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West Lothian’s main retail sector lies within the heart of Livingston. The Centre Livingston and Livingston Designer Outlet offer one of Scotland’s leading retail destinations.
Retail accounts for 7,000 jobs, with 355 retail businesses based in West Lothian. Despite the challenges facing this sector, the current GVA is £266 million and 5% growth is anticipated. The jobs are spread over the 3rd largest shopping centre in Scotland, The Centre Livingston, and the very close by Livingston Designer outlet.
The Centre
The Centre Livingston is home to over 150 retailers.
Originally built in 1976 to service the new town of Livingston, The Centre has had 3 massive transformations in this time and is one of Scotland's biggest and busiest enclosed shopping destinations.
Schuh
Multi-award winning retailer Schuh located its first head office and distribution centre in Livingston in 1991.
The company was acquired by Genesco Inc in 2011. Shortly after this, they expanded their warehouse and distribution offering in West Lothian by building an additional distribution centre at J4 Business Park in 2014.