Arndale Centre
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.
Chinatown Manchester
Chinatown is one of the busiest and most colourful areas of city centre Manchester.
Situated just behind Piccadilly Plaza, around George Street and Charlotte Street, off Mosley Street behind the City Art Gallery, the area bustles with life - tradesmen and tourists alike, and is particularly well worth seeing on Sundays, when ethnic Chinese traders from all over the county descend on the area to buy in food supplies from the proliferation of superstores, the herbalists, gift shops, restaurants and markets.
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
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.
