Affleck's Palace
52 Church Street,
Manchester, M4 1PW.
Telephone: 0161-834 2039
Afflecks is a revitalised city centre building with five storeys of around 50 stalls and market-type shops, which provides shoppers with a novel buying experience.
1001 Antiques
1001 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 2SY.
Tel: 0161-443 3181.
Acorn Antiques
Blackburn Street, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1FT.
Arndale Centre - Manchester City Centre Shopping
Located in the heart of the city, Manchester's Arndale Centre in many ways dominates the central shopping area of the City. Begun in 1972, by its completion in 1979 it was the largest covered town shopping centre in Europe, covering some 30 acres in the old city centre, with 750,000 shoppers visiting it each week. With over 200 shops, major department stores, restaurants an fast food outlets it has become a busy and active shopping arcade.
Cheshire Farmer's Markets
A Farmers' Market is where local producers can sell their own food and drink direct to the public. A FARMA certified farmers' market meets the strict trading guidelines which have been established by The National Farmers' Retail & Markets Association (FARMA) for stallholders to follow to ensure the highest standard of food safety and quality for the consumer.
Kendals
Deansgate, Manchester M60. Tel: 0161-832 3414.
A large, old-established and prestigious store in the city centre, now part of the House of Fraser chain, Kendals has a wide range of ladies, mens and childrens clothing, foods, toys, furnishings, domestic and electrical goods on offer. Its classic Art Deco facade is listed as a building of architectural merit.
Debenhams
123 Market Street, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-832 8666.
Debenhams is the most imposing store on Market Street, with its expansive monumental white facade frontage, towers and large clock. All facilities including clothing, Bridal Department, Ladies, Menswear and Childrens, toys, large cosmetics floor, as well as all domestic and electrical products. Restaurant on site.
British Home Stores (BHS)
Market Street/Arndale Centre, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-843 1151.
Mid-priced clothing and furnishing with domestic electrical products.
Marks & Spencer
St Ann's Gate, Manchester city centre.
A new superstore built at the corner of Market Street and St Ann's Gate, due to the destruction of its original store by the Manchester IRA bombing of 1996. The new building is claimed to be the largest M&S Store in the world, and has become the company's flagship store for the new millennium. Famed for its basic quality clothing, excellent foodstore and recent departure into home furnishing.
Primark
106-122 Market Street, Manchester M1 1WA.
Tel: 0161-923 4772.
Known for its cheap clothing and bargain fashionwear, Primark occupies what once was the old Lewis's Department Store. A huge store, always busy.
TK MAXX Limited
106-122 Market Street, Manchester M1 1WA.
Tel: 0161-236 1885.
Bargain priced designer labels - a relative newcomer to the city centre.TK Maxx sells clothing for all the family as well as a variety of household goods and soft furnishings at generously discounted prices.
Selfridges
1 Exchange Square, Manchester M3 1BD.
Tel (Freephone): 0800 123 400.
Located in half of what was to be M&S's largest ever and flagship superstore, built after the demolition as a result of the IRA bombing of Manchester in 1996, but now shared owing to a dip in M&S trading position. Perfumes and fashionwear and an excellent basement restaurant concessions floor - worth a visit just to eat a snack lunch or two.
