# Trade drops at Atkinsons as bike lane works hit ‘businesses across the area’ – The Star

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trade-drops-at-atkinsons-as-bike-lane-works-hit-businesses-across-the-area-the-star/
- Published: 2026-11-03T05:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T10:57:42+00:00
- Original publisher: 🔎 Sheffield
- Original article: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxOWU1wWFFhei1PdFBldjlEUnNCbFF4Rm1CR2FraXhPb3pwa2F2ZWJ1VVF0X25nanZmeXVmelFuVlN1UTQ0cWpSOGxoV3YySUF1cHZuTE95WGNWSDM4Y2VaMEJTcDcxdkhZc1daWlc2bzlHVlpMY0pvNTdoZWRlUzVqdGJJM2NEWUM3ZUltTktpU0k?oc=5
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Sheffield

## Key points

- Atkinsons says Sheffield roadworks have hit trade.
- Barriers and traffic diversions disrupted access to its car park.
- The council says it is changing arrangements ahead of Christmas.

## Summary

Atkinsons, Sheffield’s last department store, says roadworks for a new bike route and bus lane have reduced trade and made it harder for customers to reach its car park. Owner Nicholas Atkinson says the disruption has affected businesses across the area, particularly during weeks when the shop expected to be busy.

Barriers went up outside the store’s rear entrance on Charter Row in August, while a bus gate on Furnival Gate diverted traffic. Atkinson said queues and delays followed, and that a request to stage the work in sections was refused over concerns about the project’s funding. Sheffield City Council acknowledged congestion and said it had adjusted construction arrangements and traffic signals, would add car park signs and reduce the work area ahead of Christmas; the store remains open.

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