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It’s a crisp Wednesday afternoon at Old Town General Store in Stockport which originally opened just after the pandemic. Union caught up with its founder Tony Murray which is no stranger to Manchester’s fashion industry having been menswear sales director at Selfridges in the city centre and also working at Harvey Nichols in Leeds previously.

Ready to level up your wardrobe game? This September, some of the city’s coolest fashion brands and retailers will be taking over the first floor of Union coliving apartments for its first in a series of events called ‘Souls Sampled’ which will celebrate the city’s rising talent. Launching with the ‘Kicks n Garms edition’, imagine a department store party bringing together the best of Manchester’s clothing and sneaker scene with fire threads, fresh kicks, and exclusive finds.