Outlet operator Realm has signed a series of leasing deals with fashion brands totalling more than 34,000 sq ft across its UK portfolio.
Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, The North Face and Levi’s have signed for 17,247 sq ft for major upsizes at London and Livingston Designer Outlet – Tommy Hilfiger has taken an enlarged 5.061 sq ft unit at the latter location (pictured).
At Lakeside Village, Skechers has signed for a 4,499 sq ft unit due to open in the autumn – Radley London recently opened a new unit at the outlet.
Carvela, Lyle and Scott, Timberland and Sole Trader have also taken space at Livingston Designer Outlet and London Designer Outlet
Christine Grace, leasing director at Realm, said: “We are clearly seeing both a desire for growth and consolidation behind these deals as brands have become increasingly at ease with the outlook for the outlet sector.
“Outlet shopping as a concept in the UK has been maturing; greater investment and sophistication in stock packages, promotion and general store presentation is tangibly paying off and customers whether new or existing are wholeheartedly embracing the change. Whilst consumer confidence may currently be low, faith in outlets from brands, and shoppers, is very much the opposite.”
