For designer bargains, TK Maxx is unbeatable. Dedicate at least two hours to searching through the endless racks of last-season and surplus stock designer...

OK, nearly every town has a Topshop, but Manchester's branch of the high-street staple is particularly impressive. This huge store stocks the...

This huge, shiny mall caters for every whim and is, therefore, generally pulsing at the seams with bag-laden shoppers. All the major fashion names are here,...

Are you male? Like the odd action adventure? Love computer games? Then you'll be drawn to this shop like a moth to a lightbulb. US and Japanese comics are...

This slick shopping centre sprang from the ashes of the Corn Exchange (another casualty of that bomb), and while the old building's unique character has now...

A large vegan grocery store selling everything the environmentally conscious shopper could wish for. The produce is locally sourced, organic and/or GM-free,...

This cavernous, glass-fronted store may be located on Manchester's main shopping row but its stock is far from high street. Students and hipsters flock...

One of the first designer flower shops in the city, Venus continues its modern floral revolution. Don't expect to find any feeble carnations here; there's...

Viv is from nearby Glossop, so it's only right that she should have a dedicated boutique here. And it does her justice. Carved mahogany display cases reveal...

Committed bibliophiles may sigh for the good old days of musty corridors, rickety library steps and personal recommendations; yet Waterstone's still...

Who would have thought that such a simple idea could end up manifesting itself so successfully? The concept is in the name - everything sold in this shop is...

Air-dried meats, exotic vegetables, incense sticks, and over 90 varieties of instant packet noodles - a visit to the Woo Sang is nearly as good as a quick...

Few shops have an exclamation mark in their title, but few shops are like Wowie Zowie! Right at home in bohemian Chorlton, this tiny delight is jam-packed...