Online sensation fashion brand Sisters and Seekers is opening a pop-up shop right here in Manchester city centre.
The self-proclaimed ‘cool girl’ label, famed for its sporty athleisure and everyday pieces, usually in soft neutral tones, will be inviting shoppers to browse the collections in person this weekend.
The exclusive pop-up shop is set to open in the Manchester Arndale for one weekend only.
When the Sisters and Seekers brand hosted a similar pop-up in Liverpool earlier this year, the queues stretched into the thousands.
Basically, it’s a very popular brand.
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Inside the Sisters and Seekers Manchester shop, you’ll find the online retailer’s core collections, including their signature women’s and men’s sweat sets.
On sale will be special pieces only available at the pop-up shop, plus other treats, and a chance to win exclusive prizes.
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The pop-up comes in collaboration with their menswear brand Brother & Kin.
Viral ‘cool girl’ fashion brand Sisters and Seekers to open exclusive pop-up shop in Manchester
Sisters and Seekers said: “We’re so excited to bring our Seekers Store experience to Manchester. This pop-up celebrates our brand and community, and we can’t wait to connect with everyone!
“Join us for a weekend filled with fun, creativity, and fantastic shopping opportunities. Don’t miss out!”
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The brand was founded by sisters Alice and Maisie Jones in 2017 in North Wales, and has rocketed in popularity online.
Sisters & Seekers is associated with many popular influencers and celebrities alike and is also available in select TOPSHOP stores across the UK, with the e-commerce site serving the sisterhood worldwide. The company has huge plans and ambition for growth which is driven by the ever-growing support and hunger for Sisters & Seekers from you, our customer. Watch this space.
The Sisters and Seekers Manchester pop-up shop will be open from 10am to 7pm on Saturday 19 October, and from 11.30am to 5.30pm on Sunday 20 October.
You’ll find it next to the Apple Store in Manchester Arndale.
Early bird tickets which guarantee entry are £5 and the price is redeemable against any in-store purchase.
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There’s also a general admission queue with free entry, which will be operated on a first-come, first-serve basis. Admission is not guaranteed without an Early Bird ticket.
Inside the Sisters and Seekers Manchester pop-up store
Greater Manchester shoppers can take part in a real-life supermarket sweep competition
Emily Sergeant
Aldi is giving Greater Manchester shoppers the chance to take part in a real-life supermarket sweep for charity.
Building on the success of Aldi Scotland’s long-running initiative – which has raised more than £60,000 for charity over the past decade – Aldi is bringing its successful ‘Supermarket Sweep’ fundraiser to England and Wales for the first time, and shoppers from across Greater Manchester will have the chance to take part for a brilliant cause.
10 winners will be selected to take part in the challenge at their local Aldi store, racing against the clock to fill their trolley with Aldi products in just five minutes.
Once the dash is complete, Aldi will donate the full value of each winning trolley to Teenage Cancer Trust, helping to support young people with cancer across the UK.
Unfamiliar with Supermarket Sweep the TV show? This is how it works.
Shoppers can take part in a real-life supermarket sweep competition / Credit: Aldi
The game consists of three teams of two, each with a clock that starts with 60 seconds on it. The teams then attempt to add as much time as possible to their clock by answering questions and riddles posed by the host. The time they accumulate determines how long they have in the ‘Big Sweep’ round to run around a studio mock-up of a supermarket, collecting shopping items.
The team with the shopping trolley filled with items of the most value wins the chance to enter the final ‘Super Sweep’ prize round.
Speaking as entries to the unique competition open this week, Julie Ashfield, who is the Chief Commercial Officer at Aldi UK, said: “Our customers are always incredibly supportive of the causes we champion, and we’re pleased to be bringing this much-loved fundraising initiative to England and Wales for the first time.
“We can’t wait to give shoppers the opportunity to put their trolley-dashing skills to the test, while helping to raise vital funds for Teenage Cancer Trust. Every pound raised will help the charity continue providing specialist care and support to young people with cancer when they need it most.”
The competition is now open, with entries closing at 23:59 on Tuesday 4 August.
To enter, you’ll simply need to email [email protected] with your details for the chance to win, and you can find all the terms and conditions here.
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Salford City drop first new kit ahead of new era for the football club
Danny Jones
Salford City FC have finally dropped the first new kit for the team’s new era, with the native second city side having fully reverted to orange and black as their core colours and a fresh club crest late last year.
The local club, which was famously bought by Manchester United’s ‘Class of ’92’ and businessman Peter Lim back in 2014, is now embarking on its next chapter and a “new identity” – starting with going back to the days of old when it comes to the badge and official palette.
After the change was initially announced last October following feedback from an extensive fan review, a first glimpse at the rebooted badge, which calls back to previous versions, and the details behind it were revealed this past December.
Fast forward to Wednesday, 8 July, and the latest away shirt incorporating the new (and old) core design tenets has been released in full glory; here’s a closer look:
As you can see, the white-base alternate strip features the iconic adidas three stripes in orange across the shoulders and sleeves as a representation of their new primary colour, but keeps the second accent often used on home, away and/or third kits in recent years.
Keeping the black with an orange trim on the neck and cuffed short sleeves, Ammies can almost certainly expect some kind of inversion of the trio on the main for the home shirt.
Perhaps most notably, leading global insurer AIG is printed across the front and the new principal sponsor, continuing their partnership with the organisation and replacing Fireball Whisky after a short stint as the lead brand logo.
Unsurprisingly, some Salford supporters have noted that it is reminiscent of Man United kits from 2006-2010, who were also sponsored by the company.
Elsewhere, international technology consultancy Accenture features across the upper portion of the back of the shirt, and British wellness retailer Holland & Barrett appear on the left-hand sleeve.
Finally, the kit is completed with white shorts that also feature orange stripes and a black and orange trim, and customised ‘SCFC’ white socks.
Salford’s Lionesses women’s team will wear black shorts with orange stripes instead. What do you make of the first fresh shirt of the new era, Salfordians?
Daisy Jackson -
18th October 2024 
