Lush to open new flagship store in Glasgow

Lush has agreed a new 15-year lease for a store on Glasgow's Buchanan Street, allowing the beauty brand to create a new flagship location.

The 20,000 sq ft building, which will span five floors, will allow Lush to create an immersive retail and spa experience. The new store will house some new concepts and products for the brand, combining beauty services with space for Lush Parties and beauty consultations.

According to Savills, Buchanan Street is the second busiest high street in the UK, behind London’s Oxford Street, with 6,600 people passing through every hour pre-COVID.

The Lush store will join a number of existing brands on the high street including The White Company, Hobbs, Diesel, Massimo Dutti and Hugo Boss.

Ellen Peters, Head of UK&I Property at Lush, said: “We are thrilled to have acquired the most prominent shop on Buchanan Street as our first Anchor store in Scotland, and we extend our thanks to everyone involved in the process."

Stuart Moncur, Head of National Retail at Savills, said: “With this being one of the most iconic retailing opportunities within Glasgow city centre, we witnessed a great deal of occupier interest in the property. Since the start of this year we have seen strong occupational demand for stores on Buchanan Street and this letting to Lush really does highlight this. We are excited to see the investment Lush will make to the building and create a truly global flagship store."