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Winners announced from the Made in Stockport Awards 2023

The Made in Stockport Awards 2023, started by a Stockport creative business in 2021, celebrates and showcases the fantastic and diverse businesses across the town. The 3rd Made in Stockport awards, the 2nd physical event due to Covid restrictions, took place at Bask at Stockport Exchange, a … [Read more...]

BID Manager leaves Totally Stockport

The Manager of Stockport’s Business Improvement District (BID), Totally Stockport, is leaving after 6 years in the role. Paul Taylor, who along with fellow Directors at Vision Stockport was instrumental in establishing a BID in Stockport, is leaving his position to concentrate on his broadcast, … [Read more...]

Stockport wholesaler celebrates being employee-owned

Employees across the depot network of Stockport headquartered wholesaler, Parfetts, have celebrated the business being employee-owned on national EO Day on 23rd June. Staff in Parfetts eight depots enjoyed a mixture of music, free pizza and fun to mark Employee Ownership (EO) Day, which provides … [Read more...]

Stockport pop-up continues support for independent businesses

A pop-up shop in the Merseyway Shopping Centre is continuing to support local independent businesses to test the high street in Stockport. In a unit next to Waterstones in the shopping precinct, the space has already welcomed many fantastic small businesses in Stockport this year. Retail property … [Read more...]

musicMagpie shares strong half-year trading update

Stockport-headquartered circular economy pioneer, musicMagpie, has announced strong half-year trading for the six months to the end of May 2023. Despite H1 traditionally being the quieter half of the year for the retailer, EBIDTA rose 7.7% on the same period last year, at £2.8 million. The strong … [Read more...]

Marks & Spencer opens new Stockport Foodhall

After much anticipation, Marks & Spencer yesterday (Wednesday 14th June) officially opened its new Foodhall in Stockport, ending the retailer's five year absence from the town centre. Over 300 local customers started queuing from 7am to get the first look inside the store on Stockport Retail … [Read more...]

Aldi calls on more businesses to become suppliers

Aldi is looking to expand the number of UK suppliers the supermarket chain deals with, as part of an ongoing drive to support British small businesses. The German discounter has put a call out for more small businesses from all regions of the UK to look to put their products in Aldi stores … [Read more...]

Aqua Design Group puts Stockport businesses in the spotlight

Ahead of Made In Stockport Awards 2023 in June, organiser of the awards Aqua Design Group has created a new badge to help promote the town's diverse high street retailers. Aqua Design Group has created a #MadeInStockport badge with board and went around the town's businesses, took a photo with … [Read more...]

Aldi announces £10 million investment in Greater Manchester

Discount supermarket, Aldi, is set to invest nearly £10 million in new and upgraded stores across Greater Manchester over the course of 2023. £9,964,000 investment by the supermarket chain includes upgrades to existing stores, as well as the development of new stores in Oldham and … [Read more...]