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Pandora opens first standalone airport store in Manchester

Jewellery specialist Pandora is venturing into the travel retail space with its first standalone airport store located in Terminal 2 of Manchester Airport. The site comes as part of a wider redevelopment in the airport’s departure lounge, where six new stores and eateries opened to the public yesterday, July 28. For Pandora, this “continued...

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Puma to relocate UK headquarters to Manchester

German sportswear brand Puma is relocating its UK headquarters from London to Manchester’s technology, digital and creative hub, Circle Square, where it has secured a 20,000 square foot of space to house its sales, marketing, merchandising, finance, people and operations and direct-to-consumer departments. Circle Square, located on Manchester’s...

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British fashion brand Represent opens first UK flagship store

British menswear label Represent is set to inaugurate its first UK flagship store in Manchester this weekend, marking a significant time in the brand's transition from digital-first retailer to omnichannel retailer. The company, projecting turnover of 100m pounds by year-end 2024 and 250m pounds by 2028, has demonstrated remarkable growth...

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Represent to open its first UK store in Manchester

British streetwear brand Represent has chosen its hometown of Manchester to open its first UK store this autumn. The new 5,419 square foot store, located on New Cathedral Street in Manchester city centre, positions Represent alongside luxury retailers, including Canada Goose, Paul Smith, Louis Vuitton, Selfridges, and Harvey Nichols. George...

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Chanel show brings 8 million pound boost to Manchester

Earlier this month, luxury brand Chanel hosted its Métiers d’Art show in the unexpected location of Manchester, bringing to the Northern UK base a celeb-packed guest list and a flair for artisanal craftsmanship. As a result of the event, the city saw a direct economic impact of around eight million pounds, according to figures compiled by...

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Fashion world descends on UK's Manchester in Chanel show

Scintillating colours and celebrities lit up a gloomy Manchester on Thursday as the British city famous for its past textile industry flaunted the latest fashion in a prestigious Chanel show. Lashed by rain and plunged into winter darkness from 3:30 pm, the city's gritty industrial heritage was not an obvious choice as the setting for the glitz...

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These are the top UK fashion cities outside of London

It is no secret that London is one of the fashion capitals of the world, the central organ of the UK’s fashion industry and therefore where businesses, retailers and designers tend to gravitate towards in the hope of achieving both local and international success. However, in recent years, it appears that despite its breadth, fashion seems to...

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Greater Manchester to enter tier 3 lockdown

Greater Manchester is to move to the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions - transitioning from ‘high’ alert to ‘very high’ alert - as the region continues to experience a spike in cases. Under the new tier 3 restrictions, which will come into effect at midnight on Friday 23 October, people “must not socialise with anybody they do not live...