Stockport County is delighted to announce plans to open a new County Store at Merseyway in the heart of Stockport town centre, bringing the club closer to supporters and the wider community. The new store will be located on Mersey Square, at the front of Merseyway, occupying a prominent ground-floor corner unit at the centre, close to the former Debenhams building. The opening will further strengthen the Club’s presence within Stockport, complementing the existing County Store at Edgeley Park and making it easier for supporters to purchase official merchandise and tickets and providing another place for supporters to meet and connect while visiting the town centre. The new store will stock a wide range of official Stockport County merchandise, including exclusive products and new ranges, with further details around the store and its opening to be announced in due course. County are also looking forward to becoming part of the established retail community at Merseyway and across the wider town centre, building on the strong relationships the Club has developed with local businesses and retailers who have continued to support County in recent years. The new County Store will join Merseyway following a record-breaking summer which saw the centre welcome more than a quarter of a million visitors in a single week - its highest ever weekly footfall to date. It will add to a retail offer that has grown over the past 12 months with the arrival of Søstrene Grene, Lovisa, Grape Tree, Shoe Zone and The Zip Yard and will sit alongside major high street names including JD Sports, Primark, Pandora and Waterstones, Stockport’s cultural and creative centre, Stockroom, and independent businesses and community spaces such as Sweet Bud, The Merseyway Workshop, Plastic Shed and rooftop growing space The Landing. The new County Store also opens at an exciting time for Stockport which continues to undergo a £2bn programme of regeneration and investment including major plans to transform Mersey Square and the nearby Bear Pit, creating a greener, safer and more welcoming public space at the heart of the town centre. County is excited to establish a permanent retail presence in an area undergoing considerable change and attracting increasing numbers of people to live, work and spend time in the town. Gavin Bailey, CEO of Stockport County said: “We’re delighted to be opening another County Store in the heart of Stockport town centre. As a Club, it is really important that we continue to strengthen our presence across the borough and make it as easy as possible for supporters to engage with County. “Merseyway sits at the heart of a thriving town centre and this new location will give supporters a really convenient way to shop for County merchandise or purchase tickets whenever they are in town. “It is also an incredibly exciting time for this part of Stockport. There is significant investment taking place across the town centre and the plans for Mersey Square will completely transform the area immediately surrounding our new store. “We’re really pleased to be playing a small part in that wider regeneration and establishing another permanent County presence right in the centre of the town. “We’re also looking forward to working alongside the fantastic network of retailers and businesses already based here. We have received tremendous support from the Stockport business community over recent years and we’re proud to be joining them. “We want the store to feel unmistakably County, with exclusive merchandise, new product ranges and plenty more planned as we continue to develop our retail offering.” Cllr Micheala Meikle, Cabinet Member for Economy, Regeneration and Skills at Stockport Council, said: “Stockport County means a great deal to so many people, so it is brilliant to see the club bringing a new store into the town centre. County are a huge part of Stockport’s story and identity, and this move is a real vote of confidence in the town centre as a place where people want to be. “The store is a welcome addition to Merseyway and will bring something distinctive and proudly Stockport to the retail offer. As our £2bn regeneration programme continues to reshape the town centre, it is important that we celebrate the businesses that make Stockport special and County is absolutely one of them.” Victoria Nichol, Centre Manager at Merseyway Shopping Centre, said: “Stockport County is a huge part of this town, so having a County Store at Merseyway will be a significant addition for us and for the town centre. It will put the club right in the heart of Stockport and give supporters a new place to visit beyond match days. “Merseyway is going from strength to strength. We’ve welcomed new retailers, seen record footfall over the summer and built a year-round programme of events that bring people into the centre. The County Store will add to that momentum, joining a fantastic mix of high street brands, independent businesses and community spaces.” Further details, including the opening date and opening hours for the new County Store, will be confirmed in due course.
Curated by Taleb Kabbara · Source: stockportcounty.com