Multrees Walk

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Multrees Walk
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:

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.

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

  • Leading shopping districts by city

References