Retail services in Sheffield

Meadowhall

• one of the UK's largest out of town shopping centre
• free car parking
• over 280 retail outlets
• wide range of shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities such as multi-screen cinema
• access for people with less mobility

Crystal Peaks

• opened in 1988
• over 100 stores
• medical center
• lots of houses built there
• large car parking

Don Valley Retail park

• large car parking
• specialist retail outlets selling electrical products, toys, etc.

Kelham Island

• Tesco Express to serve residents of new built apartments

Transport

• motorway
• tram routes

CBD

• In 1990s, when Out of Town centres opened, CBD lost most of its customers. People with cars  could easily go shopping out of town.
• do-nut effect and negative spiral
• In 2000s, CBD decided to fight back and build new places to attract people.
• 2010s, rebranding of CBD
• New places like Winter Gardens or Peace Gardens have opened to attract people.

Flow Diagram

1. scruffy CBD
2. Out of Town centres opened
3. People left CBD and went to shopping centres like Meadowhall
4.  CBD's decision to fight back
5. Rebranding of CBD