Westfield to host Europe’s largest Eid al-Fitr festival at both London centres
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by Carley Espinoza
20h ago
London Eid Festival returns to Westfield London for its fifth year whilst expanding to Westfield Stratford City for the first time The event runs from 12th to 14th April at Westfield London and then continues from 19th to 21st April at Westfield Stratford City Free event invites all communities to come together to experience hundreds of fashion, fragrance, food, and live entertainment offerings Award-winning artist, Maaida Noor, to host watercolour painting workshops The London Eid Festival is set to make a grand return to Westfield London this Ap ..read more
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Mixtons ‘Cocktails with a Twist’ lands exclusivity deal with indigo at The O2
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by Carley Espinoza
1d ago
From mixing up cocktails on a kitchen table, to selling at one of the biggest and best venues in the UK, the Mixtons team is not definitely not blue about a new deal with the indigo at The O2. Mixtons will be the only RTD range stocked on the bar. The next generation of ready-to-drink cocktails are for those that are tired of the same recipes that canned cocktails seem to have right now. Unexpected flavours added to cocktails we know and love – ingredients such as Dragonfruit, Yuzu and chilli – provide a tasty twist to a night out. The venue is the first to list the range with recently up ..read more
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Life-sized BRICKLIVE Ocean Trail launches in Stirling
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by Carley Espinoza
2d ago
A fascinating trail featuring life-sized brick models of sea creatures arrives in Stirling this week. Go Forth Stirling BID has brought the BRICKLIVE Ocean tour – a toy brick trail showcasing fish, crabs, squid, turtles and more – to the city centre to entertain residents and visitors during the Easter school holidays and beyond. The free Ocean Trail and an interactive experience will run from Friday March 29th until Sunday April 21st with some of the amazing characters taking pride of place in the Thistles which is partnering with Go Forth on the initiative. More life-sized models can be foun ..read more
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Celebrating a year of successful store openings with One Stop
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by Carley Espinoza
2d ago
One Stop has experienced yet another year of growth with 27 brand-new company stores across the country opening their doors between March 2023 and March 2024. This is the most stores the convenience retailer has opened in a single year for the past five years! This milestone showcases One Stop’s unwavering commitment to providing convenient and affordable shopping experiences for their customers, whilst creating over 300 new jobs in local communities.     Over the past year, One Stop has embarked on an ambitious expansion journey. From bustling communities to busy roadside ..read more
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Three new tenants add to the fun at Odyssey Place
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by Carley Espinoza
2d ago
Spring has sprung at Odyssey Place with three new tenants confirmed, all set to begin fit-out on site in April with staggered openings across summer and into the autumn. Canadian-owned restaurant chain, Mary Brown’s Chicken, continues its growth in NI following its successful launch in NI earlier this year. The chicken chain, whose first location was in the Lisburn Leisure Park, will take a 2,800 sq. ft. unit at Odyssey Place and is expected to open in June of this year. Local operator McGuigInns will open Odyssey Place’s first licenced premises, Chapter & Verse – a bar and resta ..read more
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Amtico celebrates its 60th anniversary
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by Carley Espinoza
2d ago
British flooring manufacturer Amtico is celebrating a significant milestone this year as it reaches its 60th anniversary. Since 1964, Amtico has pioneered luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring and British manufacturing from its UK HQ and factory in Coventry. To kick off its anniversary year, Amtico has a roster of celebrations and activities planned throughout 2024. The festivities started with a simultaneous cake cutting across its four UK sites (Coventry, Solihull, Pilot Park and the London studio) as well as its new office and studio in Düsseldorf’s Media Harbour in Germany. Employees ..read more
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Hobbycraft provides more reusable, recyclable, and packaging-free products than ever before
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by Carley Espinoza
2d ago
Hobbycraft, the UK’s largest arts and crafts retailer, has continued its commitment to building a more sustainable future by providing more reusable, recyclable, and packaging-free products in its spring and Easter range than ever before. Half of the range (50 percent) has been available in no packaging at all, whilst over 300 Easter products have been available to purchase in plastic-free or reusable packaging. Included in the range are hundreds of mache, wooden, and ceramic blanks, packaging free and ready to be personalised and transformed into bespoke Easter decora ..read more
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Metro Retail Park fully let as regional debut for NCF Living completes 25,000 sq ft of new additions
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by Carley Espinoza
3d ago
Sovereign Centros from CBRE has announced that Metro Retail Park, one of the North East’s destinations for homewares and furniture, is now fully let, following the opening of NCF Living, the retailer specialising in sofas, dining, and beds. Metro Retail Park benefits from its adjacency to Metrocentre, one of the top five super regional malls in the UK. The new NCF Living store, a first for the brand in the North East, has been designed to showcase a range of contemporary and classic British-made furniture. This includes living room staples like plush sofas and lounge chairs, comfortable m ..read more
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ELEMIS to open first London store in Seven Dials
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by Carley Espinoza
3d ago
Shaftesbury Capital, a founding patron of the British Beauty Council, has announced that global beauty pioneer, ELEMIS, has selected Covent Garden’s Seven Dials for its first standalone store in London. Set to open at 23 Monmouth Street, ELEMIS will join the neighbourhood’s wide selection of wellness brands, following the resounding success of its Cleansing Lab Pop-Up in Covent Garden’s Piazza last year. The upcoming entrance of the British skin wellness brand emphasises Covent Garden’s prominence in attracting a diverse range of leading brands and reinforces its position as a f ..read more
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Royal Mail offers new parcel drop off and collection experience to consumers by adopting Quadient’s open locker network in the UK
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by Carley Espinoza
4d ago
Quadient, a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels and a major global open locker network operator, has announced that Royal Mail has joined the Parcel Pending by Quadient Open Locker Network under a multi-year contract. With the aim of offering a new customer service and a great customer experience, Royal Mail will start offering returns and outbound drop-off services in an initial c. 200 sites by May 2024, with the expectation that Royal Mail will ultimately use lockers in 3 000 locations as the ..read more
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