McArthurGlen Group
| Industry | Shopping mall operator |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993[1] |
| Founders | Cheryl McArthur, Alan Glen, Kaempfer Partners |
Number of locations | 22 (Jan 2026) |
Area served |
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| Website | Official website |


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, |
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, |
26,477 m2 (285,000 sq ft) | 130 | March 2000 | McArthurGlen Group |
| Bridgend | Bridgend, |
22,700 m2 (244,400 sq ft) | 92 | May 1998 | M&G Real Estate |
| Cheshire Oaks[8] | Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, |
37,000 m2 (400,000 sq ft) | 148 | March 1995 | LaSalle Investment Management |
| East Midlands | South Normanton, Derbyshire, |
15,000 m2 (160,900 sq ft) | 70 | October 1998 | McArthurGlen Group |
| West Midlands[9] | Cannock, |
26,477 m2 (285,000 sq ft) | 130 | 12 April 2021 | McArthurGlen Group & Aviva Investors & the Richardson family. |
| York | York, |
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, |
25,000 m2 (269,100 sq ft) | 117 | October 2003, 2nd phase November 2006 |
| McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Neumünster | Neumünster, |
20,000 m2 | 140 | September 2012, 2nd phase 2015, 3rd phase 2020 |
| La Reggia Designer Outlet | Marcianise, |
26,400 m2 (283,700 sq ft) | 149 | February 2010, 2nd phase October 2010, 3rd phase September 2011 |
| Designer Outlet Parndorf | Parndorf, |
42,120 m2 (453,190 sq ft) | 168 | August 1998 |
| Designer Outlet Paris Giverny | Giverny, |
20,000 m2 (215,278 sq ft) | 100 | April 27, 2023 |
| Designer Outlet Roermond | Roermond, |
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, |
23,000 m2 (247,567 sq ft) | 77 | November 2006 |
| Designer Outlet Salzburg | Salzburg, |
28,000 m2 (304,35 sq ft) | 131 | October 2009 |
| Serravalle Designer Outlet | Serravalle Scrivia, |
39,000 m2 (420,500 sq ft) | 185 | September 2000, 3rd phase December 2002, 4th phase February 2006 |
| McArthurGlen Troyes | Troyes, |
29,500 m2 (317,500 sq ft) | 120 | October 1995 |
| Noventa di Piave Designer Outlet | Noventa di Piave, |
18,900 m2 (202,900 sq ft) | 150 | September 2008, 2nd phase in Spring 2012 |
| McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ochtrup | Ochtrup, |
11,500 m2 (123,785 sq ft) | 65 | March 2016 |
| McArthurGlen Málaga Designer Outlet[10] | Málaga, |
17,500 m2 (188,368 sq ft) | 100 | February 2020 |
| McArthurGlen Provence | Miramas, Provence, France |
25,000 m2 | 120 | April 2017 |
| McArthurGlen Roubaix | Roubaix, France |
17,300 m2 | 75 | October 2014 |
Former operations
| Outlet | Location | Retail area | Shops | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McArthurGlen Athens | Spata, |
21,100 m2 (227,160 sq ft) | 124 | June 2011 (sold in December 2022, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |
| Designer Outlet Berlin | Elstal, |
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, |
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 |
24,000 m2 | 50 | April 2011 (sold in October 2022, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |
| McArthurGlen Livingstone | Livingston, Scotland |
28,000 m2 | 70 | October 2000 (sold in 2017, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |
| Swindon Designer Outlet | Swindon, England |
22,300 m2 | 100 | January 1997 (sold in 2025, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |
References
- ^ "74. McArthur/Glen Realty Corp". The Washington Post. 17 April 1994. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ Faull, Jennifer. "McArthurGlen launches The Art of Denim, its first ever global campaign, in partnership with Elle Magazine". The Drum. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "74. MCARTHUR/GLEN REALTY CORP". The Washington Post. 18 April 1994. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ Porter, Gary (9 August 2025). "30 years of Cheshire Oaks - the UK's first and biggest designer outlet". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ United, Fashion. "McArthurGlen". fashionunited.com. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ Tore, Ozgur (3 July 2015). "First McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in North America opens near Vancouver Airport". ftnnews.com.
- ^ "McArthurGlen - Designer Outlets". McArthurGlen Group. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "About us | Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet". www.mcarthurglen.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "About Us | McArthurGlen West Midlands". www.mcarthurglen.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Designer Outlet Málaga | McArthurGlen". www.mcarthurglen.com.