Multrees Walk

Shopping mall in Scotland, UK
55°57′18.48″N 3°11′29.70″W / 55.9551333°N 3.1915833°W / 55.9551333; -3.1915833AddressMultrees Walk
Edinburgh
EH1 3DQOpening date2003OwnerNuveenArchitectCDA GroupNo. of anchor tenants1 (Harvey Nichols)Public transit accessNational Rail Edinburgh Waverley
Edinburgh Trams St Andrew Square
Websitemultreeswalk.co.uk

Multrees Walk is a pedestrian shopping precinct in Edinburgh, Scotland.

History

Christmas decorations in 2011

Built in 2003 as part of a larger city centre redevelopment, it links St Andrew Square to the St James Quarter, lined on each side with designer stores selling clothing, artwork and various other luxury items. [1]

Harvey Nichols department store is the anchor of the development and has its main entrance on St. Andrew Square, with a smaller entrance onto Multrees Walk.

Multrees Walk, Harvey Nichols and Edinburgh Bus Station were all designed by Edinburgh architects CDA. The bus station sits at a lower level from Multrees and is accessed by escalators from St Andrew Square, or by a ramped entrance from Elder Street.

St Andrew Square tram stop is to the front of Harvey Nichols.

List of Stores

As at September 2023[2]

Multrees Walk features a number of brands from across the globe, some of which are their only Scottish store.

These brands include:

  • Harvey Nichols
  • Louis Vuitton
  • Burberry
  • Michael Kors
  • Genesis

Other international:

  • Caffe Nero
  • Swarovski
  • Canada Goose
  • Max Mara
  • Mulberry

National and independent:

Recent Refurbishment

Louis Vuitton announced the reopening of their newly redeveloped store at 1-2 Multrees Walk in August 2023, which includes the addition of an upper floor and a spiral staircase.

The reopening marks their 20th anniversary in Multrees Walk.[3]

In March 2024, Italian fashion brand Gucci announced they will be moving into Multrees Walk, opening their only stand-alone UK store outside of London, occupying the units previously held by Caffè Nero.[4]

Previous occupants

These names have since left. A few have relocated to elsewhere within the city, such as the new St James Quarter.

Shops on Multrees Walk in 2005

Further reading

  • Ferguson, Brian (21 September 2007). "Multrees Walk big names arrive fashionably late". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
  • Fields, Julia (24 October 2004). "Boutiques queue up for The Walk; Luxury retailers plan to follow". Sunday Herald.[dead link]
  • Rudden, Liam (4 February 2007). "Multrees Walk must branch out to survive". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006.
  • Ferguson, Brian (3 March 2007). "From Versace to fast food . ". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007.
  • Allan, Tom (3 March 2007). "Photographers protest against private public space". Guardian.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Harvey Nichols celebrates ten years in Edinburgh".
  2. ^ "Who's here – Multrees Walk". Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Luxury retailer reopens in Scottish city with 'artisanal savoir-faire'". The Herald. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ Swanson, Ian. "Edinburgh shops: Gucci chooses Capital's Multrees Walk for first stand-alone store outside London". Edinburgh Evening News.