Over £1 billion was spent in Manchester city centre retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in 2025.

Manchester city centre retailers recorded £1bn in debit card sales last year across stores, restaurants, and a range of leisure venues. Despite the national economic challenges, this is a significant milestone for the city, underlining the scale and appeal of Manchester as a ‘go to’ destination for locals and UK visitors.

Behind this figure are over 40 million customer visits, thousands of jobs, and a city centre that is continuing to drive footfall and investment. Alongside, the residential population and the visitor economy are set to further expand over the next few years – all helping attract even more leading brands to one of Europe’s fastest growing cities.

𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: Beauclair Ltd 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘜𝘒 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴.