The fashion stores Fjällräven and Yards Store opened in March on Charles Street, and Cream Store is set to open soon on the corner of Charles Street and Cross Burgess Street. But there are still a number of empty units within Sheffield City Council ’s £470 million Heart of the City regeneration project, which is nearing completion. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Andrew Davison, Heart of the City project director for Queensberry, the council’s development partner, told The Star there was a lot of interest from retailers now that footfall is increasing in the city centre, and there should soon be some announcements to make. He said: “The retailers want to see the footfall back in the city centre, which we are starting to see now the food hall and other parts of the redevelopment have opened..
.. “We have two or three retailers to announce over the next few months, including food and beverage, and we will continue to make those announcements over the next year.
” Sean McClean, the council’s director of regeneration and development, told The Star ‘retailer interest is ramping up’. Advertisement Advertisement He added: “We’re in advanced talks with six or seven retailers and food and beverage companies, and we’re hoping there will be more occupiers we can announce .
