Kate Spade, the style model recognized for its playful leather-based items and trinkets, is bringing a dose of its New York heritage to the Outlet Buying at The O2 this Spring.
The brand new 2,408 sq ft retailer on the outlet’s higher stage is the model’s London outlet debut. The area is impressed by parts of each uptown and downtown New York, the model’s hometown. This nod to its heritage, and the merging of the 2 distinct neighbourhoods, will act as a runway for its in depth womenswear providing.
Right here, the model’s newest seasonal and gifting collections, its Spring assortment, and the Maddison assortment shall be on provide. Clients are invited to buy purses, small leather-based items, equipment, jewelry, footwear, ready-to-wear and extra.
This comes because the US-based model appears to be like to increase its presence on UK soil. Over the festive interval, Kate Spade took over a London pub… discuss new, experiential types of retail. Aptly named ‘The Kate Spade Arms,’ the activation delivered an “sudden and festive design” that evokes the vacation season.
Louisa Dalgleish, Leasing Director at Outlet Buying at The O2, mentioned: “Kate Spade New York signing for its London outlet debut at The O2 follows a outstanding 2024, and is a transparent indicator that The O2 stays the go-to place for outlet debuts within the capital. They’re the right addition to our premium retail provide and supply prospects with but one more reason to go to us.”
Outlet Buying at The O2
The O2 recorded its best-ever yr for gross sales and footfall, welcoming a report variety of individuals by way of its doorways in 2024. It reported double-digit development for retail, fuelled by a “stellar” Black Friday.
Outlet Buying at The O2 completed the yr 10% above final yr’s gross sales, with standout buying and selling intervals together with Black Friday weekend (29 November to 1 December) sitting within the vacation spot’s prime 5 sale days of the yr, in addition to the complete week (25 November to 1 December) reporting a 16% gross sales uplift in comparison with 2023.
It comes after the retail and leisure vacation spot welcomed over 31,000 sq ft of recent manufacturers in 2024, together with All Good Issues, Clarks, Bedeck, Castore, and Soletrader, alongside a number of renewals for present tenants similar to Le Creuset, Whittard, and Clarins.
