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The last decade has seen Manchester ascend from high street mediocrity to a retail playground worth at least twice Philip Green's personal pension fund. It would be absurd to deny the role that the IRA bomb, planted right outside the... read more»

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• Office Sale Shop
• 3 St Ann’s Place

• While most bargain shops trade by the motto ‘you get what you pay...  read more»

• Oi Polloi
• 70 Tib Street

• Oi Polloi seems to have the menswear market nailed, offering a...  read more»

• Oilily
• 13a/b Barton Arcade

• Tucked away in the Victorian splendour of the Barton Arcade, this...  read more»

• Oklahoma
• 74-76 High Street

• If a giant piñata were to explode in, the results might resemble...  read more»

• Oxfam
• 8-10 Oldham Street

• This huge Oxfam is not a bargain-hunter’s paradise – its city...  read more»

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• Penhaligon’s
• St Ann’s Square

• Stepping inside a Victorian parfumerie must have been a similar...  read more»

• Pixie
• 6 Albert Hill Street, Didsbury

• This place could probably only work in Didsbury – the flashy,...  read more»

• Pop
• 34-36 Oldham Street

• Pop is a student institution, selling original and recreated ’60s...  read more»

• Rags to Bitches
• 60 Tib Street

• This upmarket vintage boutique is decorated like a Victorian...  read more»

• Ran
• 8 St Ann’s Arcade

• This hard-to-find shoe shop rewards perseverance. Small premises...  read more»