Exciting news for early birds Christmas shoppers this week as the Glasgow Fort shopping centre announces the opening of three new retail shops.

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Popular candle shop Yankee Candles, gadget and joke shop Menkind and the Calendar Club are all open now and offering some fantastic options for festive gifts and stocking fillers.

If all that shopping leaves you in need of a caffeine hit then you’ll soon be able to head to Tinderbox espresso bar which opens in mid-November in its first location outside Glasgow city centre.

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Or if you fancy a full meal and a well-earned cocktail look no further than American dining restaurant Monterey Jacks which is also new to the Fort.

Phil Goodman, centre director at Glasgow Fort, said: “With less than two months to go until Christmas, we hope that these new additions will give people even more reason to get into the Christmas spirit and spend a fun day out with friends and family at Glasgow Fort.

“Our visitors always love it when we open their Christmas shopping favourites this time of the year, so we hope they will enjoy them once again and find plenty of great gifts for family and friends.”

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