Multrees Walk is a pedestrian shopping precinct in Edinburgh, Scotland.
History
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:
Other international:
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.
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Sandro
- Pandora
- Nespresso
- The Pen Shop
- JoJo Maman Bébé
- Bravissimo
- Kurt Geiger
- Valvona & Crolla Caffè Bar
- Hugo Boss
- Reiss
- Tesla
- Links of London
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
- ^ "Harvey Nichols celebrates ten years in Edinburgh".
- ^ "Who's here – Multrees Walk". Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Luxury retailer reopens in Scottish city with 'artisanal savoir-faire'". The Herald. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Swanson, Ian. "Edinburgh shops: Gucci chooses Capital's Multrees Walk for first stand-alone store outside London". Edinburgh Evening News.
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