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
Meadowhall (shopping centre) 2019. Meadowhall was inundated by the River Don during the June 2007 floods, with water peaking at . The worst affected areas were between Market Street and The Arcade, with water peaking at . Members of staff teamed up together, to clean the centre. Meadowhall managed to re-open six days later, and trading commenced. However, most shops on the ground floor were closed for 2-3 months, so they could be refitted. Meadowhall has since installed flood gates, to prevent this from happening in the future. Meadowhall has over 280 stores, most of which are major high street stores, including Boots,