A STORE in a huge Glasgow city centre building has closed down and been put up for sale.
The shutters have gone down on the Brands Outlet, which is located in a prominent position on Sauchiehall Street.
A sign has also been erected indicating that the building is on the market, with the sale being managed by Savills.
The retailer sold a number of well-known brands including Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge at heavily discounted prices.
It opened in 2021 at 222 Sauchiehall Street in the place of the Irish retail chain Dunnes.
Hotel firm Qtel One Ltd had asked Glasgow City Council for permission to convert the old department store into a 112-bed hotel but this was refused and Brands Outlet was given the green light instead.
The closure of the clearance shop has been over a year in the making, as it reported at the time that "closing down" signs had appeared in its windows in April 2023.
A new retailer could move in or the space has the potential to be redeveloped entirely, such as the former O2 ABC located further down the street which is being transformed into student accommodation and ground-floor commercial space.
It is the latest department store-sized retail unit to shut its doors on Sauchiehall Street, following British Home Stores (BHS), Marks and Spencer and Watt Brothers.
It was also reported earlier this month that health and wellness shop Holland & Barrett had moved out of Sauchiehall Street as part of a wider plan to incorporate the brand into a larger unit on Buchanan Street.
Meanwhile, the once-prominent shopping street is undergoing construction work as part of Glasgow City Council's new avenues project.
Contractors are digging up the pedestrianised section of the street in order to lay the new paving, plant new trees and install a tree pit drainage system.
The project had been delayed as work was stopped for the two-week Glasgow Fair holiday.
