Global superbrand Gucci is to open the doors to its first Scottish shop today. The luxury store on one of the country’s most prestigious shopping streets is the fashion giant’s only UK standalone retail offering outside London. The opening on Multrees Walk in Edinburgh was welcomed by Adam Stone, UK retail director at Nuveen, which operates the street, who said: “It is amazing that we are finally here and seeing it open.
” Mr Stone told The Herald in an exclusive interview how the company has developed the pedestrian precinct since taking on the operation: “We’ve been involved in the project for about two years now. “When we took on the asset there were a few vacant units a result of the shopping centre being built across the road which actually was positive for us in general in what it created for the area. “It allowed us to really start filling those holes.
What we wanted to do when we came on board was be really thoughtful about how we did that and ask ourselves what Multrees Walk’s purpose is, and its purpose to our mind is to be a high-end shopping centre for not only Edinburgh but Scotland .” The pedestrian precinct and Adam Stone (Image: Multrees Walk/Nuveen) Mr Stone said: “I think the lettings we have done over the course of the last year have involved a tenant line up that has certainly been true to that. We had the upsizing of Louis Vuitton, with a bigger store, turnover is strong, and a better offering now for the customer base.
“We had Mich.