Primark have announced they will open the doors of its new store in Glasgow on Thursday December 5 ahead of the festive push.

The much-loved fashion retailer is opening its 21st store in Scotland and it will launch in Glasgow Fort just in time for Christmas.

The new store will cover 33,500 square feet over two floors as well as creating 200 new jobs. The celebrate the opening, a live DJ will perform on the day to welcome customers to the new shop.

Gavin O’Reilly, the area manager for Scotland West & Cumbria, believes it is a great opportunity for Primark and says the company are ‘proud’ to be launching the store.

He said: “We’re looking forward to opening in just a few weeks’ time at Glasgow Fort, particularly the moment when our first customers will step through our doors. The enthusiasm is already building across the team – and it’s not just because it’s Christmas shopping season!

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“We’re really proud of this store and what it will soon be offering our customers, from our festive favourites FamJam sets to more timeless essentials, we’re confident there will be something for the entire family to enjoy.”

Shoppers will have the opportunity to pick up the best-selling Primark products and the Fort store is Primark’s 195th across the UK. The opening is part of a £100 million investment in UK stores that was announced earlier this year.

This comes as Primark continues to celebrate 50 years on the Great British high street, after first opening its doors in September 1974 in Derby, England. The retailer’s first store to open in Scotland was in 1975 in Hamilton, which stands on the same site today and remains Primark’s smallest store in the world.

Phil Goodman, centre director at Glasgow Fort, said: “The launch of Primark has been an eagerly awaited moment for many of our visitors, so we're over the moon to finally be able to reveal that the new store will open at the beginning of December.

“It’s a fantastic addition to the centre and one I know will be very popular with our shoppers, who I’m sure will be very pleased it’s here just in time for Christmas. What an exciting way to draw the year to a close!”  

For shoppers planning to visit Glasgow Fort, travel options including bus routes and car parking options as well as details on opening hours are available here: https://www.glasgowfort.com