The face of retail in Dundee is changing – with many big-name and local brands eyeing up new developments and opening stores in the city.
Tesco, M&S and Home Bargains are among the well-known names set to expand their offering locally in the months ahead.
Meanwhile, food and drink lovers will also be given more choice as a number of takeaways and drive-thrus from popular firms are also in the pipeline.
You can use our interactive map to check out the latest opening information available for brands that have announced new Dundee locations, and we also have more details on each of these in our full list below.
Remember to check back regularly for updates.
The Stack
Home Bargains
Opening date: To be confirmed
Home Bargains will replace the old Odeon cinema at The Stack, with permission received to knock down the old picture house and a warrant lodged for the construction of a new £2.7 million store.
Construction is set to begin in 2023, and the store is expected to open by the end of the year.
A new, unnamed retailer will then move into the existing Home Bargains shop.
Greggs
Opening date: To be confirmed
Permission has been in place for a drive-thru outlet at The Stack for several years, but only now has a retailer – Greggs – come forward with plans for the former Tesco petrol station site.
Marks and Spencer
Opening date: End of 2023
Retail giant Marks and Spencer will shut its store on Murraygate and its food hall at Gallagher Retail Park.
However, these will be combined in a larger site elsewhere in the retail park.
Clark’s Bakery drive-thru
Opening date: Early 2023
After a long-running planning battle and a council U-turn, Clark’s Bakery looks set to open a new drive-thru on Fulton Road at Myrekirk.
It is hoped it will welcome customers early next year.
Aldi – Broughty Ferry
Opening date: To be confirmed
Following a battle over alcohol licences, the new Aldi planned for Tom Johnston Road in Broughty Ferry was finally granted permission in June, having first been proposed in 2019.
Tim Hortons – Kingsway East
Opening date: Open
The new drive-thru coffee shop is open for business, making it the first Tayside branch of the popular Canadian chain.
Burger King – Riverside
Opening date: To be confirmed
Burger King won council approval for a new restaurant on land south of the city’s Riverside Avenue in March 2022.
It will be joined by an as yet unnamed 24-hour coffee shop at the site.
Tesco and Ramsdens – Murraygate
Opening date: December 2022
Tesco will has returned to Murraygate after it closed its branch further along the city centre street in 2019.
Ramsdens pawnbroker hopes to move into the other newly-created unit on the site once occupied by a Christmas shop.
Myrekirk Road – Home Bargains
Opened: August 13
Home Bargains opened at the new retail development on Myrekirk Road on August 13. The chain invested some £7 million in the new store and created around 75 new jobs locally.
A Greggs opened at the site in April, while Card Factory has also moved in.
Tesco – Dundee railway station
Opened: October 6
Tesco opened at the railway station on October 6.
Taco Bell
Opened: September 22
The US food giant opened its takeaway on Reform Street on September 22 in the unit formerly occupied by Asian restaurant Dai Pai.
Chaiwalla
South Asian street food franchise Chaiwalla opened on Reform Street on Monday October 31.
Planning permission for the restaurant was granted in the December 2021.
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