Meadowhall (shopping centre) Meadowhall (shopping centre) Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies north-east of Sheffield city centre and from Rotherham town centre. It is the largest shopping centre in Yorkshire and currently the eighth largest in the United Kingdom, however plans for an extension are currently underway for the 2020s, which would make Meadowhall the fourth largest shopping centre in the United Kingdom. The Meadowhall Retail Park is a separate development, owned by British Land, lying almost to the south of Meadowhall shopping centre in the Carbrook area of the city. Originally the site of the
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