Converse is opening its first stand-alone store in the U.K. It will be an outlet store located in Wembley Park's London Designer Outlet center. Converse already has a corner in Nike's outlet in the same center. Vans and Dr. Martens are also coming to the center with their own outlet stores. Adidas, Asics, New Balance, The North Face and Skechers also have their outlet stores in the mall, along with more fashion-oriented brands like Kurt Geiger, Gap, H&M and Superdry.

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