Multrees Walk

Multrees Walk

View from the East in 2023
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Coordinates	55°57′18.48″N 3°11′29.70″W
Address	Multrees Walk Edinburgh EH1 3DQ
Opening date	2003
Owner	Nuveen
Architect	CDA Group
No. of anchor tenants	1 (Harvey Nichols)
Public transit access	Edinburgh Waverley St Andrew Square
Website	multreeswalk.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.

Cycling is not permitted in Multrees Walk

List of Stores

As at July 2024[2]

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.[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

• 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.^[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

1. "Harvey Nichols celebrates ten years in Edinburgh".
2. "Who's here – Multrees Walk". Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. "Luxury retailer reopens in Scottish city with 'artisanal savoir-faire'". The Herald. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
4. Swanson, Ian. "Edinburgh shops: Gucci chooses Capital's Multrees Walk for first stand-alone store outside London". Edinburgh Evening News.