DEVELOPERS behind the multi-million pound expansion of the St Enoch Centre are promising a startling new entrance to the city shopping mall.

DEVELOPERS behind the multi-million pound expansion of the St Enoch Centre are promising a startling new entrance to the city shopping mall.

The artist's impression, far right, shows how the new entrance to the Glasgow shopping mall will look - and the huge glass structure is a transformation from the former Clydesdale Bank building, which has been demolished.

Fronting on to Argyle Street, the centre's upgrade will cost £100million and it comes amid a rush of investment in Glasgow's thriving retail sector.

The facelift got under way before Christmas when the steps into the centre from St Enoch Square were replaced by a ramp.

Hoardings were also put up to protect shoppers while the work was under way.

Centre owners Ivanhoe Cambridge is anxious to complete the revamp in time for the next Christmas rush.

There will be more shops and restaurants, a multi-screen cinema and a nightclub. The floor space will increase by a quarter to 1.3million sq.ft.

The giant glass St Enoch's pyramid opened in 1989 and the only alteration to the centre since then was when the ice rink was replaced by more shops 10 years later.

Today it has 90 traders and draws 20million shoppers a year.