Thriving Bury moves up national retail league

Booming Bury has continued to move up a prestigious UK league of the country’s top retail destinations.

This year's findings show that the town centre continues to improve its status nationally, regionally and sub-regionally.

Bury is now rated the third best retail destination in Greater Manchester, behind Manchester city centre and the Trafford Centre.

The town is now in 9^th position across the North West (up from 11^th last year), and 90^th in the UK (up from 97^th).

The figures have been produced by the Javelin Group, the largest specialist firm of retail strategy consultants in Europe, who produce annual rankings of retail destinations across the UK.

Marie Gribben, Mill Gate centre manager, said: “This is both exciting and welcome news for everyone who works hard to make Bury a great place to live, work and shop. Bury is a fantastic town with a strong and vibrant community and Mill Gate Shopping Centre is proud to sit at the heart of its thriving retail offer. We hope that with the continued investment from our new owners that the shopping experience will get better and better.”

Anold Wilcox-Wood, centre manager at The Rock Shopping and Leisure, said: “Bury is now recognised as a thriving retail destination for shoppers in the North West. The Rock Shopping and Leisure centre, the famous Bury Market, the new Fusilier Museum and the East Lancashire Railway prove to be a great attraction to customers from near and far.

This is all set within a town that is clean, safe and easily accessible, making Bury a town that is hard to beat.”

Councillor Mike Connolly, leader of Bury Council, said: “These findings are yet more proof that Bury continues to go from strength to strength. For many years the council has worked with its partners to bring investment and jobs to Bury, providing first-class retail and leisure facilities which both boost our local economy and make Bury such a welcoming place to live, work and visit. We look forward to future developments which will make our town and borough the envy of many others.” 

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Press release issued: 28 November 2014.