mrsmiggins Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-city-centre-development-plans-to-be-discussed-1-9192678 This new development will fail badly. There are insufficient large retailers interested and the whole retail sector in the UK is struggling. I seriously doubt that any store groups will invest in this new development - the people of Sheffield just don't have the disposable income to justify such a development and the retail centre of gravity moved to Meadowhall many years ago. I do hope SCC haven't borrowed money for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzock Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-city-centre-development-plans-to-be-discussed-1-9192678 This new development will fail badly. There are insufficient large retailers interested and the whole retail sector in the UK is struggling. I seriously doubt that any store groups will invest in this new development - the people of Sheffield just don't have the disposable income to justify such a development and the retail centre of gravity moved to Meadowhall many years ago. I do hope SCC haven't borrowed money for this. Retail expert are you? plenty are already interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Retail expert are you? plenty are already interested You don't have to be a retail expert to know that retail is having serious problems across the board. This retail quarter has been in the pipeline for donkey's years and has taken far too long to get it off the ground, arising at last, but now in the middle of a serious retail downturn. However let's stay positive, and hope that it Sheffield's Retail Quarter can attract people and thrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calahonda Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 My wife can clothing shop on line, and return for refund or exchange free of charge. She informs me that the major supermarket clothing is improving every time she looks. The big sellers are the ‘outside’ stores, that have, all but for a few, moved well out of town, and all have, or are close to, free parking. City centre shopping is dead, and isn’t about to wake from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert smith Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 You don't have to be a retail expert to know that retail is having serious problems across the board. This retail quarter has been in the pipeline for donkey's years and has taken far too long to get it off the ground, arising at last, but now in the middle of a serious retail downturn. However let's stay positive, and hope that it Sheffield's Retail Quarter can attract people and thrive. Anna the new retail Quarter is a myth, they are building a giant office complex that just happens to have a few retail outlets around the edges just the same as the now demolished hotel had . Nothing new to see here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Anna the new retail Quarter is a myth, they are building a giant office complex that just happens to have a few retail outlets around the edges just the same as the now demolished hotel had . Nothing new to see here . Well, even you acknowledge 'a few retail outlets around the edges'- and they'll be new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert smith Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Well, even you acknowledge 'a few retail outlets around the edges'- and they'll be new! That's right ,they will replace the two sides of retail that where demolished when the old Hotel was demolished ,hardly a new retail quarter that?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 That's right ,they will replace the two sides of retail that where demolished when the old Hotel was demolished ,hardly a new retail quarter that?. Would you have liked to have seen the grosvenor building kept - I mean it was a real beaut that building wasn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pss60 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 You don't have to be a retail expert to know that retail is having serious problems across the board. This retail quarter has been in the pipeline for donkey's years and has taken far too long to get it off the ground, arising at last, but now in the middle of a serious retail downturn. However let's stay positive, and hope that it Sheffield's Retail Quarter can attract people and thrive. There's only going to be around 50 units in this development, so it won't push Sheffield very high in the retail rankings. In comparison, Trinity Leeds produced 120 units, and Victoriagate another 30 units plus a 260,000 sq ft John Lewis and a 50,000 sq ft casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 City centre shopping is dead, and isn’t about to wake from it. Go to Manchester or Liverpool and you'll see this isn't the case. Now provincial and smaller town shopping - yes, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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