Glasgow is the second largest shopping centre in the UK. You can shop at many major UK high street stores, smaller boutiques, department stores and a wide variety of specialty shops, including craft and antique shops to suit every taste and interest.
The city centre has three pedestrianised main thoroughfares: Sauchiehall Street, which features, among other things, pre-Christmas stalls, stands and an outdoor market, and Argyle Street, running parallel to each other and joined by Buchanan Street which runs from north to south.
Along these main streets are shopping malls such as the Sauchiehall Street Centre, the Buchanan Galleries, the stylish and hip Princes Square, the St Enoch Centre, and the bright and sunny atriums of the Argyle Arcade. There is also the weekend Barras market, located in the city's east end and a stone's throw south from St. Mungo's Cathedral. Away from the city centre you have the convenience of the Parkhead Forge mall, Glasgow Fort shopping park at Junction 10 of the M8 and the Silverburn mall at Junction 2 of the M77.
Heading towards the city’s West End, you will also find smaller boutiques and specialised shops, including De Courcy's Antique Craft Arcade for an interesting array of antique and craft shops, designer homeware boutiques, clothing shops and vintage record stores.