Jan 5, 2011
Tipperary Crystal Opens First Retail Store in Citadel Outlets

Los Angeles, CA – It’s a long way to Tipperary? Not any more. Tipperary Crystal, Ireland’s leading international crystal and giftware brands has opened its first retail store in the USA located in The Citadel Outlet Mall in Los Angeles, offering lovers of crystal and homewares a rare opportunity to buy its stunning products as either a treat from themselves or as a special and unique gift. The store specializes in both modern and traditional designs and aims to offer a wide range of products that suit everyone’s needs – from inexpensive sets of beautiful glassware to stunning hand-crafted chandeliers.

The new Citadel Outlets store, which has a staff of ten, is the only Tipperary Crystal factory outlet store in the United States and the only outlet store in the world. Ireland has been famed for its crystal artistry for over 250 years. Tipperary Crystal, based in Ireland’s legendary Golden Vale, was founded by master craftsmen in 1988. It was acquired few years later by Declan Fearon, a company turnaround entrepreneur, who had previously boosted a number of Irish companies to huge success.

Declan has built a team of craft workers and designers who are uncompromising in their commitment to superb design. As a result, Tipperary Crystal has become synonymous worldwide with high-end designs and excellent quality, creating modern and classical collections. The company is a family-owned Irish business that employs 60 and had annual sales of $15 million last year. Tipperary Crystal is now the world market leader in Irish crystal.

It has followed other Irish crystal companies success in introducing a range of designer crystal and reflects the company’s highly successful strategy of ‘innovation through design’, working with talented Irish designer icons of international renown, which include couturier Louise Kennedy, artist Graham Knuttel and author and TV personality Rachel Allen, who create collections for Tipperary Crystal each season.

Corporate giftware is a fast-growing part of the company’s business, with a diverse range of modern and traditional collections that will enhance any home, corporate event or trophy cabinet. Tipperary Crystal is a prominent exclusive supplier to major events such as the Solheim Cup 2011, the Sony Ericsson Open 2011 in Miami, and the Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad, CA.  Duiske Glass, another famed Irish brand, is now part of the Tipperary Crystal group.  The Duiske range, occasional colourful giftware, customised engraving and bespoke corporate designed glassware.

After 10 months of construction, Craig Realty Group and Citadel Outlets recently opened 18 new brand name stores. By early January 2011, more new stores will open bringing the total number of new stores to 36.  The brand new 157,000 sq. ft. development now connects existing retailers Tommy Hilfiger Company Store and Kitchen Collection to the new stores which have generated hundreds of new jobs in the community. Citadel Outlets has opened its new multi-level parking structure featuring 200 additional spaces for parking.

About Citadel Outlets:
Only in Los Angeles is it possible to drive to an Assyrian palace to buy blue jeans, jewelry, and leather goods. It’s wall-to-wall shopping with 115 top brand-name stores and restaurants.  Citadel Outlets completed an expansion in November 2005 adding 35 more stores to the tenant mix.  The center now features brand-name stores including H&M, Nike Factory Store, adidas, Under Armour, Esprit, Gap Factory Store, Aeropostale, Columbia Sportswear, Kenneth Cole, Banana Republic Factory Store, Justice for Girls, BCBG, Calvin Klein, Guess Factory Store, Tommy Hilfiger, Puma, Ann Taylor Factory Store and Old Navy.  Dining options were also enhanced with the addition of Ruby’s Diner.  L.A.’s answer to outlet shopping, Citadel Outlets has come a long way since its historical facade was erected 80 years ago.  Starting off as a tire factory – the largest tire manufacturing facility on the West coast – Citadel Outlets has transformed into a 742,000-square-foot mixed-use commercial property, featuring a 201-room Doubletree Hotel, three multi-tenant office buildings and Los Angeles’ only outlet shopping center.  Citadel Outlets and Office Park, located 10 minutes southeast of downtown Los Angeles on Interstate-5 at Atlantic Boulevard North, is owned and managed by Craig Realty Group.

Craig Realty Group is a shopping center development firm founded by Steven L. Craig and is based in Newport Beach, California.  The firm specializes in upscale factory outlet centers.  The company currently owns and operates Outlets at Anthem in Phoenix, Arizona; Cabazon Outlets located near Palm Springs, California; Citadel Outlets in Los Angeles, California; Outlets at Conroe located near Houston, Texas; Outlets at Hillsboro south of Dallas/Fort Worth; Outlets at Castle Rock located south of Denver, Colorado; Outlets at Loveland located north of Denver, Colorado; Outlets at Silverthorne located west of Denver, Colorado; Outlets at Vicksburg in Vicksburg, Mississippi and Woodburn Company Stores located near Portland, Oregon.  Craig Realty Group also manages Lake Elsinore Outlets located in Lake Elsinore, California.  The company is currently developing Plaza San Clemente in San Clemente, California, a 650,000 square foot mixed-use project, Sussex Commons Lifestyle Outlets in Frankford Township, New Jersey, Outlets at Traverse Mountain in Lehi, Utah, Chicagoland Outlets at Country Club Hills located 25 miles southeast of downtown Chicago, Illinois, and Lifestyle Outlets at Manteca, a joint venture project in California’s central valley. Craig previously developed Carlsbad Company Stores, which was sold to an east coast developer, and Franciacorta Outlet Village in Brescia, Italy.  Craig was also responsible for the development of Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon, one of the largest and most successful manufacturer outlet centers in the world and was instrumental in developing Camarillo Premium Outlets in Camarillo, California. For more information about the company, visit www.craigrealtygroup.com.


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