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(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk), it is clear that Hackney Walks in east London has not been in its best condition lately. After receiving £1.5 million from City Hall, the luxury outlet was opened in 2017 with 14 stores, with the intention of creating job opportunities in the area and competing with outlets such as Bicester Village. However, it has not gone as planned and presently, the only store that is still operational is Present; all but one of the outlets have shut down in the past six years. The only reminder of the site's purpose are the flashy signs of luxury brands that are visible through the windows of the abandoned outlets. Furthermore, the rise of online shopping has been cited as a major reason for the decline of the outlet. Laura Mival, a producer based in Hackney who lives near the luxury outlet but has never visited it, has noted that the majority of the shops closed after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and before that the shops were doing well.
To say that the Hackney Walks luxury outlet in east London has seen better days would be an understatement. After receiving £1.5 million from City Hall in the wake of the 2011 London Riots, the Morning Lane site opened in 2017 with 14 stores, in the hope that it would bring jobs to the area and rival outlets such as Bicester Village in Oxfordshire. Yet, all but one of the outlets have closed in the last six years, leaving Present, which sells designer outerwear, as the last store still standing.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Looking through the windows of the abandoned units, the flashy signs of luxury brands are the only reminder of the site's purpose.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Laura Mival, a producer based in Hackney who lives near the outlet but has never visited it, commented that most of the shops closed just after Covid, with the shop worker attributing the lack of activity to the rise of online shopping.
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