Retail in Greater Manchester

[garethwyn]

It does say 'the former store', sort of implying that it is, or is about to be, no more

[flange]

Sorry for the confusion guys a pretty misleading article really.

Krispy Kreme at City Tower opens on Aprill 10th in the unit inbetween M&S Food and Greggs.

http://www.krispykreme.co.uk/Store-L...ter-Piccadilly

[mr_smith]

the shop next to hmv on market street (the one near piccadilly gardens) thats been behind blue hordings for a while now is going to be a bank, shame was hoping for something a bit more exciting

[uklad1979]

Originally Posted by mr_smith

the shop next to hmv on market street (the one near piccadilly gardens) thats been behind blue hordings for a while now is going to be a bank, shame was hoping for something a bit more exciting

Which bank? Please not Barclays as noticed it was in their blue.

[mr_smith]

it now has the logo plasterd all over it now, I'm pretty sure its Barclays! ho hum

[Mr-Manchester]

Originally Posted by mr_smith

it now has the logo plasterd all over it now, I'm pretty sure its Barclays! ho hum

Yes definately Barclays, I would presume they will now close the one further up Market St which used to be the Woolwich???

[sheffguy86]

Had a letter from Barclays last week informing me that the Market Street branch was relocating. The current branch at 124/126 Market Street will close on Friday 16th May 2008, and the new branch at 86/88 Market Street will open on Monday 19th May.

[flange]

Yes a planning application is in for the new shopfront at 86-88 Market Street for Barclays

http://www.publicaccess.manchester.g...=JQB515BC02600

[flange]

Monsoon is opening today at Manchester Piccadilly Station

[flange]

However there is some better news for Market Street.

Nike are returning to Manchester and opening a new store on Market Street they will be opening where Clintons Cards are now seeing as Clintons has a bigger store now in New Cannon Streel Mall in the Arndale.

[Caiman]

Didnt Nike open up in the new arndale once and close down pretty quickly afterwards?

[flange]

Yes they opened up where Foot Asylum is now in October 2005 but they closed within a year of opening as the company that owned/ run the store went into administration

1 July 2006 - Nike has closed 4 of its UK stores after the sports giant's only UK franchise partner went into administration. The Nike stores, in Manchester, Southampton, Croydon and the Bullring in Birmingham, were run by Planmark Developments and headed by Paul Fenolon. They have now been closed by administrator Daniel Rubin & Partners.

I think this time there new store is being run by Nike themselves.

[flange]

New Store open now in Manchester



Great news bagel lovers... Bagel Nash has arrived in Manchester!! We are hitting the City with a number of new store openings, with the first branch now open at the Arndale Centre.

http://www.bagelnash.co.uk/NewsDetails.php?NX=||lll

[uklad1979]

Strange they are moving the Barclays branch since they just refitted the Piccadilly Branch with a new crap system where they can only handle cash on one counter as the rest are not behind glass and also changed all the cash machines.

[uklad1979]

Had a look at the Krispy Kreme site today and the new frontage is in place. It has been replaced by Bruntwood to fit in with the rest of the store fronts with a full frameless glass door entry the same as Greggs. The store is currently gutted and work will start on the fit out this week.

[flange]

Originally Posted by uklad1979

Strange they are moving the Barclays branch since they just refitted the Piccadilly Branch with a new crap system where they can only handle cash on one counter as the rest are not behind glass and also changed all the cash machines.

The interesting thing is that an application went in for the change of use at 86-88 Market St to A2 use for banks in 2006 and it was originally refused but the company who owned the building appealed the decision and it was accepted.

All the information is here

http://www.publicaccess.manchester.g...771/FU/2006/C1

[markydeedrop]

Work started on the new restaurant under the GM Tower?

[jrb]

Don't know if Flange has already posted this?

How the new Barton Arcade will look.

Old.



New.



http://www.morganleahy.com/barton_arcade_highlights.php

[flange]

Thanks for the pictures marky, with the work happening at the retail units at GN Tower it is probably Goji starting construction on there new restaurant there and also the subdivision of the last two unit to be for office use.

Also jrb i have only posted what the new shopfronts look like for Barton Arcade from when the planning application went in last year for them, thanks for the new visualization it looks like it will be a definate improvment from what is there already and the new shopfronts that are already in place look good. Apprently it should all be done by this summer the refurbishment of the shopfronts.

[uklad1979]

There is a licence application for a Nisa Metro in the unit next to Cafe North on Shudehill. It's been up for a couple of months but work seems to have stopped on the unit. Maybe the application was refused as there is already 2 stores with licences within 2mins walk.