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Merseyway hosts giant Giving Box to support local causes

Merseyway Shopping Centre is hosting a giant Giving Box to help raise funds for four Stockport charities supporting the community through the cost-of-living crisis. Located in the undercover mall, the six-foot giant present enables shoppers to make donations using contactless payments to support … [Read more...]

Pure Innovations opens Merseyway Pop Up Shop

Stockport charity, Pure Innovations, has opened a Pop Up Shop in the Merseyway Shopping Centre, selling items made by its clients. Pure Innovations is a charity supporting people with a disability and other barriers to live more enhanced and independent lifestyles through a variety of projects … [Read more...]

Stockport wholesaler tops £605 million in sales

Stockport wholesaler, Parfetts, has seen its turnover rise 6% from £570 million to £605 million following two record-breaking years of sales. The company has reported its employee-ownership model continues to attract independent retailers across its cash and carry depots network across the North … [Read more...]

IKEA opens Stockport Plan & Order Point

Swedish furniture giant, IKEA has opened a new Plan & Order Point store in Stockport town centre's Merseyway Shopping Centre. The store, the second to open of three Plan & Order Points in the North-west, will allow customers to access IKEA's design and planning expertise, and browse and … [Read more...]

Plans submitted for Cheadle Heath Lidl store

Discount supermarket chain, Lidl, has submitted a formal planning application to build a new store on the former Stockport Works site in Cheadle Heath. The planning application follows a public consultation on the German supermarket's plans for the store which launched in November 2022, which … [Read more...]

Refurbishment of former BHS store to move forward

Plans for the refurbishment of the former BHS store in Stockport town centre have taken a step forward after councillors approved the appointment of contractors for the scheme. Robertson Construction have been appointed to complete the work on revamping the store, which the council purchased in … [Read more...]

Sainsbury’s reopens Bramhall convenience store in new location

A new Sainsbury's Local convenience store has opened on Woodford Road in Bramhall, relocating from the previous premises on Village Square. The Village Square store closed earlier this week, with all 17 colleagues now working from the new shop, which was opened on Thursday 23rd Februrary by local … [Read more...]

Town centre CCTV system given boost thanks to government grant

New CCTV cameras have been installed in Stockport town centre following a funding award from the Home Office's Safer Streets Fund. In July 2022, Stockport was successful in its bid for £430,000, which was part of a £2.4 million grant to Greater Manchester boroughs, to tackle anti-social … [Read more...]

North West profit warnings rose 31% in 2022

31% more listed companies in the North West issued profit warnings in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a report by big four accountancy firm EY. The EY-Parthenon Profit Warnings report reveals that 34 warnings were issued in 2022. The number is the highest seen since 2020 when the … [Read more...]