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Client case study · URBNDelivering for URBN across Europe & beyond
Urban Outfitters, Cork

URBAN OUTFITTERS · ANTHROPOLOGIE · FREE PEOPLE

15+ years building URBN’s Europe.

Store fit-outs, bespoke joinery and day-to-day aftercare for all three URBN brands, from our workshop in Carrickfergus to 79 locations in 15 countries.

The partnership

Every store individual. Every opening to the same standard.

Urban Outfitters stores are designed around their building and their city, yet every opening has to be delivered to the same standard, on programme, in markets right across Europe. McCue has been URBN’s fit-out partner for more than 15 years, in historic buildings and busy shopping centres, often several countries at once.

0URBN locations delivered
0countries
0brands: Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People
0aftercare jobs since January 2022

Client footprint · over 15 years

From Carrickfergus to 79 URBN locations

Every store starts in our joinery workshop in Carrickfergus and travels on our own fleet, from Glasgow to Exeter and from Dublin to Warsaw.

Map: Delivering for URBN across Europe and beyond, 79 locations in 15 countries
URBN in numbers: a partnership built over 15+ years
Urban Outfitters74LOCATIONS
Anthropologie25LOCATIONS
Free People11LOCATIONS
Beyond the UK45locations outside the UK, across 14 countries
Capital cities11European capitals, from Dublin to Warsaw
Fit-out to aftercare80+facilities jobs every year since 2022
Home and away34UK towns and cities, from Glasgow to Exeter

Key locations

LondonParisMilanDubaiBerlinViennaAmsterdamBarcelona

Three brands

One trusted delivery partner

The relationship began with Urban Outfitters and now spans the whole URBN group in the UK and Europe.

Urban Outfitters store interior
Urban Outfitters74locations

Flagships and city stores from Cork to Vienna, each designed around its building.

Anthropologie, Coal Drops Yard
Anthropologie25locations

Immersive lifestyle stores, including Coal Drops Yard at King’s Cross.

Free People, Paris
Free People11locations

Boutiques and concessions in London, Paris and beyond, with fixtures made to order.

Urban Outfitters store fit-outUrban Outfitters, Lille

How we deliver

The same model, in every city.

Each URBN store gets the same integrated team and the same quality, whatever the country.

  1. One point of contactA Contract Manager from award to completion, backed by in-house project, site, design, CAD, commercial and HSEQ teams.
  2. Made in CarrickfergusBespoke joinery and display fixtures made in our 5,500m² facility.
  3. Our own fleetDelivered on McCue lorries across the UK, Ireland and Europe.
  4. Installed by McCueOur site teams install, snag and hand over, ready for opening day.
  5. Looked after afterwardsOur facilities team keeps stores trading with repairs, refreshes and replacement fixtures.

Inside the stores

URBN, store by store

A selection of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People stores from the partnership. Click any photo to see it full size.

Urban Outfitters, Sheffield · 2026: Sales floor
Urban Outfitters, Sheffield · 2026Sales floor
Sheffield: Women’s floor
SheffieldWomen’s floor
Sheffield: Merchandising wall
SheffieldMerchandising wall
Sheffield: Timber fixtures
SheffieldTimber fixtures
Sheffield: Lifestyle displays
SheffieldLifestyle displays
Urban Outfitters, Lille: Shopfront
Urban Outfitters, LilleShopfront
Lille: Sales floor
LilleSales floor
Lille: Opening display
LilleOpening display
Lille: Store interior
LilleStore interior
Lille: Menswear
LilleMenswear
Urban Outfitters, Vienna: Suspended lighting feature
Urban Outfitters, ViennaSuspended lighting feature
Urban Outfitters, Bremen: Store interior
Urban Outfitters, BremenStore interior
Urban Outfitters, Hannover: Store interior
Urban Outfitters, HannoverStore interior
Urban Outfitters, Valencia: Shopfront
Urban Outfitters, ValenciaShopfront
Valencia: Entrance display
ValenciaEntrance display
Urban Outfitters, Münster: Shopfront at opening
Urban Outfitters, MünsterShopfront at opening
Urban Outfitters, Trafford: Store interior
Urban Outfitters, TraffordStore interior
Urban Outfitters, Cork: Bespoke timber arches
Urban Outfitters, CorkBespoke timber arches
Anthropologie, King’s Cross: Coal Drops Yard
Anthropologie, King’s CrossCoal Drops Yard
Anthropologie: Shopfront beneath the arches
AnthropologieShopfront beneath the arches
Anthropologie: Homeware displays
AnthropologieHomeware displays
Free People, Paris: Sales floor
Free People, ParisSales floor
Free People, Paris: Boutique interior
Free People, ParisBoutique interior
Free People, Paris: Store interior
Free People, ParisStore interior

Fit-out to aftercare

Keeping 60+ URBN stores trading.

Once a store opens, our facilities team stays on call. Since January 2022 we have logged 485 URBN jobs, from a fitting-room lock in Belfast to fixtures for Free People at Galeries Lafayette in Paris.

0Urban Outfitters jobs
0Anthropologie jobs
0Free People jobs
0countries, from the UK to Italy and Sweden
117jobs in 2022
101jobs in 2023
93jobs in 2024
86jobs in 2025
88jobs in 2026 so far
  • Fitting-room doors, locks and repairs
  • Roof, skylight and leak repairs
  • Flooring repairs and entrance mats
  • Shopfronts, windows and glazing
  • Fixtures and joinery made to order
  • Free People fixtures for Paris and the EU
  • Store adaptations such as outriggers in Maastricht
  • Call-outs across London, Belfast, Bath, Bristol and beyond

Source: McCue facilities job register, January 2022 to 28 October 2026. Locations and countries on the infographics cover fit-out and facilities work over the full partnership.

“We have worked closely with McCue for over 15 years, both in the UK and mainland Europe, as always, a very professional and competent team. No problem or challenge is ever an issue, every project gets delivered on time and within budget all with total transparency and full partnership.”Richard Gillis · URBN