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ProCook appoints new ecommerce director
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Dobbies opens largest ever store at the Junction Antrim
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obbies has opened its largest ever store at The Junction Retail and Leisure Park. The 110,000sq ft flagship store is Dobbies’ second venture in Northern Ireland and has
created 120 new jobs, making it one of the largest employers within the Antrim and Newtownabbey borough. Television presenter Pamela Ballantine officially opened the doors joined by deputy mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council councillor Rosie Kinnear; Dobbies CEO, David Robinson; Dobbies Antrim general manager Ken Ferguson and operations manager Jenny Campbell; and The Junction landlord, Lotus Property’s MD Alastair Coulson. Dobbies also welcomed school children and their families through the doors following the announcement of a partnership between Dobbies and local SEN school, Riverside. This is the largest store in Dobbies’ UK portfolio with outdoor and indoor plant areas; gardening products; seasonal items; pet, gift and toy departments as well as cookshop and home décor; a food hall, a Little Seedlings children’s soft play area and new restaurant and coffee shop, serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.
Opening ahead of the Christmas season, the new store
features Dobbies’ full festive product range with an extensive programme of seasonal events planned from November onwards including Santa’s Grotto, a Quiet Grotto experience for those with additional needs, Santa Paws, Santa’s Breakfast and more. Dobbies CEO, David Robinson said: “I’d like to share a huge
thank you to everyone who has been involved in this project. It’s been amazing to see so many colleagues from across the business supporting the local team, and we’re proud to have created so many jobs in the local area. “I’d also like to thank everyone from the local community who has been so helpful and made us feel so welcome. We hope visitors to The Junction enjoy this fantastic Dobbies’ experience and we look forward to building on the strong relationships with our Junction neighbours and the wider Antrim community.”
arta kimatrai Navas joins ProCook following a career
spanning over 15 years in ecommerce and brings expertise in all areas of digital experience. She has previously worked
for Amyris as eCommerce and digital experience hub director, Unilever as global B2B ecommerce lead and in a number of digital agencies covering a range of retail clients. ProCook CMO, Angela Porter, said: “Marta has an impressive
track record working for global PLCs and we’re delighted to welcome her to the team. She’s joining ProCook at a really exciting time following the appointment of our new CEO Lee Tappenden, the launch of our new website and at a time when we have everything to go after in the ecommerce space and UK kitchenware market.”
Fissler celebrates 70th anniversary
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issler, which has been manufacturing in Germany since 1845, celebrated a milestone of 70 years in manufacturing Pressure Cookers from its factory in
Idar Oberstein. To celebrate this 70th anniversary, Fissler launched a limited-edition collection of its famous VitaVit® and Vitaquick® pressure cookers. This anniversary edition was designed with reference to the fashion and colours of modern art of the 50’s. To further mark this milestone, Eddingtons engaged with
Harrods to begin a month of celebrations in store. Launched on October 2, the third-floor lift landing area was taken over by an exhibition of Fissler pressure cooking celebrating the first advances by Fissler in the 1950’s through to the modern anniversary editions. In addition, cookery demonstrations took place in the Harrods Linley Kitchen during the first two weeks of October.
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