Buchanan Galleries
Glasgow’s first John Lewis.
Buchanan Street. (Peter Ross)
Those shops in full:
Accessorize FTSK
Angelic Candles Gap
Ann Harvey Gadget Shop Austin Reed Goldsmiths Baby Gap Gymboree Bay Trading Habitat
Bella Ricco H8iM Birthdays Hoi Polloi Blazer Jacques Vert Boots Jane Norman
John Lewis Jeffrey Rogers
Carphone Warehouse Ciro Citterio
Clinton Cards Knickerbox Claires Accessories La Senza Comet Lakeland Costa Coffee Leslie Davis Dynasty The Link
East Lunn Poly Eisenegger Mango
Envy Millies Cookies Electronics Boutique Miss Selfridge The Food Gallery Natural World Free Spirit Next
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Glasgow’s reputation as a shopper’s paradise is set to soar With the long-awaited opening of Buchanan Galleries. The £200 million retail proiect, which has been under construction since February 1996, finally opens its doors on Wed 31 Mar.
5 The vast scale and uininspiring appearance of the shopping complex has come under fire, particularly as it opens in Glasgow’s year as City of Architecture and DeSign. However, even the most aesthetically-senSitive shoppers are likely to be won over by the presence of the biggest Habitat in Europe, a Sainsbury’s in the City centre and
Buchanan Galleries is located bes:de the Royal Concert Hall at the north end of
Nike
Oasis
Original Levi Store Ortak
Perfume Shop Photo-Optix
Pilot
Robert Jenkins Sainsbury's Central Salisburys
Scott’s
Sock Shop
Stencil Store
The Suit Company Sunglass Hut Thorntons
Tie Rack
Tog 24
Toystack
Vision Express Viyella
Wallis
Whisky Shop
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Gill Mills is on Radio Scotland, Suns 7-8pm and co-hosts The Loafers on BBC Choice, hie-Fri, 10pm.