Back in March 25th 1995, Cheshire Oaks was born. First beginning with 35 stores, taking up 101,000 sqft of space, it was a far cry from the 140 stores and 20 food partners we now have, equalling 400,000 sqft of shopping paradise. 

The space was initially designed in the traditional open ring style - with parking centred in the middle of the space - but with expansion, inward facing stores were added, creating the double-stored 'racetrack' common to most European outlets. 

Now with an additional 300,000 sqft, the site has become a full enclosed 'circle' that most of us know and love, with 2019 seeing our £40m expansion creating an additional 25 stores - giving you the likes of LEON, Haribo and Pandora to shop for less. 

Sure, we've been graced by a few famous names over the years. No biggy. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the centre 25 years ago when it was only a mere few thousand sqft. Since then, we've been entertained by the likes of The Saturdays, Clean Cut Kid and The Wanted, cooked up a storm with Simon Rimmer and got all '90s kids talking about the world's favourite purple dinosaur. What's next on the cards? Well, you'll have to wait and see. 

We know that to be the biggest Designer Outlet in the UK, it all depends on our people. Over the last 25 years, we've scaled ourselves up to becoming the employer of over 3,500 local people across our 160 brands and service teams such as our painters, gardeners and cleaners who keep us looking beautiful all year round. We also work closely with JobCentre+ to support people heading back to work. So much so, we've created our own careers platform so that everyone can find a job that's right for them, right here at centre (you can take a look at it here).

We work with Cheshire College and the University of Chester to support retail and business students in developing their flourishing careers, and have hosted numerous student nights, recruitment evenings and even a Dragon's Den-esque competition for local schools and colleges in the North West.

Giving back has become part of our DNA. We've partnered with Everton in the Community to bring you yoga, Asics to bring you HIIT classes and have helped raise money for charities like Autism Awareness, Clatterbridge Cancer Charity and The Pankhurst Centre, that are all close to our heart. And it's a big thank you to everyone that has helped you over the last 25 years to help us deliver each and every one of these to help us achieve it all.