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To celebrate Afflecks becoming a fully dog friendly venue and the recent arrival of specialist dog supply shop Betty & Butch, Resurrect Photo Studio is now offering  dog portrait photography sessions.

To find out more information and to to book a session for your four legged friend please contact John on 07975628039

Afflecks is great place to shop and even better now for those of you with dogs – the whole of Afflecks is now dog friendly so you can shop, have something to eat and drink  and also treat your dog along the way. Betty & Butch has a great selection of food products, treats and accessories for your pooch and Notonyourskin Glass engravers on the 3rd floor can even personally etch an image of your dog on to glass, leaving you with a forever keepsake.

Bring your dog to Afflecks – We Woof Dogs!

T-shirt Printing now available from Dirty Works on the 2nd floor.

We are very excited to announce that Afflecks is to become a dog friendly venue!
More and more people City living are now loving owners of dogs and Afflecks has recently taken the decision to welcome well behaved dogs with responsible owners through its doors. This will make Afflecks the first shopping centre in the UK to be a fully dog friendly shopping venue.

The decision fits in nicely as we prepare to welcome a new independent pet business, currently trading in Chorlton called Betty & Butch.
Betty & Butch were recently awarded Pet Retailer of the Year and will be the first dedicated dog shop in Manchester City Centre whereby dog owners can use it as a one stop shop to get food and accessories for their pooch.

There’s a host of artists in residence at Afflecks, whether it be ink in your skin or abstract art for your walls, you will find it within Afflecks.

Andrew at Doodlebugs on the 3rd floor is a great doodle artist and also customises guitars, Pascal has The Little Lamb and creates abstract artwork and hand made masks and dolls. Simon at Not on your Skin engraves art on to glass, any image of your choice, his work is unique. The Pixel Bar offers customers artwork on bags using pixels.

On the 2nd floor we have Dirty Works specialising in Graffiti art and supplies Hayley also customises Doctor Martens boots again with any image of your choice. The Fox Fairy on the 2nd floor offers a collective of work from a number of local artists and creative’s. FRD Woodcrafts has a great range of handcrafted items, Frank and a number of artists hand carve all the products sold.

On the 1st floor you will find Messy Art who sketches portraits and offers face & body art, Saira at Waxworks is a fantastic Henna artist and The Studio offers some of Manchester’s best Tattoo artists.

Local artists regularly paint on to walls within Afflecks so there is always new art to discover when you visit.

There are eateries on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floor’s at Afflecks for shoppers to discover. Gingers Comfort Emporium offer the very best in Ice Cream, why not try a Baked Alaska or French Elvis, Gingers is best known for it’s ‘Chorlton Crack!’ Gingers also offer a great range of speciality teas and coffee’s.

On the 2nd Floor, you will find Black Milk Cereal Dive, a great place to meet and try a great range of cereals served with a twist! Flavoured milks and a great selection of home baked products are on offer, teas & coffees are also available, why not try a Coco Pops Latte!

The 3rd floor offers a more traditional style cafe, serving a range of hot and cold food with great views across Manchester.

Come and have a look, there is something to suit all taste-buds.

January was a sad month at Afflecks, we said goodbye to a couple of businesses that had been with us for some time, Me&Yu on the 3rd floor and MASHED Army Surplus on the 2nd – We wish Angela and Gordon from Me&Yu well on their exciting future journey in Sydney. We also wish Nick & Marina from MASHED the very best for their future ventures.

Two rather large units had left quite a space on both 2nd & 3rd floors, these spaces have created opportunities for fresh new talent and we are pleased to welcome a host of newbies that include Soapy J’s, Eye Candy Lingerie, FRD Wood Carvings, Black Milk Cereal Dive, The Little Lamb and The Jazzy Frog. We are also pleased to announce that Kuhl Vintage will be expanding in to a brand new space on the 2nd floor, other forthcoming expansions include Moloko, Purple Dragon & Remake Remodel.

Be sure to visit us very soon to discover what’s new!

Afflecks is very excited to announce that as from next week the famous Salford Lads Club T-shirts featuring The Smiths will be on sale from the Afflecks office from next week.

Afflecks has teamed up with Salford Lads Club to sell the T-shirts on their behalf.

The T-shirts will be on sale from Tuesday 17th February, you can get one from the Team Afflecks office situated on the 1st floor.

Starting a business at Afflecks couldn’t be easier, Afflecks operates flexible weekly licences and therefore you are not tied to lengthy leases so there is very little risk in testing the market.

Weekly rents at Afflecks are very competitive and are fully inclusive of VAT, Utilities & Business Rates, for us its all about supporting new businesses to flourish, there are some businesses in Afflecks that have been trading successfully for over 30 years! You may not know but there is government funding available for new businesses, for more information visit: http://www.ukbusinessgrants.org/

So if you feel that you have the right product to enhance our retail offering we would love to hear from you, please contact Tony or Kerry on 0161 839 0718.

Call Tony or Kerry now on 0161 839 0718.

We are pleased to announce that as proud supporters of The Sophie Lancaster Foundation Extreme Largeness have helped raise

£6133.96!

This is all because of you guys buying their awesome merchandise, every penny goes to their charity, so on behalf of Extreme Largeness and community Afflecks we would like to thank you for your donations!