Metquarter
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| Location | Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
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| Opening date | 9 March 2006 |
| Developer | Milligan, J. W. Kaempfer and Richardson Developments |
| Owner | Anglo Irish Bank Private Banking and Alanis Capital |
| No. of stores and services | 38 |
| Total retail floor area | 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | www.metquarter.com/ |
Coordinates: 53°24′24.1″N 2°59′8.5″W / 53.406694°N 2.985694°W
Metquarter is a luxury shopping centre consisting primarily of boutique stores located in central Liverpool, England.
All businesses located in Metquarter are members of City Central, a Business Improvement District (BID) representing approximately 630 businesses in the retail and leisure heart of Liverpool city centre.
The current Metquarter building previously served as Liverpool's General Post Office, and was probably the finest post office in the UK, reminiscent of a French chateau. The building was severely damaged in the May blitz in 1941, resulting in the demolition of the upper floors. The site was formerly owned by The Walton Group and was acquired in 2004 by Milligan (a retail development company that is also linked with Triangle Manchester the retail and leisure operations in Manchester and London Luton Airports) and J. W. Kaempfer and Richardson Developments who envisaged to help transform Liverpool city centre into a much more international and contemporary city. Over the space of two years from what was thought to cost £70 million eventually came to a total of £100 million and the former Post Office building was transformed into a 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) leisure and retail centre. Metquarter was officially opened on 9 March 2006. Following a successful 18-month launch period, Milligan sold Metquarter in August 2007 to Anglo Irish Bank Private Banking and Alanis Capital, the current owners.
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