In recent times this has intensified due to retailers going bust, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. And just like any other shopping area it has empty units that are a bit stuck.
Have a look at the mega-mall's empty spaces.
1. TopShop and TopMan
The other big one. Two-storey unit adjacent to Debenhams at the end of Park Lane, also empty for more than a year. It's understood the Winter Wonderland Christmas attraction is going in here to drive footfall at this, the 'quiet end'. Photo: David Walsh
2. Miss Selfridge
Another one at the end of Park Lane empty since last year. Photo: David Walsh
3. The Quiet End
Shop closures have seen Park Lane become the quiet end, hitting trade at coffee shops in the area such as Costa on the ground floor Photo: David Walsh
4. Beaverbrooks
Beaverbrooks has not left Meadowhall, it has moved upstairs to The Arcade from High Street. But it has left this unit empty. Photo: David Walsh