Gloucester Quays reaches new heights as Mountain Warehouse and Animal combine for 220% upsize
Peel L&P has announced that Mountain Warehouse, the UK’s largest specialist outdoor retailer, is set to relocate from its existing store into a larger space at premier South West outlet and dining destination, Gloucester Quays, and welcome the addition of British fashion retailer, Animal.
Mountain Warehouse will open its 7,000 sq ft outlet store this summer, more than trebling the size of its existing unit. The new dual-frontage store will feature the fashion and lifestyle brand, Animal, which was acquired by Mountain Warehouse in 2021. The store will feature Animal’s range of coastal, lifestyle fashion, as well as Mountain Warehouse’s extensive selection of outdoor clothing and equipment, designed for activities such as hiking, camping, skiing, cycling, running and fitness. Products on offer will include both women’s and menswear, as well as footwear and equipment such as tents, sleeping bags and backpacks. The popular British outdoor retailer has gained global renown since its launch in 1997, now operating over 350 stores internationally.
Mountain Warehouse will relocate from its store adjacent to Skechers, to an upsized location adjacent to Levi’s. Three doors down, internationally renowned athletic apparel brand PUMA has launched its new 2,184 sq ft outlet, selling its trademark clothing, sportswear, and footwear collections.
Paul Carter, Asset Director at Peel L&P, commented: “The recommitment of a top UK retailer in Mountain Warehouse to Gloucester Quays is a huge vote of confidence in the quality of the offer that we have curated here, as yet another retailer opting to upsize within the destination following the success of an existing store. We look forward to seeing Mountain Warehouse continue to go from strength to strength, providing their already established customer base with even more choice than before.”
Mark Neale, Founder of Mountain Warehouse, added: “Gloucester Quays has been the perfect home for our brand, so we are thrilled to announce this significant upsize within the destination. We are committed to providing specialist, top-quality products at great prices for lovers of the outdoors, and our new, bigger and better store will allow us to keep doing so at a first-rate level for our loyal Gloucester Quays customers.”
The new stores for Mountain Warehouse and PUMA join British retail giant, NEXT, and international footwear and lifestyle retailer Timberland, which opened at the outlet earlier this year.