The first of 40 official merchandise stores for this summer's Commonwealth Games has opened in Glasgow's Central Station.

The store that was launched this morning will be open seven days a week and will be selling official Glasgow 2014 merchandise and Team Scotland goods as well as replicas of the competition’s mascot Clyde.

The store was opened by Glasgow 2014 deputy chief executive Ty Speer along with weightlifter Peter Kirkbride.

Run by Venue Retail 2014 Limited, the new stores will create several hundred temporary jobs in Glasgow.

Speer said: “We are delighted to be opening our first official merchandise store in the heart of Glasgow. Central Station is one of Glasgow’s main commuter hubs with around 750,000 people passing through every week making it the ideal place to showcase our range of Glasgow 2014 goods.

“For people arriving in Glasgow for the Games, the retail store will be their first experience of Glasgow 2014 and we are confident it will be a memorable one.”