Flagship stores followed; Woolco in 1975 (now Llewelyn Walk), Sainsbury's in 1976 (relocated in 1994, original site now Asda) and Marks and Spencer in 1977 (closed in 2019).

[4] Cwmbran Centre is now owned by LCP Group and houses some of the most famous High Street shops in the UK.

The 170+ shops include Argos; Barclays; The Body Shop; F. Hinds; HMV; House of Fraser; HSBC; Iceland; KFC; Matalan; McDonald's; NatWest; New Look; Pizza Hut; River Island; H. Samuel; Superdrug; Wetherspoon's (the John Fielding); W H Smith, Wilko, B&M Bargains; B&Q; Next; Pets at Home; Lidl, Aldi, Primark and Morrisons.

The Torfaen Sixth Form Centre, which is one of the five campuses of Coleg Gwent, was opened in September 2020, on land between Morrisons and Meritor (formerly Girlings).

A McDonald's drive-thru has also been planned within the Morrisons car park, and Lidl is to be relocated to the Stagecoach depot site on Somerset Road, which is moving to new premises north of the industrial estate.