First Look: Inside the new look Primark at Braehead after six months of renovations

The store began its revamp in July 2025, and now with a modern new layout, customers can browse on-trend fashion, holiday essentials, beauty favourites and stylish home touches at the affordable prices Primark is known and loved for.

A key change has also been the introduction of a more spacious self-service area, with 36 new self-checkouts and 16 served tills. Customers can now choose how they want to pay for their purchases, making the payments process faster, simpler, and even cutting down on queues during peak shopping times.

Primark first opened its doors in Braehead in 2001, becoming its 5th store location in Scotland before moving to its current location in Braehead Shopping Centre in 2010. As of today, the store occupies 64,645 sq. ft of retail space and offers women’s, men’s and kids clothing and accessories, as well as beauty and Home, which are also available via its popular Click & Collect service.

The store employs 272 retail colleagues, with its current store manager Derek Cooke working at Primark for more than 25 years. He has spent most of his retail career in Scotland and for the last two years he has directly overseen the Primark Braehead team.

Derek Cooke, Store Manager at Primark Braehead, said: “I am incredibly grateful for the investment in our store as it’s made such a difference already by enhancing our customer and colleague experience. I want to say a huge thank you to my hard-working team and all our local customers who have been patient with us whilst we’ve completed these in-store upgrades over many months now – but I’m confident everyone can now see it really was worth the wait! We’re all looking forward to having an even more positive impact on the local Braehead community moving forward.”

Ashley Bisland, Centre Director at Braehead Shopping Centre, commented: “We’re thrilled to welcome visitors to the newly refurbished Primark store at Braehead. With more improved facilities, larger space and fresh layout, it’s a shopping experience designed for today’s busy lifestyles. Primark is a hugely popular brand with Braehead visitors, and we know many shoppers will be looking forward to seeing the fresh new look for themselves.”