Retailers
There are around 100 tenants altogether in the centre, consisting of around 5 large department-type stores, which act as the principal anchors, alongside many more smaller stores containing generally specialist retailers. There are few independent traders in the centre as it contains the majority of national Chain Stores in Stockport town centre, there are independent traders located on the shopping streets immediately surrounding the Merseyway, such as Princes Street, The Underbanks and The Market Place.
The centre has a number of popular shops including; BHS, Marks & Spencer, Primark, Debenhams, Boots, River Island, HMV, Deichmann, McDonald's & Argos.
To the immediate East of the centre are two of the town's main supermarkets, Sainsbury's and Asda, both having sizeable stores which is unusual for a town centre, a large Tesco Extra store is also located close by, on the opposite side of the M60 motorway. Retail Developments competing for similar tenants have sprung up around the centre since it was opened in 1965, these include The Peel Centre, The Courts Shopping Centre and the planned Bridgefield development. Additionally some of the more traditional shopping streets such as Hillgate play host to independent retailers due to lower rents, as well as a small collection of national chain stores.
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