Empire Exchange

1 Newton Street
Manchester
M1 1HW

Opening Hours

Mon: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tues: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wed: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thurs: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Fri: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

This eclectic store is a treasure trove of vintage items, combining records, books, and nostalgic collectibles under one roof. The space has that classic secondhand shop atmosphere, with items stacked throughout and requiring some patient browsing to uncover hidden gems. While the organization may be somewhat chaotic, the store maintains its old-school charm with traditional fixtures like a vintage cash register and various cultural memorabilia on display.

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Reviews

i was initially really excited coming in here, there’s an overload of literally everything you could imagine. records, BOOKS, the most random things thrown in piles all over the place. unfortunately i was majorly thrown off when the book i chose was covered in mold, i then looked up to see the roof falling in covered in black mold.
I liked this shop very much. The chap I spoke to was lovely, unfortunately I was limited to what I could buy as I was getting a plane the next day. Proper old school secondhand shop selling every under the sun and more !!
The high Lord Vader at entrance catch my eyes and push me in. Hard to find such kind of shops nowadays. Should protect and love the culture. Little messy in the shop but can find your favourite books or toys in it if you have enough patience to do it.
Inexcusable to be selling nazi memorabilia in the year of our lord 2025 lads get a grip, disgusting. Avoid avoid avoid
It's a beautiful and vintage shop where you can literally find everything but today I went mostly for books where most of them are old or before the 2000s anyway but you can find more contemporary novels here and there. The till is an old one with that distinctive click everytime it's opened or closed. Very good experience today

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