OSPREY LONDON launches handbag amnesty with McArthurGlen's York Designer Outlet

Oct. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- From Saturday 22nd October until Sunday 30th October 2011, shoppers will be able to take unwanted new and gently used handbags to OSPREY LONDON in McArthurGlen’s York Designer Outlet. In return, they will receive an exclusive 20% discount on a new handbag purchase at OSPREY LONDON and their unwanted bag will be donated for resale with proceeds going to St Leonard’s Hospice.

St Leonard’s Hospice is a local York charity caring for people with life-threatening illnesses. The skilled and specially-trained medical staff at St Leonard’s Hospice offer in-patient care in a purpose-built 20 bed unit, Daycare at the Hospice for people living in their own homes and a Hospice@Home service.

Mike Thomas, Centre Manager at McArthurGlen’s York Designer Outlet, says, “We are honoured to be taking part in the handbag amnesty with proceeds going towards such a worthy local cause. We call all shoppers to visit the outlet during this week to contribute towards a great charity and get a brand new handbag at 20% less in the process.”
OSPREY LONDON designer Graeme Ellisdon comments, “We approached McArthurGlen’s York with our handbag amnesty and we’re delighted to have their support. Offering 20% off a new OSPREY LONDON handbag is a great initiative to encourage shoppers to upgrade their bag and their unwanted bags can then benefit someone else and help St Leonard’s.”  

Janet Morley, Director of Fundraising at St Leonard’s Hospice, says, “We are delighted that McArthurGlen’s York and OSPREY LONDON have come together in this innovative handbag amnesty to help the Hospice.  We very much rely on the generosity of the local community to meet our £3.4 million annual running costs, and we are very grateful that we shall be able to sell the handed-in bags in our shops to helps us raise funds. We are really looking forward to seeing a great variety of bags as a result of this promotion.”

For more information on McArthurGlen’s York Designer Outlet please visit: Yorkdesigneroutlet.com or call: 01904 682 700

You can follow McArthurGlen’s York Designer Outlet on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/yorkdesigneroutlet

You can find out more about OSPREY LONDON at www.ospreylondon.com.

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McArthurGlen Group
McArthurGlen Group is Europe’s leading developer, owner and manager of designer outlets. The Group, which currently has 20 Designer Outlets, introduced the concept of designer outlet retailing to Europe in 1995. The 75 million consumers visiting McArthurGlen’s Designer Outlets annually are attracted by the year-round savings of 30-70 per cent on the top names in luxury, designer and mainstream fashion. McArthurGlen’s portfolio currently offers more than 500,000 sq m of retail space with a further 120,000 sq m under way, including the new McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in Neumünster, near Hamburg, due to open in autumn 2012. For more information, please visit www.mcarthurglengroup.com

McArthurGlen in the UK
McArthurGlen has seven Designer Outlets in the UK. As well as the UK’s largest and Europe’s first, Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet near Chester, these are Ashford Designer Outlet, Bridgend Designer Outlet (Wales’ largest designer outlet), East Midlands Designer Outlet, Livingston Designer Outlet (Scotland’s largest designer outlet), Swindon Designer Outlet and York Designer Outlet.
OSPREY LONDON
OSPREY LONDON is the luxury leather brand, founded by British designer Graeme Ellisdon in 1980. OSPREY LONDON is available online and through selected UK retailers and has a total of eight outlet OSPREY LONDON stores in the UK including York Designer Outlet.