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The Scandinavian retailer closed its doors last year but has reopened a new concession store in Manchester

It's been just over a year since a major fashion brand said goodbye to Manchester, but now shoppers will once again be able to peruse and buy its wares.

Cos, part of the H&M group, which specialises in smart womenswear with modern tailoring, as well as a range of men's clothing closed its flagship store on St Ann's Square last June.

The H&M group also owns Monki - which also closed its concept store inside the Arndale in 2025 - and & Other Stories, which is based in a huge corner site on St Ann's Square opposite Zara.

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Cos took over the former GAP site in 2018, after the retailer moved took on a 10-year lease inside the Arndale. However, it quietly closed its doors last summer, with no indication at the time as to whether it would return to Manchester.

Now, the brand has confirmed its new Manchester location - albeit slightly smaller than it's previous site. A spokesperson for Cos told the Manchester Evening News: "We are pleased to confirm that our new concession store at Selfridges Exchange Square in Manchester opened on 26 June, offering pieces from our latest Womenswear collection."

Located upstairs at Selfridges, the new concession sits alongside other womenswear and lifestyle brands including Skims, Adanola, Good American, Sweaty Betty. Shoppers can browse a range of dresses, shirts and blouses, trousers and shirts, plus jewellery and Cos' latest summer collection.

While Cos has found its new space at Exchange Square, its former home of St Ann's Square has seen a great deal of change in recent years. Earlier this year, one of the city's longest running shops, located on the square, closed after falling into administration.

Manchester's iconic Russell & Bromley city centre store launched a closing down sale in February, after the luxury footwear brand revealed it had appointed administrators. After an uncertain few months, the retailer's store, just off St Ann's Square, closed in April for good.

Elsewhere on the square, last year saw one of Manchester's most distinctive historic buildings given a spectacular new lease of life - with a new flagship store from luxury jeweller Mappin & Webb.

Spanning 700 square metres, it is the largest Mappin & Webb showroom to date in the UK. Their takeover included a thorough restoration of the building's iconic pink and gold facade.