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Greater Manchester is home to some of the largest fashion brands in the world. The likes of Boohoo and N Brown all call the region their home as do JD Sports, In The Style and Sosandar.
Together these companies employ thousands of people locally and across the country and contribute significantly to the economy. The head offices of PrettyLittleThing, I Saw It First and The Couture Club are also located in our area.
But why is it that Greater Manchester is such a hub for these brands? A large number have been founded in the region and gone on to worldwide success while others, like Castore, have relocated their headquarters to the area.
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The Manchester Evening News has spoken to experts from the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Alliance Manchester Business School and the University of Salford Business School to find out why the city region boasts such a strong fashion retail industry.
Chris Fletcher, the policy and campaigns director at the chamber, argues that Greater Manchester's history might help to explain why. He said our legacy of cotton manufacturing helped lay the foundations for the modern rag trade.
"There’s an interesting coming together of history and new business models that may go some of the way to explaining why Greater Manchester is a major hub for fashion brands," he said.
"Manchester is steeped in, and some would say built on, the legacy from cotton manufacturing - and when you look at great historical landmark buildings like the Royal Exchange, you get a sense of how dominant the city was in the world of textile manufacture.
"These days the commercial aspect of this very much revolves more around the finished product
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