Discount supermarket, Aldi, has followed record results the year ending December 2023 with an £800 million investment plan to grow its business in Great Britain further. In its annual results, the supermarket recorded a £2.4 billion growth in sales in 2023, with pre-tax profits increasing from … [Read more...]
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Stockport store among 113 saved as The Body Shop is bought out of administration
Ethical beauty retailer, The Body Shop, has been bought out of administration by specialist investment firm, Auréa, saving 1,300 jobs and keeping 113 UK stores open, including in Stockport. Administrators, FRP Advisory, had previously closed 85 of the brand's UK stores and made nearly 800 shop … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester awards grants to support the city-region’s foundational economy
15 projects across Greater Manchester have secured grants of up to £60,000 from the city-region's Foundational Economy Innovation Fund. An online platform that helps carers manage their work and a cargo bike delivery service for high street businesses are among the projects to be backed backed by … [Read more...]
Create8 deliver rebrand for £40 million turnover e-commerce business
Stockport-based marketing agency, Create8, has supported an Oldham-based nursery e-commerce business through a rebrand. Founded 37 years ago as a Salford market stall by sisters Christy Foster and Cheryl Blayds (pictured with The Nursery Store senior leadership colleagues), the business moved … [Read more...]
Smart Works brings discounted fashion to Merseyway Pop-Up Shop
Women’s employment charity, Smart Works Greater Manchester, is returning to the Pop-Up Shop in Stockport’s Merseyway Shopping Centre. Smart Works is a charity that empowers women’s independence by supporting them back into work: the organisation provides clothes and interview coaching to ensure … [Read more...]
Stockport’s largest ultra-rapid EV charging hub launches
The largest ultra-rapid EV charging hub in Stockport has been installed at the town's Decathlon store by national charging network, Be.EV. The 15-bay hub and is located just minutes from the M60 benefiting drivers passing through the town on the motorway, as well as Decathlon shoppers and local … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport welcomes up-and-coming brands to terminals
Manchester Airport is continuing its commitment to supporting local retailers and up-and-coming brands to reach customers from all around the world with two new launches. The Sculpts, a design business started by a Mancunian couple during the pandemic, marks a huge milestone today, with the … [Read more...]
Poundland to open in refurbished BHS store Saturday 3rd August
Poundland will open at 9am on Saturday 3rd August in the refurbished former BHS building, marking the latest milestone in Stockport town centre's £1 billion regeneration. Poundland moves into one of two retail units created by Stockport Council out of the former BHS store after the council … [Read more...]
Car parts supplier opens Stockport distribution centre
Car parts supplier, GSF Car Parts, has exceeded 190 sites nationwide with the opening of a new Regional Distribution Centre in Stockport. The new site, which opened alongside a new branch for the firm in Chessington on the outskirts of London, is the fifth new location to open in just two … [Read more...]
Cheadle Carpetright store among the 54 saved from closure
Flooring retailer, Carpetright, has sold 54 of its stores, including its Cheadle branch, after appointing administrators on 22nd July, with Tapi Carpets and Floors Limited also purchasing the brand and two logistics depots. Carpetright's Cheadle location on Councillor Lane is the only Greater … [Read more...]
musicMagpie shares interim half year results
Stockport-based circular economy pioneer, musicMagpie, has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ending 31st May 2024. The group has seen its global revenue fall slightly on the same period last year to £53.8 million, with the reduction due to planned changes in its US … [Read more...]
Lidl plan larger Heaton Norris store
German supermarket chain, Lidl, is planning a new 23,600 sq ft food store off Wellington Road North and Sparthfield Road in Heaton Norris. New plans propose a slightly larger store than the supermarket had originally been granted planning permission for in 2022. Lidl propose a 2,207 sq m store on … [Read more...]
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