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Greater Manchester Statutory City Region

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For the metropolitan county of North West England, see Greater Manchester. City region, Combined authority and Local enterprise partnership in England, United Kingdom Manchester City Region Greater Manchester Statutory City Region City region, Combined authority and Local enterprise partnership Sovereign state   United Kingdom Constituent country   England Region North West England Established 1 April 2011 (as a combined authority) Administrative HQ Manchester Districts List Bolton Bury Manchester Oldham Rochdale Salford Stockport Tameside Trafford Wigan Government  • Type Combined authority Local enterprise partnership  • Body Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership  • Leadership Mayor and indirectly-elected membership (Combined authority) Chairman and board (Local enterprise partnership)  • Leader Andy Burnham (Combined authority) Mike Blackburn (Local enterprise p...

Afflecks

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Affleck's with the Tib Street horn in the foreground, Northern Quarter. Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace ) [1] is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name. The Tib Street side of the building, June 2011. The artworks and mosaics have been removed and replaced with hoarding displaying details about the store. The silver tree was a new installation in 2011 Contents 1 Affleck & Brown history 2 Affleck's Palace early history 3 Modern history 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Affleck & Brown history Affleck & Brown was started in the 1860s as a drapery business in Oldham Street. The store ...

House of Fraser

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This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience . Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. (November 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) British department store group House of Fraser Limited Type Private (subsidiary) Industry Retail Genre Department store Founded Glasgow, Scotland, UK (1849) Founder Hugh Fraser James Arthur Headquarters London, England, UK Number of locations 59 Key people Mike Ashley (Owner) Products Fashion clothing, Shoes & boots, Accessories, Cosmetics, Homeware, Electricals, Furniture, Gifts, Toys Revenue £1.152 billion (2013) Owner Sports Direct International Number of employees 6,000 direct 11,500 concession Website www.houseoffraser.co.uk House of Fraser is a British department store g...