Do shopping centres kill city centres? Vox pop at Meadowhall in Sheffield

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00:00 Not necessarily. I think the city centre has to make some changes to become more enticing.

00:09 You know, free parking for one, because it's extortionate in the city centres.

00:16 I'm sure that if there was a lot of free parking a lot more people would visit.

00:21 More variety of shops.

00:25 Q. What, if any, impact has Meadowhall had on Sheffield City Centre, do you think?

00:31 I'm sure it has had some effect. To what extent I don't know.

00:37 But I think all these kind of shopping centres do have an effect on not just cities, on towns as well.

00:47 You get everything here. Your food, your shops, your bargain shops as well.

00:53 You get them all here under one roof.

00:57 It's a different shopping experience than in the city centre.

01:02 And I think that's where probably the city centre lacks the shopping experience.

01:09 Everything in one place.

01:11 I don't think necessarily.

01:14 Personally for me I prefer to shop in a city centre. I live in a city centre.

01:19 So I think there's room for both, basically.

01:21 To me coming to somewhere like this isn't fun. I like to be out in the open air.

01:26 Q. And in the weather?

01:28 Yeah, I don't mind the weather.