Work has started on the £100m project that will see Edge Lane Retail Park redeveloped.
The redevelopment will see the opening of 41 new shops and will create 3,000 jobs.
The development will occupy 3/4 of a mile of Edge Lane and will be known as “Liverpool Shopping Park” and will have enough parking for 1500 cars.
The development will span the whole of the current retail park as well as the site across the junction of Rathbone Road and Edge Lane.
The site’s owner, The Derwent Group, has appointed contractors Caddick Construction.
Mayor Joe Anderson said: “This is a key gateway route into Liverpool and is the first glimpse that new visitors get when they come to Liverpool for the first time. I have worked closely with The Derwent Group to support them to come up with an exciting scheme that will be a top quality shopping and leisure destination and deliver many new jobs.
“Liverpool Shopping Park will breathe new life into this part of the city, and it complements the other major regeneration schemes happening in the area including new housing, the film and TV studios at the former Littlewoods Building and the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital.