Retail Space in Manchester

Pop-up shops are short-term spaces for your business to literally ‘pop up’ in. These are ideal for community and regional activation events, product launches, to bring an ecommerce business into physical proximity of its customer base, and to bring brand awareness to a region or area you may not have a permanent storefront in. Standard retail lease is intended to be medium-to-long term lease, allowing you and your business to put down roots and become a part of the bustling highstreet landscape!

Any business size can benefit from pop up shop exposure, from independent boutiques and storefronts to internationally recognised brands. For independent businesses and smaller retailers, they’re a great opportunity to get your brand name out there and to engage potential customers and footfall who may not already be aware of you. For established brands, they’re an extra step of community activation, inviting footfall to engage with your brand in a way they previously haven’t before. This makes pop-up spaces ideal for campaign activation events or PR-related goals. Whatever business size you are, large or small or a sole trader, we would love to speak to you.

Most of the time, we have retail units that are available immediately, which poses a fantastic opportunity for fast-growing businesses that are eager for an immediate start. With development taking place throughout 2025 and into 2026, we’d also be happy to have conversations about securing your unit ahead of time, ready for the building or campus’ opening in the near future.

For long-term lease you can have full customisation freedom for your unit. We invite you to make the space your own with your branding, interior design, and outdoor signage. We at Bruntwood provide the space and the opportunity, it’s the businesses and brands that turn this into a thriving partnership.

This depends on the unit in question; for example, we have retail units that are used for shops, restaurants, bars, and even gym space. We can propose sites and units which may be of interest to you once we find out a little more about your business.

This entails leasing a customer-facing space where you can set up as a food and beverage service provider and/or retailer; for example, a space intended for use for a cafe or canteen. Many of our office parks and city centre buildings have cafes, bars, and snack stations completely independent of the businesses and coworking spaces there, so this is a great chance to bring good coffee and good customer service to a ready-made customer base.

Please contact the Bruntwood team to discuss your interest and we’ll gladly match you up with the space you’re looking for. We’ll gauge the amount of square footage for your floor plate you’ll need, additional functionality or amenities, your target market or customer base, and your budget and length of stay to make sure we find a good space for your business.

Of course you can, our retail spaces and units are available for businesses to rent provided that both our team and yours think we’re a good fit.

At Bruntwood, we provide exclusive leases for renting the unit. This means your rent is separate to your other business costs like internet, power, and water. We do this so you can handle your overheads directly without having to go through a mediatory team; everything will be in your hands to manage as you see fit so you know you’re getting the correct rates.

This depends on the unit, but for locations outside of the city centres we can offer a minimum lease for a pop-up shop of one month. The reason we don’t offer this in the city centres is because we find our retail partners usually want to stay longer due to the footfall and brand visibility. Location and unit dependent, we can be as flexible from leasing for a few weeks up to a few years.

We have units ranging from circa 200 square feet up to 20,000 sq ft. On average, our retail units are generally around 1,000 sq ft.