Theguardian iconTheguardianJun 17, 2026

John Lewis injects £20m into Glasgow city centre store in wider branch reboot

It is the largest cash injection within a wider plan to spend £50m this financial year on refreshing its shops, with department stores in Reading, Cambridge, Leicester and Liverpool all earmarked for an upgrade.

John Lewis injects £20m into Glasgow city centre store in wider branch reboot

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It is the largest cash injection within a wider plan to spend £50m this financial year on refreshing its shops, with department stores in Reading, Cambridge, Leicester and Liverpool all earmarked for an...

Upgrade to Buchanan Galleries part of £50m spend this year and £800m by 2029 to revive appeal of department stores John Lewis is to spend £20m on a revamp of its Glasgow store in the city centre's Buchanan...

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It is the largest cash injection within a wider plan to spend £50m this financial year on refreshing its shops, with department stores in Reading, Cambridge, Leicester and Liverpool all earmarked for an upgrade. Upgrade to Buchanan Galleries part of £50m spend this year and £800m by 2029 to revive appeal of department stores John Lewis is to spend £20m on a revamp of its Glasgow store in the city centre's Buchanan Galleries in a vote of confidence in the shopping mall not long ago scheduled for demolition.

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Upgrade to Buchanan Galleries part of £50m spend this year and £800m by 2029 to revive appeal of department stores John Lewis is to spend £20m on a revamp of its Glasgow store in the city centre's Buchanan Galleries in a vote of confidence in the shopping mall not long ago scheduled for demolition.

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