The scheme is in a prominent location accessed directly from its own motorway junction, Junction 10 of the M8 Motorway. Glasgow city centre is 5 miles to the west and Edinburgh city centre is 35 miles to the east.
Glasgow Fort incorporates a two-sided mall design recreating the high street, which is a new concept for shopping parks in the UK.
This flexibility of the design allows for a greater range of unit sizes which when combined with the location of the scheme provides a superior shopping environment designed to attract the more sophisicated retailer traditionally located in town centres.
The scheme opened in Octobet 2004. Phase 1 provides 390,946 sq ft of retail accommodation. There are are currently 65 units and 8 kiosks. The units range in size from 570 sq ft (53 sq m) to over 22,000 sq ft (2,044 sq m). There are no restrictions on the installation of mezzanines or minimum unit size. There are approximately 1,900 car parking spaces representing a ratio of 1:206 sq ft.
Class A1.
Tenancies include:
Fashion – Jane Norman, Zara, River Island, New Look, Faith, Dolcis, Bay Trading, TK Maxx, Next, Principles, Topshop, Topman, Burton Menswear, Miss Selfridge, Barratts, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Evans, Warehouse, Oasis, Clarks, Stylo Barratt, Logo Outlets, Suits You.
Sports - JD Sports, Gravity, JJB Sports.
Health & Beauty - Boots, Bodycare, Lesley Kyle Beauty.
Electrical - Phones 4 U, Carphone Warehouse, Jessops, O2, T-Mobile and Orange.
Music, Gifts & Leisure - Virgin, Borders, Game, Early Learning Centre, Clintons, Birthdays, Mecca Bingo.
Food & Drink - Starbucks, Thorntons,Costa, Frankie & Bennys, BB’s Coffee and Muffins, Pizza Hut, Nandos, Subway, Ital Express and Mc Chans.
Travel - Holiday Hypermarket, Lunn Poly.
General - Argos, Mamma & Papa’s, Asda Living.
Jewellery - H Samuel and Beaverbrooks.
Furniture - SCS, The Pier.