Sheffield shopping: Fargate has a new fashion shop - but it may not be for long
It’s Fargate’s newest fashion shop - but it may not be there for long.
A new store called DressMode has opened its doors on what was traditionally Sheffield’s most high profile retail street, taking over a unit that was previously occupied by a vapes and phones shop.
With a new sign placed over a previous one, it lies between the site of what will be Events Central in the future, and the trendy, recently opened, Spud Bros food outlet.
Manager at the new shop, Gary Singh, said the new shop was not on a long term contract, and described it as a temporary let - he said it had been taken on on a temporary let for the next six months.
He said: “At the moment we’ve got a sale on. We’re offering cheap and cheerful fashion that we hope will be popular with young women.”
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However in recent years, the number of retailers there has fallen, although the big high street name Marks and Spencer remains.
But more of the units on the famous street are now filled with food and drink outlets than in previous times.
Sheffield Council has recently spent over £15 million to try to remodel Fargate, bringing in new landscaping, planting, seating areas and lighting to try to create a “vibrant, welcoming spaces for all to enjoy”.