Glasgow Shops, Scottish shopping centres, Strathclyde stores photos, Scotland retail architects news

Glasgow Shops Buildings

Shopping in Strathclyde – Stores in west Scotland, UK retail built environment updates

post updated 14 September 2025

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Glasgow Retail Buildings, Strathclyde. We aim to include retail building design projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.

We cover completed Glasgow shops, new store designs and shopping centres across Strathclyde. The focus is on contemporary retail buildings but information on traditional shops is also welcome.

Glasgow Shops

We have 1 page of Glasgow stores selections with links to many individual project pages.

Latest Shops in Glasgow, chronological:

Buchanan Galleries Glasgow, centre of the city

Buchanan Galleries building image from architects

Glasgow Fort retail park, Auchinlea, north east of the city

Auchinlea retail complex photo © Adrian Welch

Braehead shopping centre, Renfrew

shopping centre image from Xscape PR

Silverburn Glasgow Shops

architecture photo from architects studio

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Glasgow Shopping Centres

Key Glasgow Shops, alphabetical:

Argyle Street Arcade

Historic shopping mall © photo Adrian Welch
Argyle Arcade

Italian Centre – shopping & cafes, 7 John St (Ingram Street), G1 1HP
Architects: Page Park

Merchant City property photo © Adrian Welch
Italian Centre
This successful urban development includes a sculpture, ‘Thinking of Bella’ (1994) by Shona Kinloch.

Jigsaw Glasgow shop, 177 Ingram Street, G1 1DA – located in the Merchant City

Jigsaw Glasgow Store photo © Adrian Welch
Jigsaw Glasgow shop

John Lewis Glasgow, Buchanan galleries, Buchanan St, Glasgow G1 2GF, United Kingdom

John Lewis Store photo © Adrian Welch
John Lewis Glasgow
In March 1999, John Lewis opened in Glasgow, which is its largest store outside London. This Department store chain is known for home furnishings & accessories, electronics, fashion & beauty.

Princes Square

Glasgow shopping arcade building © image Adrian Welch
Princes Square shops
Refurbished in the mid-eighties the six-floor Princes Square shopping centre is arranged around a decorative atrium set just off Buchanan Street on its east side not far from Central Station. This Buchanan Street shopping centre was first designed and built in the 1840s by John Baird and other architects. The central Glasgow property was redeveloped in 1988 to a design by architects the Hugh Martin Partnership, from Edinburgh.

St Enoch’s Centre

St Enoch Centre building image from Reiach and Hall Architects
St Enoch Centre Glasgow

Butterfly Kisses Store

photo : Paul Cameron
Interior fit-out of Shawlands ladies boutique : Butterfly Kisses shop
The clients were seeking a bespoke interior to create a unique shopping experience. The main feature of this store is a free form, floor-to-ceiling floating shelf that runs the full length of the shop. This dips and curves to form shelves at various heights and to frame the clothing on display. A bespoke butterfly table was crafted from handpicked douglas fir.