Shops re-open and it’s a quiet day in Manchester city centre
Retail and non-essential shops opened again today after a month long second national lockdown in England. On the first day
Petition to add greenery to ‘hated’ Piccadilly Gardens wall instead of shopping strip
The Concerned Mancunians Group have launched a petition opposing the erection of shops against the so-called ‘Berlin Wall’.
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Scratch and sniff art installation hits Manchester as students takeover
A two-metre-high ‘scratch and sniff’ art installation created by Manchester Metropolitan University students will be unveiled tomorrow as part of the MCR Student Takeover event.
First Ramadan late night shopping event gives Manchester retailers boosted sales across Eid
Retailers across Manchester city centre saw sales rocket last weekend as many stores extended their opening hours for the first ever late night Eid shopping event.
Manchester clothes shop to donate profits to children’s charity Wood Street Mission after ‘nail-biting’ vote
White Stuff opened up a poll for their upcoming store, which is set to open in August, to donate at least 1% of its annual profits to either the Greater Manchester Youth Network or Wood Street Mission, with the latter sealing 52% of votes.
Let me take a ‘Shelfie’: Try world’s first ‘clone-maker’ in Trafford and see 3D mini-me created before your eyes
Selfie-snapping shoppers around Manchester are going to be among the first in the world to try out the latest in cutting edge 3D printing technology courtesy of Asda Trafford.
Warning: Not suitable for passers-by due to big signs! Bolton model shop’s adverts banned as ‘safety hazard’
A Bolton shopkeeper has been banned from displaying signs directing customers to his tiny independent model shop – after council officials claimed they were a ‘health and safety’ hazard.
The day the music died: 70% of Manchester public ‘not bothered’ by pound store replacing Market Street HMV
Pure Bargains now lets the 36,000 sq ft location on the main high street after HMV moved out of the location in January, after two decades in the building. Their remaining city centre store is in Manchester Arndale.
How could they steal from Grandma’s Attic? Altrincham vintage shop forced to close after ‘heart-breaking’ thefts
Grandma’s Attic is moving from its current premises Altrincham Traders Outlet
Welcome to The Empty Shop… there’s nothing on the shelves: Manchester Arndale charity ‘store’ helps homeless
The shop will be based in Manchester Arndale for ten days
‘Don’t let the symbol of West Didsbury die’: Campaign to save Lapwing Lane shopping arcade still £11,000 short
Friends of Lapwing Lane Arcade (FOLLA) are still short of their target