"Oh Crikey", those were the words which went through my head on a recent visit to this JD Sports location here in the Meadowhall Shopping Centre of Sheffield. From the outside, it looks like a pretty general, average JD Sports store, but I was truly shocked by the store.
Firstly, like Footasylum elsewhere in the mall, a company I found out who is owned by JD, they had a live DJ in the store, I for one hated this, I don't mind a little music while shopping, but this was far too extreme, I couldn't last in the store for more than a few minutes without getting a headache, and it seemed to be booming through the mall and you could even hear it on the mall floor and in nearby stores, it honestly felt like I was in some sort of nightclub or concert, with god awful music playing, not a store hoping to pick up some sports-gear.
The staff in the store seemed friendly enough, however.
I didn't like the queuing area, it was too cramped, small and narrow and I can't see how it would cope during busy, peak periods.
The product range was average again, there were some good deals, but other JD Sports have stood out more for me in terms of overall feel and selection.
Poor overall feel and a below average to average nature of everything else in the store really lets me down. I'm sad to mark my 1000th time I've been first to review the business here with a single one-star rating. read more