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PR OSPE CT U S
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TO I N V E S T I N G L A S G OW No. 1 UK retail destination (Outside of London’s West End)
£763m (€900m) Retail GVA
Cosmopolitan and vibrant food and drink scene
2.3 million tourists in 2018 - £662 (€781) million spend
2nd highest prime rent
Catchment of
2.2 million people within a 45 minute drive
in UK at £320 per sq ft2
UK’s No. 1 out-of-town retail centre 52.7 million people footfall on Glasgow’s prime Buchanan Street (2019)
Significant & Sustained
retail development & investment
£4.2 (€5) billion annual retail spend - 2nd highest in the UK
‘Shopaholic’s Paradise’ – Lonely Planet
Growing retail destination for global brands
One of the world’s top 10 cities based on TripAdvisor ratings
Large retail workforce of
35,000 people