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Store, Calvin Klein, LK Bennett, Le
Creuset and Osprey London.
land Rover Bikes
arrive at Royal Quays
BICyClES, OuTDOOR GEAR and coffee
are among a range of products on
sale at the new Land Rover Bikes outlet
store that recently opened at Royal
Quays Outlet Centre, Newcastle.
Royal Quays is owned by North
Shields Investment Properties and
managed by WD Limited. Tenants at
the 137,000-sf center, which opened
in 1996, include The Body Shop,
Clarks, GAP, Le Creuset, Marks &
Spencer, Moss, Next, Nike, Trespass
and Pagazzi Lighting, the UK’s largest
decorative lighting retailer.
The center, which from above
appears to be shaped like a grand
piano, is close to both the A19 and
the International Ferry Terminal as
well as to Royal Quays Marina on the
River Tyne. DW Sports Fitness and a
50-room Premier Inn hotel are nearby,
as is a 740-space car park.
Dutch developer
launches outlet
management
company
STABlE INTERNATIONAl, developer
of Batavia Stad, the first outlet center
in the Netherlands, has launched
a new company, Stable Outlet
Management. The new company will
provide all the construction, operations,
management, marketing and
leasing services to developers and
investors who want to get into the
European outlet sector.
Leading the team of seasoned
outlet professionals are Gerben
Boomsma, director, and Natalia de
Smalen, marketing director.
“Our mission is to build and manage
strong retail real-estate in a
way that optimizes business and
cashflow and ensures the property’s
long-term value,” Boomsma said.
“By partnering with owners, developers
and brands, we can create a
flexible business environment. And
land Rover Bikes, which recently opened an outlet store at Royal Quays Outlet Centre
in Newcastle, England, joins a tenant line-up that includes GAP, Nike and Trespass.
by working closely with the on-site
teams, by giving them the right tools
and a clear vision, we can teach and
support them to operate a successful
fashion outlet center.”
Stable Management’s current
list of clients includes Batavia Stad
Fashion Outlet and Rosada Fashion
Outlet, both existing centers in
the Netherlands, and projects in
development in Montabaur and
Wiedemar, Germany.
ulster Bank takes
Banbridge FOC
SHOPPERS PROBABly won’t notice,
but The Outlet at Banbridge in
Northern Ireland was taken back
by its lender in June. Technically,
The Outlet, which was developed by
GML Estates, part of John Farmer’s
Orana Group, has been “purchased”
by one of Ulster Bank’s subsidiary
companies, the bank said. West
Register Property Limited is a specialist
property asset management
company within the Ulster Bank,
which is owned by the Royal Bank of
Scotland Group.
The four-year-old center, developed
as a JV by GML and Land Securities, is
on the A1 Euroroute between Belfast
and Dublin. Tenants in the 205,000-sf
center include Billabong, Clarks, Mexx,
Staccato, Timberland and Vans.
Scott Malkin named
ulI Europe chairman
SCOTT MAlKIN, the founder and
chairman of UK outlet shopping
center specialist Value Retail, was
named chairman of ULI Europe in
July. He succeeds Alexander Otto,
CEO of ECEProjektmanagement,
who served as
chairman for the
last two-and-ahalf
years, ULI
Europe said on
Thursday.
Malkin, a member
of ULI since
1986, serves on
Scott Malkin the global executive
committee of the organization.
Otto will continue his long association
with ULI Europe with his
appointment as chairman of the ULI
Europe Advisory Board, which helps
to develop the strategic direction of
ULI in Europe.
ULI is a global research and education
institute dedicated to responsible
land use and sustainable
community building. Currently, ULI
has nearly 30,000 members worldwide,
including more than 2,000 in
16 countries across Europe. The
Institute’s European operations are
run from offices in London and
Frankfurt. c
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