

65000 MARSHMALLOWS DELIVERED TO BLUEWATERS WONDER FACTORY
Wonder Factory opened at Bluewater on Monday 17th August Guests can explore the 14 photogenic installations and snap the perfect insta-worthy pic Book in advance to join the guest list Following its enormous popularity, attracting over 8,000 visitors at Dalston…

MAIDSTONE WELCOMES NEW M&S STORE
MBC has welcomed the brand-new M&S Maidstone Eclipse as a new shopping experience bringing with it – employment for 130 local people. Despite difficulties due to the Coronavirus pandemic the large new concept store located at the Eclipse Park (Junction…

KITCHEN RETAILER KUTCHENHAUS SET TO OPEN FIRST EVER STORE IN ASHFORD
Kitchen retailer Kutchenhaus is set to open its first ever store in Ashford in September, marking its 34th showroom to open in the UK. The store, at Pluto House on Station Road, will open its doors and have a welcome…

WING IT – BLUEWATER CELEBRATES AS WINGSTOP OPENS
Bluewater is pleased to announce that Wingstop, the American chain known for its Wings and sides, is now open at Bluewater. The centre’s latest offering has opened in perfect time for the Eat Out To Help Out scheme running throughout…

MAIDSTONE MARKET SETS OUT ITS STALL AFTER THRIVING RETURN
If you’re in the market for a bargain, head down to Lockmeadow every Tuesday and Saturday. A month after it reopened, following the coronavirus closure, the historic market has more than set out its stall for the future. With a…

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MAKES MAIDSTONE SPARKLE
The Maidstone Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a specialist street cleaning service in Maidstone town centre. The service, which is the second initiative to be funded by Maidstone BID, will provide additional cleaning to the BID area to ensure an…

ALDI OPENS NEW £50M DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN THE SOUTH EAST
Aldi opens its 10th UK distribution centre creating 400 new jobs £50m facility in Sheppey will serve Aldi’s growing customer base in South East England A further 130 new stores are set to open across the UK throughout this year…

Video showcases The Mall Maidstone’s £6m make-over
The Mall Maidstone has entered the digital age with a new time lapse video to showcase its £6m make-over. The refurbishment of The Mall, which opened at the Stoneborough Centre in November 1976, started in May of this year and…

MAIDSTONE MALL CALLS FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS TO SHOP LOCALLY
The Mall Maidstone has called for customers to get behind smaller and independent businesses in the town by buying their Christmas shopping locally and supporting Small Business Saturday on Saturday 3rd December 2016. Small Business Saturday is a national campaign…

CONSUMERS LOSE MONEY BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW THEIR RIGHTS
Kent County Council launches a video urging residents to ‘Think Before You Buy’. Research carried out by Kent County Council shows that a majority of Kent residents are unaware of their consumer rights before they buy, often only finding out…

KENWARD TRUST OPENS SHOP IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kenward Trust was pleased to welcome shoppers in Tunbridge Wells as it opened its first charity shop in Camden Road. The shop offers good quality second hand and vintage clothing, household items plus a selection of woodcrafts made by residents…

TJ HUGHES TO OPEN AT THE MALL MAIDSTONE
Discount department store TJ Hughes will be opening its doors in The Mall Maidstone this week. As part of the shopping centre’s refurbishment works, the leading discount store is set to open today, Thursday 22nd September. The brand new TJ…

JANE HEALY RECOGNISED BY WOMEN OF THE YEAR
Entrepreneur Jane Healy, from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, will join over 400 women from all walks of life at the Women of the Year Lunch as a ‘2016 Women of Achievement’. Each guest is regarded as a ‘Woman of the…

SHINY NEW STORES ARRIVING AT THE MALL MAIDSTONE
Two exciting store changes are taking place at The Mall Maidstone this summer, as Britain’s top family friendly discount store The Works get set to open and Poundland expand their store at the shopping centre. Offering huge savings of…

FLUTTERBYES SPREADS ITS WINGS TO THE MALL MAIDSTONE
Shoppers were all-a-flutter on Thursday morning as gift and home accessories store Flutterbyes opened its doors in The Mall Maidstone. Officially opened in The Mall on Thursday, 26th May with a 20% off promotion for customers on the day,…

DARTFORD COMPANY HAS SUCCESS ALL BOTTLED UP
A growing company that is revolutionising the way parents feed their babies has set up home in Dartford with the help of Locate in Kent. yoomi, which moved from Woolwich to the Old Ambulance Station on Dartford’s Questor Estate in…

VINTAGE INSPIRED RETAILER LADY BUTTERWORTHS’ NOW ONLINE
With the fast-paced and time precious nature of modern life making it ever more difficult to find a thoughtful gift, salvation is finally online with the wonderfully eclectic mix of handpicked products from Lady Butterworth’s. Lady Butterworth’s fast-growing enterprise currently…

AUDI ARRIVES IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS
A state-of-the art showroom is coming to West Kent this summer with the arrival of Tunbridge Wells Audi. The new environmentally friendly Audi Centre, which incorporates solar thermal water heating and energy saving LED lighting, will open in August on…

MCARTHURGLEN ASHFORD LAUNCHES ‘COLOUR ME HAPPY’ SPRING ACCESSORIES CAMPAIGN
On Thursday 3 April, McArthurGlen’s Ashford Designer Outlet will launch ‘Colour Me Happy’ – a month long campaign celebrating the arrival of Spring/Summer 14 accessory collections at the centre. In their largest ever accessory initiative, over 33,000 pieces have landed…

THE NEWEST WEST MALLING MENSWEAR STORE IS EXPANDING
Monks & Co Clothing is proud to announce they will be expanding their West Malling store on Swan Street, Kent. Having first opened the store in November 2013 the new menswear store has got off to a great start and…