Manchester Arndale a shopping centre, it never recovered. Stocks argues that these factors lay behind the Greater Manchester County Council's (GMC) strategic view that the county had too much retail capacity. From 1977 onwards the GMC consistently opposed further development, and would not support any before 1986. Trade increased in the early 1980s, though GMC policy against development and for retaining the relative importance of the retail centres remained. By the mid-1980s, the trend in retailing had moved from city-centres to out-of-town. The opening of Meadowhall Centre in 1990 added to the retail impact in the Sheffield city centre. The GMC was
Letterkenny Retail Parks Centre. The Shoe Boutique opened at Unit 9, next door to Wardrobe. Letterkenny Retail Parks Letterkenny Retail Park and Riverside Retail Park are retail parks on the Paddy Harte/Link Road in central Letterkenny, County Donegal. They are the largest retail parks in County Donegal. Phase two of the retail park was developed by Patrick J. Doherty. Phase 1 opened with Atlantic Homecare, Toymaster, The Jean Scene, Elverys Sports, Lidl and Harry Corry. Elverys Sports relocated to the Letterkenny Town Centre complex in early 2007. Phase 2 construction finished by 2005 and it consisted of units which would be used for