Metquarter is a

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consisting primarily of boutique stores located in central

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, England. All businesses located in Metquarter are members of City Central, a Business Improvement District (BID) representing approximately 630 businesses in Liverpool city centre.

History

The current Metquarter building previously served as Liverpool's General Post Office, which was reminiscent of a French chateau. The building was severely damaged in the May blitz in 1941, resulting in the demolition of the upper floors. The site was formerly owned by The Walton Group and was acquired in 2004 by Milligan (a retail development company that is also linked with Triangle Manchester the retail and leisure operations in

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and

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s) and J. W. Kaempfer and Richardson Developments. Over the space of two years from what was thought to cost £70 million eventually came to a total of £100 million and the former Post Office building was transformed into a leisure and retail centre. Metquarter was opened in March 2006. Following a successful 18-month launch period, Milligan sold Metquarter in August 2007 to Anglo Irish Bank Private Banking and Alanis Capital, the current owners. In 2020 plans were submitted to Liverpool City Council to convert upper floors of the centre into teaching rooms, recording studios and common rooms for students at Liverpool Media Academy.

Stores and services

Metquarter is located on Whitechapel in Liverpool city centre and home to roughly 40 shops. It is the third largest shopping centre in the city, behind

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and St. John's Shopping Centre, but ahead of Cavern Walks, a boutique arcade. Metquarter has been called the ' Bond Street of Liverpool'. Metquarter is home to stores

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and

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, amongst others. Besides retail outlets in Metquarter there is also a

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and an offshoot of the Everyman Theatre. File:Met Quarter, Liverpool (5).jpg, Interior of Metquarter File:Metquarter interior.jpg, Interior of Metquarter

References

External links

Official website
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