Ad
related to: factory stores in liverpool city
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Retail & Leisure BID is a business improvement district (BID) that represents over 650 businesses in the retail and leisure heart of Liverpool's city centre, covering a total area of 49 acres and including 61 streets, such as Bold Street, Church Street, Lord Street, the Cavern Quarter, Whitechapel, Williamson Square, Queen Square, Ranelagh Street and all inter-connecting streets. [2]
Christmas display inside Rapid Hardware, Liverpool (2012). In February 2013, Rapid Hardware went into administration. The administration was handled by Duff & Phelps. [3] When the company went into administration it owed £2.97m. [4] The store re-opened in the same premises, with the name Rapid Discount Outlet, in May 2013. [5]
This page was last edited on 10 October 2021, at 02:55 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
Metquarter is located on Whitechapel in Liverpool city centre and home to roughly 40 shops. It is the third largest shopping centre in the city, behind Liverpool One and St. John's Shopping Centre, but ahead of Cavern Walks, a boutique arcade. Metquarter has been called the 'Bond Street of Liverpool'. [6]
The building is noted as being one of the first purpose built department stores in Europe. [3] As of today, it forms part of Liverpool's biggest retail areas centred around Church Street. [4] Rebuilt in 1867, after a fire destroyed the original building two year previously, Compton House was at the time the world's biggest store with 5 floors.
With the decline of trade going through Liverpool, the warehouse fell into disuse in the 1980s and gradually into disrepair. More recently [when?] the building has featured in the Stop the Rot conservation campaign by the Liverpool Echo newspaper. Part of the ground floor of the warehouse was used for the Sunday Heritage Market.
It is in close proximity to Liverpool Lime Street and Liverpool Central railway stations. It is the city's fourth largest shopping centre behind Liverpool One, St. John's Shopping Centre and Metquarter. Clayton Square sees tough competition from the likes of Liverpool One, St.Johns, Metquarter, Church Street, Lord Street and Bold Street.
The store however declined, firstly with the Chester store closing in 1967 due to structural problems, [4] and the change in shipping practices that saw the loss of jobs in port. However, during the 1980s the business picked up with the new investment in the city and was known as a landmark of Liverpool.
Ad
related to: factory stores in liverpool city