{"id":66576,"date":"2026-02-12T12:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=66576"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:01:56","slug":"indoor-market-opens-in-sheffield-city-centre-spotlighting-independent-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/indoor-market-opens-in-sheffield-city-centre-spotlighting-independent-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Indoor market opens in Sheffield city centre spotlighting independent businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new indoor market opened in Sheffield city centre last Saturday, 7 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theatrium_sheffield?igsh=bmEzd2djb29zNGdj\">The Atrium<\/a>, located on Eyre Street just above the Off the Canvas caf\u00e9, is an \u2018eclectic mix\u2019 of small independent businesses that have come together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The market is a celebration of local creatives, makers and businesses, focused on building a community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers can enjoy anything from clothes shopping, trainer restoration, tattoo appointments, a vintage book selection, art pieces, reformer pilates and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/atrium-3-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo outside the Atrium market, with a sign saying 'The Atrium opening soon'\" class=\"wp-image-66590\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outside the Atrium market. Photo credit: Raye Osterloh (@r4y3m0n)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dawn, the owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/madhattersemporiumsheffield?igsh=eTMzNHBzaHd6dW5j\">Mad Hatters Emporium<\/a>, a business dedicated to showcasing and selling the work of local small makers, said: \u201cIt&#8217;s important that people see who they&#8217;re buying from or who they&#8217;re supporting, and get that face to face connection, because [&#8230;] we&#8217;re sorely lacking that right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening day on Saturday was \u201cbuzzing\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracey, a holistic therapist who owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/willowandstoneapothecary?igsh=OXVvdjB6dmZzdTdr\">Willow &amp; Stone Apothecary<\/a>, said: \u201cWe were all a bit nerve-wracked. We didn\u2019t know what to expect [or] how far the marketing had got.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dawn added: \u201cThere was a lot of excitement around it just for something different [&#8230;] and very new. We are very young.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some businesses are still preparing to open, and final building works continue through opening week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/atrium-5-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Two handmade watercolour architecture pieces of local landmarks. One picture is framed.\" class=\"wp-image-66592\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5014823261117445;width:411px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/atrium-5-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/atrium-5-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watercolour architecture by Collage &amp; Co.<br>Photo credit: Raye Osterloh (@r4y3m0n)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Atrium is also an opportunity for brand new businesses to \u2018test the waters\u2019 in the pop-up area for a day at a time. The aim is always to support \u2018made local&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dawn said: \u201cIt\u2019s very easy to go for mass produced and faceless companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think when you start supporting local independence, that helps the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dawn and Tracey agree that it&#8217;s not just about selling things. Tracey aims for her apothecary to be a place where people can \u2018just come in and have a chat\u2019. \u201cMy door is always open.\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s been very organic &#8211; how it&#8217;s grown and how people have come together.\u201d Dawn added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt just feels like all the right people at the right time have all come together and found this opportunity or this opportunity has found them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their final message is \u201cJust come and see what we\u2019re all about!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atrium, a new indoor market, opened in Sheffield city centre last Saturday, 7 February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":797,"featured_media":66588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,21,1],"tags":[1913,1525,596,1915,1044,1914,38,131,1916],"class_list":["post-66576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-news","category-uncategorised","tag-atrium","tag-independent-business","tag-local","tag-mad-hatters-emporium","tag-market","tag-off-the-canvas","tag-sheffield","tag-south-yorkshire","tag-willow-and-stone-apothecary"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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