John and Alice Harper have run a clothes store in Manchester since 1996

John and Alice Harper have run a clothes store in Manchester since 1996 – but neither them nor their shop exist M.E.N. INVESTIGATION: The King Street clothing store that never existed. Charlotte Fisher and James Holt report. An AI image of ‘John and Alice Harper’ posing next to their shop on King Street (Image: Manchester Evening News ) Stood outside their plush King Street shop John and Alice Harper, a well-dressed elderly couple, look the very image of respectable Mancunian charm. Their smiles are in contrast to the sad announcement on their Facebook account that their high-end clothing business, Harper…