The Meat Shoppe and Cotton On close Rotorua CBD stores but there's hope 3 May, 2021 06:22 PM 4 minutes to read Before closing at the end of March 2021, The Meat Shoppe had been a Rotorua icon for 60 years. Photo / Andrew Warner Before closing at the end of March 2021, The Meat Shoppe had been a Rotorua icon for 60 years. Photo / Andrew Warner An iconic 60-year-old local butchery and international clothing chain are the latest Rotorua businesses to close their doors in the heart of the city's CBD. But property experts say there is hope as businesses usually based in the suburbs make plans to move to the central city.