McArthurGlen Group

McArthurGlen UK Limited
IndustryShopping mall operator
Founded1993; 33 years ago (1993)[1]
FoundersCheryl McArthur, Alan Glen, Kaempfer Partners
Number of locations
22 (Jan 2026)
Area served
WebsiteOfficial website
Roermond Designer Outlet in the Netherlands
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet at the Vancouver International Airport

McArthurGlen UK Limited (trading as McArthur Glen Group) is a British 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 factory outlet and luxury retail shopping malls.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

In June 2013, Simon Property Group purchased a stake in the McArthurGlen Group.[5]

On 9 July 2015, McArthurGlen Group opened its first outlet in North America at Vancouver Airport.[6]

Current operations

Canada

Outlet Location Retail area Shops Opened Owner
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport Richmond (Metro Vancouver), British Columbia, Canada. 22,297 m2 (240,000 sq ft - Phase 1) approx. 80 July 9, 2015 (Phase 1)
August 29, 2019 (Phase 2)
McArthurGlen Group & Vancouver Airport Authority

United Kingdom

Outlet[7] Location Retail area Shops Opened Owner
Ashford Ashford, Kent, England 26,477 m2 (285,000 sq ft) 130 March 2000 McArthurGlen Group
Bridgend Bridgend, Wales 22,700 m2 (244,400 sq ft) 92 May 1998 M&G Real Estate
Cheshire Oaks[8] Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England 37,000 m2 (400,000 sq ft) 148 March 1995 LaSalle Investment Management
East Midlands South Normanton, Derbyshire, England 15,000 m2 (160,900 sq ft) 70 October 1998 McArthurGlen Group
West Midlands[9] Cannock, England 26,477 m2 (285,000 sq ft) 130 12 April 2021 McArthurGlen Group & Aviva Investors & the Richardson family.
York York, England 23,100 m2 (248,500 sq ft) 120 November 1999 McArthurGlen Group

Europe

Outlet Location Retail area Shops Opened
Castel Romano Designer Outlet Castel Romano, Italy 25,000 m2 (269,100 sq ft) 117 October 2003, 2nd phase November 2006
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Neumünster Neumünster, Germany 20,000 m2 140 September 2012, 2nd phase 2015, 3rd phase 2020
La Reggia Designer Outlet Marcianise, Italy 26,400 m2 (283,700 sq ft) 149 February 2010, 2nd phase October 2010, 3rd phase September 2011
Designer Outlet Parndorf Parndorf, Austria 42,120 m2 (453,190 sq ft) 168 August 1998
Designer Outlet Paris Giverny Giverny, France 20,000 m2 (215,278 sq ft) 100 April 27, 2023
Designer Outlet Roermond Roermond, The Netherlands 45,000 m2 (484,376 sq ft) 200 November 2001, 2nd phase January 2005, 3rd phase October 2010, 4th phase April 2017
McArthurGlen Roosendaal Roosendaal, The Netherlands 23,000 m2 (247,567 sq ft) 77 November 2006
Designer Outlet Salzburg Salzburg, Austria 28,000 m2 (304,35 sq ft) 131 October 2009
Serravalle Designer Outlet Serravalle Scrivia, Italy 39,000 m2 (420,500 sq ft) 185 September 2000, 3rd phase December 2002, 4th phase February 2006
McArthurGlen Troyes Troyes, France 29,500 m2 (317,500 sq ft) 120 October 1995
Noventa di Piave Designer Outlet Noventa di Piave, Italy 18,900 m2 (202,900 sq ft) 150 September 2008, 2nd phase in Spring 2012
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ochtrup Ochtrup, Germany 11,500 m2 (123,785 sq ft) 65 March 2016
McArthurGlen Málaga Designer Outlet[10] Málaga, Spain 17,500 m2 (188,368 sq ft) 100 February 2020
McArthurGlen Provence Miramas, Provence, France France 25,000 m2 120 April 2017
McArthurGlen Roubaix Roubaix, France France 17,300 m2 75 October 2014

Former operations

Outlet Location Retail area Shops Opened
McArthurGlen Athens Spata, Greece 21,100 m2 (227,160 sq ft) 124 June 2011 (sold in December 2022, no longer a McArthurGlen property)
Designer Outlet Berlin Elstal, Germany 21,000 m2 (255,960 sq ft) 110 June 2009, 2nd phase September 2010 (sold in May 2025, no longer a McArthurGlen property)
Barberino Designer Outlet Barberino di Mugello, Italy 25,000 m2 (269,100 sq ft) 103 March 2006 (management transferred to Promos Group in July 2024, no longer a McArthurGlen property)
McArthurGlen Luxembourg Messancy, Belgium Belgium 24,000 m2 50 April 2011 (sold in October 2022, no longer a McArthurGlen property)
McArthurGlen Livingstone Livingston, Scotland Scotland 28,000 m2 70 October 2000 (sold in 2017, no longer a McArthurGlen property)
Swindon Designer Outlet Swindon, England England 22,300 m2 100 January 1997 (sold in 2025, no longer a McArthurGlen property)

References

  1. ^ "74. McArthur/Glen Realty Corp". The Washington Post. 17 April 1994. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ^ Faull, Jennifer. "McArthurGlen launches The Art of Denim, its first ever global campaign, in partnership with Elle Magazine". The Drum. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ^ "74. MCARTHUR/GLEN REALTY CORP". The Washington Post. 18 April 1994. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  4. ^ Porter, Gary (9 August 2025). "30 years of Cheshire Oaks - the UK's first and biggest designer outlet". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  5. ^ United, Fashion. "McArthurGlen". fashionunited.com. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  6. ^ Tore, Ozgur (3 July 2015). "First McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in North America opens near Vancouver Airport". ftnnews.com.
  7. ^ "McArthurGlen - Designer Outlets". McArthurGlen Group. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  8. ^ "About us | Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet". www.mcarthurglen.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  9. ^ "About Us | McArthurGlen West Midlands". www.mcarthurglen.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Designer Outlet Málaga | McArthurGlen". www.mcarthurglen.com.