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HIGH STREETS STILL SUFFERING EMPTY SHOPS

Despite the efforts of initiatives such as Stockport’s Portas Pilot scheme, designed to address the issue of our ‘dying’ High Streets, the North West of England has the highest vacancy rate of shops in the UK at 20.1% with one in every five shops empty. In a report from The … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT STUDENT IS ONE OF SELFRIDGES BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS!

Stockport has a connection for Selfridges' Bright Young Things as the class of 2013 is unveiled. This year, Selfridges are introducing another 15 ‘ones to watch’ from the worlds of fashion, art, design and food, including Stockport girl George Wu who is one of the selected … [Read more...]

easyjet ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2014 FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT

easyjet will operate over 3,300 flights to and from Manchester next summer and have announced that over 560,000 seats will be available from Manchester for summer 2014.  easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has announced its summer 2014 schedule from Manchester Airport to 33 … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT’S MERSEYWAY CELEBRATES SUMMER FESTIVAL

Merseyway brought 'Stockport Together' with this year's summer festival.  Merseyway Shopping Centre, one of Greater Manchester's most popular shopping centres, was thrilled to see Stockport come together for the fantastic 4 days of family fun during the summer festival that took place this … [Read more...]

LEX AUTOLEASE DRIVES STRONG PERFORMANCE IN FIRST HALF YEAR

Lex Autolease, the UK's largest fleet management provider, capped a strong performance in the first half of the year by increasing the overall size of its fleet. The business, whose north west office is based in Cheadle, Stockport, added more than 4,300 new vehicles to its stock in the six … [Read more...]

FREE PARKING IN STOCKPORT TO MERSEYWAY FESTIVAL-GOERS!

Visitors to Merseyway Summer Festival will be able to park for free in Stockport town centre Council-owned pay and display car parks and on-street bays from 11am on Saturday 31 August and all day on Sunday 1 September. The four-day event, which runs from Thursday 29 August – Sunday 1 … [Read more...]

RETAIL SALES – FASTEST JULY GROWTH SINCE 2006

Retail sales have recorded their BEST JULY SALES GROWTH SINCE 2006! UK retail sales values were up 2.2% on a like-for-like basis from July 2012, when they had increased 0.1% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.9%, against a 2.0% increase in July 2012, the fastest July growth … [Read more...]

HATTON’S STOCKPORT FITNESS CLUB IN DOUBLE CELEBRATION

Metro Fitness, the Merseyway-based health club in Stockport, has a double celebration on its hands this month. As well as marking the club's first birthday, the first Metro Fitness site has been shortlisted in the 'Members Health Club Awards' - a prestigious competition created in partnership with … [Read more...]

RETAIL MOVES IN STOCKPORT

Peel have signed a 10 year lease with TK Maxx to open a new store at The Peel Centre, Portwood, Stockport.   The Peel Centre Stockport is just a few minutes walk from Stockport town centre and has a wide range of retail units containing many well known high street brands.  The site … [Read more...]

SUNNY OUTLOOK FOR RETAIL SALES

Soaring temperatures and well timed sales have given the high street a much-needed boost, new figures have revealed. In its latest distributive trade survey, which was conducted between 26 June and 16 July, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said that the high street experienced its best … [Read more...]

RETAIL SEARCHES ON TABLETS UP 132 percent

Search volumes on tablet devices outpaced those on any other device, increasing 132% compared with growth on smartphone devices of 66%, according to the BRC. Total search volumes from UK consumers searching overseas retailers increased by 51% in Q2 compared with the previous … [Read more...]

BUSINESS RATES ARE ‘KILLING THE HIGH STREET’

Business rates are crushing small businesses and are killing the high street, John Allan, national chairman of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said, as reported in today's ENforbusiness. He made the comments following the release of a report conducted by the FSB which revealed that … [Read more...]