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Manchester teams struggle in pre-season airport shirt sales

The football season may only just have started, but Liverpool and Leeds United have already beaten both Manchester United and Manchester City in one important table: shirt sales at Manchester Airport. Liverpool’s red home shirt was the most popular football kit bought at Manchester Airport ahead … [Read more...]

UK retailers write to Chancellor ahead of Autumn Budget

Chief Executives of more than 60 UK retailers, along with leaders of industry bodies, have written to the Chancellor ahead of her Autumn Budget. Signatories include bosses of major supermarkets, long-standing high street brands such as John Lewis and Boots, fast food chains and industry bodies … [Read more...]

Claire’s Accessories enters administration

Around 2,000 retail jobs across the UK, including in Stockport, have been put at risk as high street fashion accessories chain, Claire's, goes into administration. Administrators from advisory firm, Interpath, were appointed to Claire’s Accessories UK Ltd, Claire's European Services Limited and … [Read more...]

The Entertainer becomes employee-owned

Family-run chain of toy shops, The Entertainer, has announced it will be the latest high street brand to become employee-owned. The chain's owner, TEAL Group Holdings, which also owns the Early Learning Centre and Addo brands, will transfer to a 100% employee-owned trust (EOT) in September. The … [Read more...]

Stockport Market welcomes new traders

Stockport Market is building on its reputation as one of the North West’s most distinctive destinations for independent shopping, with two new traders joining its line-up of stallholders. BeeArabia, a specialist Arabian perfume stall, and Stockport Provisions (pictured above), a deli offering … [Read more...]

John Lewis Cheadle hosts Interior Design Master for Q&A

John Lewis Cheadle is to host John Cooper, winner of the 2025 series of the BBC's Interior Design Masters competition, for an exclusive Q&A event. From Stockport, John is the winner of this year’s Interior Design Masters and a teacher at Wilmslow High School. His prize was a collaboration … [Read more...]

50p Uniform Shop returns to Merseyway this summer

Merseyway Shopping Centre is calling on residents to donate again, as its popular pop-up school uniform shop gets ready to reopen for summer 2025. Hundreds of Stockport children returned to school in smart, good-quality uniforms last summer, with some families paying as little as 50p per … [Read more...]

Warm weather offers boost to retail sector

Summer sunshine and sporting events have helped boost sales for the retail sector in June, the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed. Sales volumes rose 0.9% month-on-month, and offer some reprieve for retailers which had seen a 2.8% fall in May. Rises in sales for … [Read more...]

Outdoor beach returns to Merseyway

Merseybay, the popular free outdoor beach, is returning to the Merseyway Shopping Centre for the school summer holidays. Launching Friday 26th July, this year Merseybay will be going tropical, transforming the shopping centre into a Hawaiian haven, complete with golden sand, beach huts, … [Read more...]