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The Outlet at Bridgewater Park in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, has signed Italian brand Almaplena for its first ever store in Ireland. The exclusive Italian fashion accessories brand, which offers everything from costume jewellery to hair accessories, has taken an 807 sq ft unit at The Outlet. The £70m retail centre, which was developed by GML Estates and Land Securities, has reconfigured a couple of units to increase the store count, and as a result now comprises 83 retail units arranged in a curved mall stretching one third of a mile, with an impressive 1,500 free car parking spaces. It is the biggest outlet development in Europe to open in one phase and has seen an additional 26 stores opening their doors since launching in April 2007. The second phase will include a 430,571-sq ft retail park which already has planning permission, 2,000 more parking spaces to serve the retail site, a 60-bedroom hotel, a drive-thru restaurant and a petrol filling station, bringing the completed investment value to over £200m.

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Source : http://www.shopping-centre.co.uk, 05 November, 2007