A supermarket in Giffnock has been put up for sale for more than £6.8 million, nearly a decade after the building was home to Scotland’s only Whole Foods Market.
The Lidl store on Fenwick Road in Giffnock is being marketed by commercial property consultancy Knight Frank, with offers sought in excess of £6.82 million.
The prominent site has a long history as a supermarket, having previously housed Morrisons and the American organic grocery chain Whole Foods, which opened its first Scottish store there in November 2011.
Whole Foods arrived in Giffnock with considerable fanfare, creating around 140 jobs and offering customers an extensive selection of organic produce, specialist groceries and freshly prepared food.
It was the company’s first UK supermarket outside London and remained its only Scottish branch throughout its six years of trading.
The store closed in November 2017, shortly after Amazon completed its multibillion-pound takeover of Whole Foods. The decision was part of a wider restructuring that also saw the retailer close its Cheltenham supermarket.
Lidl subsequently took over the Giffnock premises, opening in November 2018 following a refurbishment that introduced an in-store bakery and other facilities.
The latest sale involves the ownership of the property rather than the Lidl business itself. The supermarket is currently leased to the discount retailer until 2041, meaning there is no indication that the store is preparing to close.
Knight Frank is presenting the property as a long-term investment opportunity, with the asking price reflecting a net initial yield of 5.5 per cent.
The agents have also highlighted the potential for the site to be redeveloped for residential purposes in the future, given its location in one of the most sought-after areas of East Renfrewshire.
There is no confirmed proposal to replace the supermarket with housing, and any future redevelopment would require the appropriate permissions.
Douglas Binnie, capital markets partner at Knight Frank Glasgow, described the property as an attractive opportunity for investors looking for secure income from an established supermarket operator.
The sale comes amid renewed investment activity in Scotland’s retail property sector, with several major shopping destinations changing hands or being placed on the market during 2026.
These include the Bridgewater Shopping Centre in Erskine, which sold for around £21 million, while Aberdeen’s Union Square and Inverness’s Eastgate Shopping Centre have also been marketed for sale.