The new store runs counter to a recent trend for eateries on Ecclesall Road

An independent Sheffield retailer has expanded into a large shop on Ecclesall Road.

Collard Manson has opened in the former FatFace unit which has stood empty for 18 months.

Boss Tim Collard confirmed the longstanding Collard Manson shop on Devonshire Street would remain open.

The new store runs counter to a recent trend for eateries on Ecclesall Road.

The business sells clothes, jewellery and homewares.

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Independent Sheffield retailer Collard Manson expands into large shop on Ecclesall Road