Mystery surrounds future of Meadowhall retailer H&M amid plans for largest shop on The Gallery

Mystery surrounds the future of a major Meadowhall retailer amid plans to merge units.

Numbers 3 and 4 on the section of the mall known as The Gallery are set to be stripped back and merged, a planning application shows.

It states: “Units 3 and 4 The Gallery to be stripped back and merged into one unit.

“Existing compartment walls separating the units are to be removed, floors and walls are to be made good, The existing shopfronts to these units will be removed.”

Fashion chain H&M is at number 3.

Number 4 was used by JD Sports during a 14-month revamp of its shop on Lower High Street.

Prior to that it was Sports Direct, before it moved the upper floor of the former Debenhams on The Avenue.

The merger project is set to create the largest shop on The Gallery, larger than Primark and Next.

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Meadowhall and H&M were contacted for information.

H&M closed a large shop on Fargate in Sheffield city centre in June.

It still has a large shop on The Moor, opposite Debenhams.

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