Manchester, England — Shopping
Shopping in Manchester, England
Manchester's shopping offers something for all tastes and budgets.
Markets
Manchester boasts the Arndale Market for food-lovers. Church Street Market offers fruit and veg, clothes and music, plus a vintage fashion market once a month.
Shopping centers
Manchester's flagship stores are Selfridges and Harvey Nichols, while the Manchester Arndale offers over 240 retailers. Heading farther west towards Exchange Square and on to Deansgate are the designer shops, one-off boutiques and big department stores. The Exchange Square development even contains a branch of one-stop luxury store Harvey Nichols.
Close by on Oak Street is the Manchester Craft and Design Center, a series of studios and retail spaces for local craftspeople selling everything from jewelry, ceramics and textiles to furniture and clothing.
On the outskirts of Manchester but within easy reach of the city center is the Trafford Center, offering over 200 stores, 60 restaurants plus cafes and bars. Combine shopping with a trip to the neighboring Trafford Quays Leisure Village, which has an indoor ski slope, soccer dome and a golf facility.
Key areas
Befitting a city that oozes urban cool, Manchester offers visitors great shopping experiences with the main shopping area spreading out west from Piccadilly Gardens. Mainstream shops tend to be in the area around Market Street and the Arndale Center on Corporation Street. For more alternative purchases, head back east towards the Northern Quarter, where most of the hip and fashionable stores can be found including the incredible Afflecks Palace - a labyrinth of independent shops
