McArthurGlen Group
Shopping mall operator
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McArthurGlen UK Limited (trading as McArthurGlen Group) is a British shopping mall operator, founded in 1993.
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| Industry | Shopping mall operator |
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| 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 |
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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]
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. They were all rebranded under the Frasers Plus brand.[7][8][9]
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[10] | 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[11] | Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England |
37,000 m2 (400,000 sq ft) | 148 | March 1995 | LaSalle Investment Management |
| West Midlands[12] | Cannock, England |
26,477 m2 (285,000 sq ft) | 130 | 12 April 2021 | McArthurGlen Group & Aviva Investors & the Richardson family. |
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[13] | Málaga,  Spain |
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 (183,000 sq ft) | 75 | 19 August 1999[14] |
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  |
24,000 m2 | 50 | April 2011 (sold in October 2022, no longer a McArthurGlen property) |
| McArthurGlen Livingston | 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) |