By John Glenday

Irate stallholders who had pitched their tents at a cost of thousands of pounds at a Manchester exhibition have resorted to violence against organisers after the promised hordes of visitors failed to materialise.

The embarrassing no-show at the Fashion & Lifestyle Expo 2014 at the Trafford Centre, Manchester, saw industry representatives transmogrify into a braying mob with one 19 year old forcibly ejected from the premises after police were called to restore order.

Organisers had sold the event as an ‘opportunity to meet more than 200 of the UK’s top retailers specialising in Eastern and Western culture under one roof’, promising that Read full story ›

Source: The Drum