Meadowhall (shopping centre) 19th century Meadow Hall Iron Works, owned by John Crowley and Co., the shopping centre was built by Bovis on the site previously occupied by Hadfields' East Hecla steelworks. The centre was opened on 4 September 1990. With a floor area of , it is the eighth largest (second largest when first opened) shopping centre in the UK. It is similar in concept to the Merry Hill Shopping Centre at Brierley Hill in the West Midlands, which was completed just before Meadowhall. With over 280 stores, Meadowhall has been widely blamed for the closure of shops in Sheffield City Centre
Meadowhall (shopping centre) that it didn't disrupt shopping, each area of Meadowhall has been themed to fit a certain style. After the BHS store closed in August 2016 it was announced that Primark would be expanding their store into half of the vacant store along with Sports Direct taking up the other half and that Wilko would be taking up the store already taken up by Sports Direct, this was completed in March 2018. The House of Fraser store has also been refurbished along with the centre as well as Apple, AllSaints, Yo! Sushi, Hollister, Schuh, JD Sports and the opening of new