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From 2012 to 2013, an extension to Glasgow Fort Shopping was under construction. It opened in October 2013, with hundreds of Glaswegians attending the grand opening. The extension included five new restaurants: Chiquito; Prezzo; Wagamama; TGI Friday's and
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The scheme opened in October 2004 with Phase 1 of the development providing 390,946 sq ft (36,320.1 m) of retail accommodation. There are currently over 100 retail units and two additional
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The centre from the air showing its horseshoe design and car parking in the middle, as well as Auchinlea Park and the
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supermarket in the vicinity, completed about the same time (2005) and sited to the east of the main centre across
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A New Parking Lot was opened to insure customers that their parking worries would be less of a stress
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Between 2014 and 2015, another large extension began. With various new restaurants, shops and a large
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The concept is unusual when compared to other local out-of-town shopping centres such as
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towards Easterhouse, but this is not considered to officially be part of the Fort.
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Cooper Cromar Architects of the park - Portfolio page with images
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Glasgow Fort at 10: Mall that brought fresh life to the East End
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which runs to the south, surrounded by the residential areas of
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Below are just a few of the many stores, as of May 2023:
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opened in 2021 located in the car park of Morrisons
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Glasgow
Garthamlock
Coordinates
55°52′16″N 4°08′12″W / 55.87122°N 4.1367°W / 55.87122; -4.1367
British Land
Cooper Cromar
anchor tenants
Total retail floor area
glasgowfort.com
out-of-town
leisure park
Glasgow
Scotland
M8 motorway
Provanhall
Garthamlock
Easterhouse
2004
Braehead
Silverburn
retail park
kiosks
Harvester
Vue Cinema
Marks and Spencer

Provanhall
New Look
TK Maxx

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