Meadowhall (shopping centre) stop is located 15 minutes from the city centre and Meadowhall is used as a park and ride. The Yellow Line from Meadowhall passes the Sheffield Arena, Ice Sheffield, the Institute Of Sport and the Valley Centertainment entertainment complex. The interchange has a large bus station with routes covering most of South Yorkshire, but especially the local Sheffield and Rotherham area. There is a multi-platform railway station at Meadowhall which has several routes to and from Doncaster, Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly. The Centre has won awards, including two awards for innovative events at the ICSC maxi awards 2006, held in
Retail some parts of the world, the retail sector is still dominated by small family-run stores, but large retail chains are increasingly dominating the sector, because they can exert considerable buying power and pass on the savings in the form of lower prices. Many of these large retail chains also produce their own private labels which compete alongside manufacturer brands. Considerable consolidation of retail stores has changed the retail landscape, transferring power away from wholesalers and into the hands of the large retail chains. In Britain and Europe, the retail sale of goods is designated as a "service activity." The European