Shoppers Paradise

Shopping in large cities such as Glasgow can be hard, however, there are many brilliant shopping centres that will never let you down. For example, St Enoch Centre, it's one of the biggest shopping centres in Scotland. St Enoch Centre includes many of the UK's most popular stores, including a variety of department stores, for instance, Debenhams, Boots, Bay Trading and Disney Store. As well as having fantastic shops, St Enoch Centre includes Scotland's main food court. St Enoch's food court is the largest in Scotland providing over 850 seats and an extensive choice of food, from outlets such as DiMaggios, KFC and McDonalds.

As well as St Enoch Centre, there are also many other friendly shopping centres, including, Prince's Square, Buchanan Galleries, Merchant Square Indoor Shopping, Sauchiehall Street Shopping Centre, The Barras Market and plenty more. Each provides an uplifting approach to shopping.

Merchant Square Indoor Shopping is situated in The Merchant City, literally minutes from Glasgow's major shopping areas. Merchant Square has recently been refurbished; it now includes many exclusive stores, as well as a variety of cafes, bars and restaurants.

Merchant Square consists of Beer Café, Bar Square, Sizzlers Steakhouse & Ocean Grill, Lombardi's, El Sabor, Arisaig, Byblos, Metropolitan and Coffee Republic.

Buchanan Galleries is also an outstanding place for shopping as it is the latest shopping centre to be built in Glasgow. Buchanan Galleries is positioned in Glasgow city centre and on most days is open from 9am- 6pm, excluding Thursdays and Sundays. On Thursdays Buchanan Galleries is open from 9am-8pm, which is great for those who like to shop in the evenings. On Sundays Buchanan Galleries is open from 10am-6pm.The car park is open until 11.30 daily. Buchanan Galleries has about 90 stores in total including specialised stores. Many shops also have student discount, this is amazing for young shoppers.

Also in Glasgow, is the Argyll Arcade.The Argyll Arcade is fantastic for jewellery shopping with approximately 32 jewellery shops. It was built in 1827 and has developed over time. From Monday-Saturday, Argyll Arcade is open from 10am-5.30pm and on Sundays from midday-5pm. Argyll Arcade jewellery shops consist of everything, from diamonds to antiques. Argyll Arcade has many of the popular retailers such as Ernest Jones, H Samuels and Bernstones.

The Barras Market is also a great place to shop and pick up good quality products at bargain prices. The Barras Market consists of stalls which sell a variety of things, from old records to modern CDs. The Barras Market is an indoor market open every weekend from 10am-5pm. It is situated in the East End of Glasgow.

Sauchiehall Street Shopping Centre is another popular shopping centre with a lot to offer. It has plenty of the regular shops such as Primark and TK Maxx. Primark is great as it gives clothing that is the same style as celebrity clothing but at low prices, however, the quality isn't always perfect. In particular, Primark is good for young females. Sauchiehall Street Shopping Centre also has many other stores, with choices from high priced stores to low priced stores.

All of these places are definitely worth visiting as they would each provide you with a unique shopping experience.