SAVVY shoppers in Stirling have been heading to Thistles in their droves to snap up a selection of bargains from the shopping centre’s newest arrival, which opened this week.

Popular discount books, art supplies, games and stationery store, The Works, is the latest addition to the Thistles family and is receiving a great reception from visitors. Located at The Marches end of the mall, in the former Internacionale unit, the retailer is offering fantastic, money-saving promotions across all its categories, as well as introducing an all-new stationery range.

Gary Turnbull, centre director at Thistles, said he is delighted that the much-loved brand has chosen the shopping centre as its newest location to expand. “The Works is well known for its amazing value for money ethos and we are so pleased that we can now offer this to our customers.

“We are committed to attracting a wide variety of strong names that will provide great products and customer service for the people of Stirling. It’s very encouraging that a national retailer is demonstrating confidence in a bright future at Thistles.

“The store looks great and has social distancing signage in place and its has got off to an excellent start; long this may continue. On behalf of everyone at Thistles, I’d like to wish the team at The Works every success with us.”

The Works is open 9am – 5.30pm from Monday to Saturday and 10am -5pm on Sundays. It will also be accepting Thistles gift cards as a payment option.