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Trafford Centre Boxing Day and New Year opening hours

Get in loser, we're going (Christmas) shopping!

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia - 24th December 2024

Boxing Day is one of the best days of the year for shoppers, packed with offers, deals, goodies and most importantly, mega savings – especially at Trafford Centre.

One of Greater Manchester’s biggest shopping malls is preparing for one of their biggest days of trade in the whole calendar year with Boxing Day just around the corner.

There’s always a buzz around the third biggest shopping centre in the UK and this year is no different with the arrival of viral plushy store, Jellycat in Selfridges Trafford Centre.

There’s more than one new vendor making its mark within the department store giant as jewellery aficiandos, Tiffany & Co. also welcomed customers with open arms in November.

Trafford Centre has it all, from its impressive decor to the brands and commercial businesses it houses within its 2,230,000 square feet of retail paradise.

Boxing Day can be very stressful for some and if you find yourself in this club, why not take a load off your shoulders by guaranteeing a parking space right outside the shop doors with the shopping centre’s new ‘Premium parking service’.

Eager-eyed shoppers will have spotted the usually bustling China Town section of The Orient food hall boarded up for quite sometime as it’s undergoing a huge facelift.

The renovated site will feature a host of new foodie joints as well as some bright pink decor provided by the pink blossom trees and bright white lanterns boasting its walls.

Stores Closed at Trafford Centre on Boxing Day

Several big shops these days decide to close their doors on Boxing Day to give staff a well-earned break.

So if you were planning to visit one of the below, maybe think again or come back at the weekend.

John Lewis was closed last year but has decided to open just two of its department stores on Boxing Day – including the Trafford Centre.

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Christmas and New Year opening hours at Trafford Centre

  • 26 December (Boxing Day): 8am – 8pm
  • 27 December: 10am – 10pm
  • 28 December: 10am – 9pm
  • 29 December: 12pm – 6pm
  • 30 December: 10am – 9pm
  • 31 December (New Year’s Eve): 9am – 5pm
  • 1 January (New Year’s Day): 12pm – 6pm

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Inside the UK’s largest Bershka store that has just opened inside the Trafford Centre

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Bershka has opened its first-ever Manchester store this week, and it’s a fashion lover’s paradise.

Spanning an absolutely massive 1200 square meters, the Spanish fast fashion clothing retailer has touched down in the Trafford Centre with a bang.

Known for its on trend and affordable pieces, Bershka caters to a younger audience who are looking to dress to impress.

From camouflage mini skirts to buckled biker boots, if you’ve seen a fashion trend online and you’re wanting to try it out for yourself – Bershka is the place to spend your money.

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The new flagship store located on Peel Avenue next to John Lewis is organised into three independent sections: BERSHKA, BSK, and MAN collections.

The store concept aims to integrate the building’s interior with a groundbreaking store prototype already used in other locations across the world.

Featuring a sequence of product display modules designed to showcase the different collections while changing materials depending on the section.

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Each section is designed to be your own personal shopper, so you really don’t have to go far to find your perfect fit.

Spending money has never been so easy, with the brand new streamlined checkout sections that include plenty of both traditional and self-checkout counters meaning you’ll never find yourself queueing.

Another standout feature is the store’s lighting, specifically designed for this supersized flagship store. Small rectangular LED spotlights with warm and comfortable lighting have been used to enhance the customer’s shopping experience, so you can say goodbye to harsh changing room lighting.

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Custom sound panels have been designed and installed in central areas of each section, as well as AR mirrors that us AR technology allowing you to try on products through different filters created exclusively by the brand. How cool is that?

So grab your wallets and get yourself to the Trafford Centre to browse Bershka to your heart’s content.

Read more: Inside the new supersized Zara store that’s just opened in the Trafford Centre

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Adidas drop Liam and Noel Gallagher SPZL trainers

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Liam and Noel Gallagher have teamed up with adidas once again to create their very own SPZL trainers.

The sportswear giant has today dropped the designs for the adidas LG Achille SPZL and the adidas NG Marathon SPZL.

The sure-to-sell-out trainers will officially hit shelves in the new Manchester adidas store, and other stockists, next weekend.

The footwear drop coincides with the ongoing Oasis reunion tour, which attracted hundreds of thousands of people to the city when they played five nights in Heaton Park.

Liam and Noel themselves have maintained a close relationship with Gary Aspden, curator of the adidas SPZL range, for more than two decades.

They’re often seen sporting the iconic trainers and creating product collaborations, and now they’re back with a new Three Stripes partnership and their very own new adidas SPZL trainers.

Up first is Liam Gallaghers’s adidas SPZL, with the Oasis frontman asking to bring back a revised version of an archival runner, the adidas Achille.

Adidas drop Liam and Noel Gallagher SPZL trainers
Adidas drop Liam and Noel Gallagher SPZL trainers

The LG Achille SPZL features a khaki mesh base, chocolate brown stripes, a beige suede T-toe overlay, and a sand outside, with a motif of Liam on the tongue of the shoe.

Noel Gallagher’s NG Marathon SPZLs are his first collaborations with the brand since his immediate sell-out shoes back in 2017.

His are a new hybrid inspired by the adidas Marathon 85 silhouette, keeping the suede upper and rubber outsole of the Marathon 85 but with a deep navy/sky blue palette with a reworked toe box and midsole, as well as details like the Eco-Tex tongue and tonal eyelets.

Both shoes feature a portrait of their namesakes on the tongue, as well as spare laces, co-branded sock liners, and commemorative packaging.

The adidas LG Achille SPZL and the adidas NG Marathon SPZL are set to launch via adidas SPZL stockists and the adidas Carnaby and MCR retail stores on 16 August.

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