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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.
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.
Cycling is not permitted in Multrees Walk
List of Stores
As at July 2024
Multrees Walk features a number of brands from across the globe, some of which are their only Scottish store.
These brands include:
Harvey Nichols
Louis Vuitton
Burberry
Michael Kors
Genesis
Other international:
Swarovski
TAG Heuer
Canada Goose
Mappin & Webb
Max Mara
Mulberry
National and independent:
Castle Fine Art
Johnstons of Elgin
LK Bennett
Strathberry
The Whisky Shop
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.
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.
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
Caffe Nero
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.
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