations (20 minutes to Bond Street) and excellent road links to motorways including the M1, M40 and M25. There are also over 3000 on-site parking spaces.
For Wembley Park enquiries please contact Kallaway PR
William Kallaway; Jack Hickmott on 020 7221 7883 or wembleypark@kallaway.com
Quintain's London Designer Outlet opens
Photo caption: London’s first and only designer outlet centre – London Designer Outlet – launches in Wembley Park today.
WEMBLEY PARK’S LONDON DESIGNER OUTLET – OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
24 October 2013: London Designer Outlet today opened its doors to the public. The Capital’s first ever designer outlet centre launched with a degree of fanfare, complete with the traditional ribbon cutting and the less traditional Bollywood dancing.
At launch, the centre reported it had achieved 80% occupancy, with all 15 units set aside for restaurants filled. The new nine-screen Cineworld – the only cinema in a three-mile radius – also opened its doors today and is showing all the latest releases including Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks.
Bargain hunters were treated to a touch of personal shopping at the hands of the Bargainista Blitz Squad. The easy-to-spot team will be on-hand on key days over the next week and are privy to all the best bargains and promotions.
The team behind the 350,000ft2 centre chose to coincide launch with the start of school half-term break, enabling families from the local community to celebrate alongside them. Continuing the theme of involving local Londoners in the opening events programme, London Designer Outlet also announced the launch of two major competitions, Music Talent Search and London’s Signature Dish.
The next major date in London Designer Outlet’s calendar is the Sitare festival which comes to Wembley on 2nd November. This will be a colourful, vibrant, exciting day out celebrating the best of up and coming creativity and talent in London. The event, which will become an annual fixture in the Wembley calendar, has been conceived by the artist behind outdoor performances for FIFA and London’s Paralympics 2012, among other high profile celebrations.
James Saunders, Chief Operating Officer for Quintain, said: “Today has been a fantastic day that has really whetted the appetite for the Sitare Festival next weekend. With this and all the exciting brands set to launch their outlet stores over the coming months there is much to look forward to at London Designer Outlet.”
Oliver Nowell, Store Manager of the Wembley M&S Outlet, comments: “We’re delighted to be bringing the M&S Outlet brand to the new London Designer Outlet in Wembley. The store will offer an extensive range of high quality M&S products at great prices and we look forward to welcoming customers to see some of the exciting things we’ll have to offer.”
Kenny Edwards, Store Manager at NikeFactoryStore Wembley, commented:
“The NikeFactoryStore team is very excited to become the newest member of the London Designer Outlet catalogue of brands. We look forward to a long and healthy relationship with local consumers in Wembley Park, and our team cannot wait to provide them with a premium shopping experience in our brand new store.”
With 10.4 million people living within a 60-minute drive of the centre, and 782,000 people within 20 minute drive, London Designer Outlet has the largest catchment density for any UK outlet.
Retailers and restaurants open on launch day include: Adidas, Asics, Bjorn Borg, Cabana, Caffé Nero, Cineworld, Clarks, Costa, Daniel Footwear, Denby, Gap, Guess, Las Iguanas, M&S, Nike, Pizza Express, Phase Eight, Pret a Manger, ProCook, Skechers, Superdry, TGI Fridays, Tog 24, Trespass, Villeroy & Boch, wagamama.
London Designer Outlet is part of Wembley Park the major development around Wembley Stadium that will combine outstanding entertainment, shopping, leisure, new homes and public spaces, creating a new destination for London.
Visit the London Designer Outlet website, follow on twitter @londonoutlet or like on Facebook to keep up to date with developments, events and promotions.
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For further information, please contact the London Designer Outlet Press Office
at Haygarth – 020 8971 3300 – LDOpressoffice@haygarth.co.uk
Notes to editors:
ABOUT LONDON DESIGNER OUTLET
www.london-designer-outlet.com/
· London Designer Outlet comprises 350,000ft2 (GEA) of retail space, delivering 70 units of retail, 15 restaurants and bars, and a brand new nine-screen Cineworld cinema complex seating 1,800 people
· 10.4m people live within a 60-minute drive of the London Designer Outlet and 782,000 within 20 minutes. 5.8m people have London Designer Outlet as their nearest outlet centre – the largest catchment density for any UK outlet
· The opening of London Designer Outlet marks the completion of the first phase of the 8m ft2 Wembley Park development, created and managed by Quintain
ABOUT WEMBLEY PARK
Wembley Park is the development by Quintain that is transforming the 85-acre (34 hectare) area around Wembley Stadium, bringing new shopping, leisure facilities, homes and public spaces to create a major new destination and neighbourhood for London.
Wembley Park will welcome millions of people every year to enjoy world-class entertainment and sporting events and an outstanding retail and leisure offer that together will provide visitors with a day out like no other.
Wembley Park will also be home to thousands of new high quality homes and a new community who will enjoy Wembley Park’s amenities, tree-lined boulevards, artisan markets and more.
Wembley Park is a phased development. Phase one is almost complete and the destination is starting to emerge:
· A four-star 361 bed Hilton Hotel with a 660-cover ballroom, 10 meeting rooms, Icons Bar, Association restaurant, Sky Bar, gym and pool opened in summer 2012
· The Brent Civic Centre is open and home to over 2,000 employees and facilities including a café, a new library and an events hub that can host up to 1,000 people.
· Completion of the first phase of new homes and Apt student accommodation block which has 600 shared apartments and studios
· London Designer Outlet (350,000 sq ft / 30,516 sq m) is the first designer outlet inside the M25, and features 70 aspirational and high street outlet stores, 15 restaurants and cafes and a nine-screen Cineworld complex
· Wembley Park Boulevard and Arena Square are some of the new public spaces open for visitors and residents to enjoy
· Wembley Arena and Wembley Stadium continue to attract the best names in sport, music and entertainment
Wembley Park is extremely well connected with two overland train stations (9 minutes to Marylebone), two tube stations (20 minutes to Bond Street) and excellent road links to motorways including the M1, M40 and M25. There are also over 3000 on-site parking spaces.
For Wembley Park enquiries please contact Kallaway PR
William Kallaway; Jack Hickmott on 020 7221 7883 or wembleypark@kallaway.com