Glasgow Fort
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Glasgow Fort is a large 'out of town' shopping and leisure park located in Auchinlea Park, Provanhall and adjacent to Easterhouse
, Glasgow
just off Junction 10 of the M8 motorway.
The scheme is unusual when compared to other local out of town schemes such as Braehead
in that it is uncovered and therefore the spaces between units are open to the elements. The design of the park incorporates a 'two-sided mall design' intended to recreate a traditional high street.
The scheme opened in October 2004 with Phase 1 of the development providing 390946 sq ft (36,320.1 m²) of retail accommodation. There are currently over 80 retail units and 4 additional kiosks. Retail range in size from small single floor 570 sq ft (53 sq m) spaces to large multi-floor units that are over 22000 sq ft (2,043.9 m²) in size. There are approximately 1,900 car parking spaces for the park.
Easterhouse
Easterhouse is a suburb about east of Glasgow city centre, Scotland. It was partially built on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of a boundary expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. Building began in the mid-1950s by the then local authority, Glasgow Corporation...
, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
just off Junction 10 of the M8 motorway.
The scheme is unusual when compared to other local out of town schemes such as Braehead
Braehead
Braehead is a commercial development located at the former site of Braehead Power Station in Renfrew on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire. It is particularly notable for its large shopping centre, arena and leisure facilities....
in that it is uncovered and therefore the spaces between units are open to the elements. The design of the park incorporates a 'two-sided mall design' intended to recreate a traditional high street.
The scheme opened in October 2004 with Phase 1 of the development providing 390946 sq ft (36,320.1 m²) of retail accommodation. There are currently over 80 retail units and 4 additional kiosks. Retail range in size from small single floor 570 sq ft (53 sq m) spaces to large multi-floor units that are over 22000 sq ft (2,043.9 m²) in size. There are approximately 1,900 car parking spaces for the park.
Tenancies
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, SchuhSchuhSchuh is a Scottish high street and internet branded footwear retailer, operating throughout the British Isles.-History:Schuh was established by Founding Director Sandy Alexander in 1981, with a single shop in North Bridge Arcade, Edinburgh. The company became part of the Glasgow-based Goldbergs...
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, River IslandRiver IslandRiver Island is one of Britain's best known high street fashion brands and can be found in most cities across the UK. The brand also has stores in Singapore, Turkey, Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Middle East.-History:...
, New Look, TK Maxx, Next, Lipsy, TopshopTopshopTopshop is a British clothes retailer with shops in over 20 countries and online operations in a number of its markets. Its sales come primarily from women's clothing and fashion accessories...
, Miss SelfridgeMiss SelfridgeMiss Selfridge is a nationwide UK high street store which began as the young fashion section of Selfridges department store in London in 1966. Miss Selfridge got its name when Charles Clore, the owner of Selfridges at the time, saw a window display in the Bonwit Teller store in New York which...
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and much more. - Sports - JD SportsJD SportsJD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as just JD, is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England with shops throughout the United Kingdom and with one in Ireland...
, Gravity, DW Sports and SportsDirect.com - Health & Beauty - Boots, Bodycare, Perfume Shop and The Body Shop.
- Electrical - Phones 4 U, The Carphone WarehouseThe Carphone WarehouseCarphone Warehouse Group PLC , known as The Carphone Warehouse, is Europe's largest independent mobile phone retailer, with over 1,700 stores across Europe. It is based in the United Kingdom and is a 50% subsidiary of Best Buy...
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. - Food & Drink - StarbucksStarbucksStarbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
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, Nando'sNando'sNando's is a casual dining restaurant group originating from South Africa with a Portuguese/Mozambican theme. Founded in 1987, Nando's operates in thirty countries on five continents....
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, Blue Lagoon, Greggs, Baguette Express, Millie's CookiesMillie's CookiesMillie's Cookies is a UK chain of 107 retail bakeries, specializing in cookies, muffins, hot drinks and gifts. It was named after its founder.-History:...
, Chicken Cottage and McChans. - Travel - Holiday Hypermarket, Thomson and Barrhead Travel
- General - Argos Extra, Mamma & Papa's, Asda Living.
- Jewellery - H Samuel and Beaverbrooks.
- Furniture - ScS Sofas, Next, Argos Extra, Asda Living, TK Maxx and Furniture Innovations.