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Leading Dumfries & Galloway-based Outlet Village, Gretna Gateway has continued its recent record-breaking form with its best-ever Easter weekend.

Gretna Gateway’s visitor numbers and sales were up 7% and 12% respectively compared to Easter 2012, completing a month that saw a 17% rise in sales compared to the previous March.  Overall, since the start of the year, Gretna Gateway has experienced a 14% rise in sales, an 8% rise in like-for-like sales and a 4% increase in visitor numbers.

Well done to them and to everyone who took part.

The 3 winning “artists” in the News & Star competition were :-

• Ethan Walker from Penrith in the 3 – 6 age group
• Courtney Fletcher from Maryport (7 – 10)
• Nicole Swatts from Carlisle (11 – 13)

And in the Annandale Newspaper Group :-

Renowned outdoor clothing manufacturer Trespass has today (Tuesday, 26 February) been revealed as the Official Casual Uniform Provider to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Workforce.

This will include the design, manufacture and supply of outfits to be worn by Glasgow 2014’s army of up to 15,000 volunteers as well as members of the Games workforce.

Suit Direct will be opening in early March, alongside Jeff Banks who will be relocating into a larger shared unit (42/43) with their sister brand.

Suit Direct combines an exceptional suit range with an unrivalled choice of shirts and ties and a myriad of accessories, to provide a complete solution for every man’s formalwear and wedding wardrobe – and all offering the ideal combination of real quality and exceptional value for money.

Leading Dumfries & Galloway-based Outlet Village, Gretna Gateway has reported the most successful trading year in its 13-year history.

Almost 2 million shoppers visited the Outlet Village in 2012 (up 3% on 2011) with total sales 7% ahead of the previous year and like-for-like sales up 6%. December was Gretna Gateway’s best-ever trading month, the last 5 weeks of 2012 were their 5 best weeks ever, and they ended the year having showed sales growth in 30 consecutive weeks !

The deals are now even better - visit us today for savings of up to 70%.

A 20-member infant choir from Laurieknowe Primary School, Dumfries has picked up the top prize in this year’s Xmas Factor Primary Schools carol-singing competition.

The Grand Final of the contest, run by Gretna Gateway Outlet Village and West Sound Radio, was held at Gretna Gateway on Sunday 9 December and saw five choirs battling it out for the title, a £500 cheque and a special Xmas Factor trophy.

Villeroy and Boch is a manufacturer of high quality tableware. The brand is synonymous through out the world with creativity quality and Originality. The company was founded in 1748 and is  still owned by the founding families. The company is one of high ethical standards and takes great care of the environment .

- Outlet Village Announces Record Occupancy Levels -

Fifteen jobs will be created at Gretna Gateway when three new stores open at the popular Border shopping destination this month.