28 June 2024 UPDATE Apple Vision Pro is available to pre-order in the UK Apple Vision Pro will be available in Apple Store locations and for delivery beginning Friday, July 12 Customers can experience a new and intuitive at-home shopping experience that makes it easy to personalise and purchase Vision Pro, with assistance from an Apple Specialist...
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Blackstone gone shopping in the United Kingdom and acquires Village Hotels
The powerful American investment fund is taking over the British chain Village Hotels from its colleague KSL Capital Partners for a billion euros. Continuing financial maneuvers in the world of hospitality, the British Villages Hotels, 33 establishments across the country for some 4,400 rooms, changes of ownership from KSL Capital Partners to Blackstone for an...
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Land Securities Group increases stake in U.K. shopping center from GIC
Land Securities Group has paid £120 million ($152 million) to increase its stake in the Kent-based Bluewater, one of the United Kingdom’s leading shopping centers. The London-based commercial property investment company has bought an additional 17.5 percent stake in Bluewater from GIC, for increasing its ownership to more than 66 percent. Based on the income...
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Love Island opens pop-up store at Bluewater Shopping Centre
A shopping centre in Kent is the home of the first ever Love Island pop-up shop.It sells a variety of products synonymous with the ITV dating show, including personalised water bottles. “I look forward to meeting fans of the show, who will be able to buy fab official Love Island merchandise,” she said.James Waugh, centre...
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Ecommerce in Germany – Ecommerce News
Germany is one of Europe’s largest economies, with a population of 83 million people and a high living standard. Its wide internet coverage – 95 percent of the German population has access to a 5G connection – also makes it one of Europe’s strongest ecommerce markets.
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World Pastry Awards 2024: Full list of UK winning bakeries and pastry shops
La Liste is a gastronomic guide that prides itself on recommending the finest hotels and eateries across the globe. Now, it has weighed in on the world of pastry. For La Liste’s Pastry Awards 2024, 25 patisseries and bakeries were recognised within 10 special categories, from Most Creative Chef to Discovery Gem. Lannan Bakery, which is in...
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30 UK Aldi stores to undergo refurbishment in summer 2024
The updates will include installing energy efficient technologies, refreshed signage and redesigned store layouts. Credit: © Aldi. British supermarket chain Aldi has announced a list of more than 30 stores that are set to undergo an extensive refurbishment in the summer of 2024. The strategic move comes as part of a broader effort to upgrade...
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52% of UK shoppers buy cross-border
At least 52.5 percent of consumers in the United Kingdom and the United Staties have bought products from online stores in another country, in the last 12 months. Fashion items are most likely to be purchased from overseas stores.
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Level up: Winnipeg gaming company expanding
A gaming business founded in Winnipeg is making the leap across the pond. Activate Games, an immersive gaming experience, is expanding to the United Kingdom and Ireland, with plans to open 30 new spaces. The new deal is a partnership between Activate Games and We Do Play in the United Kingdom. ...
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour: Shop cheap tickets to U.K. shows
Taylor Swift will be in the United Kingdom for her next stop in the “Eras Tour” on Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 23. Swift has over 30 shows left of her international tour where she’ll travel to countries like Poland, Italy, Ireland and The Netherlands. Those who hope to see the Grammy Award-winning artist...
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B&M is opening 14 new UK stores: full list of confirmed locations
While some high street brands have been having a hard time of late (Wilko, Boots, we’re looking at you), others like Aldi, Asda and the Range have been positively thriving. All have announcing a tonne of new openings across the country. Now joining their ranks is beloved blue-and-orange bargain store B&M. Over the next three...
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The UK’s 20 best fish and chip shops right now have been crowned
When it comes to fish and chips, we Brits have high standards: chips tripled cooked to perfection, crispy ASMR-worthy batter and creamy, herby mushy peas are all components of the ideal newspaper-wrapped dinner. It’s not an easy combination to nail. Done badly, you can be lumped with chewy sticks of potato and soggy, flavourless cod. But done well,...