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The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck has finally announced its return to Manchester

The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck will roll into Greater Manchester this weekend.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 30th November 2021

Holidays are coming, and the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck has finally confirmed that it will be heading back to Greater Manchester.

The big red vehicle always marks the start of the festive season when it rolls onto our screens in the Coca-Cola advert.

The Christmas Truck first visited the UK in 2010 and now tours the UK every winter.

Last year’s event had to be called off because of the pandemic – but it’s full steam ahead with its 2021 visit.

The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck will roll into Greater Manchester this weekend.

A snippet from the Coca-Cola Christmas advert / Credit: YouTube (Coca-Cola)

It will be parked up at the Trafford Centre between December 3 and 5.

Dates have been being added gradually to the tour, with the drinks giant saying: “This year, we’re planning to stop off at as many cities around the UK as possible – but we don’t want to spoil the surprise just yet.

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“We’ll be revealing which cities we’ll be rolling into over the next few weeks, so keep your eyes on our social media or website for all the details.”

The truck will be open between 11am and 8pm on all three days.

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Manchester

Inside the UK’s largest Bershka store that has just opened inside the Trafford Centre

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Bershka has opened its first-ever Manchester store this week, and it’s a fashion lover’s paradise.

Spanning an absolutely massive 1200 square meters, the Spanish fast fashion clothing retailer has touched down in the Trafford Centre with a bang.

Known for its on trend and affordable pieces, Bershka caters to a younger audience who are looking to dress to impress.

From camouflage mini skirts to buckled biker boots, if you’ve seen a fashion trend online and you’re wanting to try it out for yourself – Bershka is the place to spend your money.

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The new flagship store located on Peel Avenue next to John Lewis is organised into three independent sections: BERSHKA, BSK, and MAN collections.

The store concept aims to integrate the building’s interior with a groundbreaking store prototype already used in other locations across the world.

Featuring a sequence of product display modules designed to showcase the different collections while changing materials depending on the section.

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Each section is designed to be your own personal shopper, so you really don’t have to go far to find your perfect fit.

Spending money has never been so easy, with the brand new streamlined checkout sections that include plenty of both traditional and self-checkout counters meaning you’ll never find yourself queueing.

Another standout feature is the store’s lighting, specifically designed for this supersized flagship store. Small rectangular LED spotlights with warm and comfortable lighting have been used to enhance the customer’s shopping experience, so you can say goodbye to harsh changing room lighting.

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Custom sound panels have been designed and installed in central areas of each section, as well as AR mirrors that us AR technology allowing you to try on products through different filters created exclusively by the brand. How cool is that?

So grab your wallets and get yourself to the Trafford Centre to browse Bershka to your heart’s content.

Read more: Inside the new supersized Zara store that’s just opened in the Trafford Centre

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Manchester

Adidas drop Liam and Noel Gallagher SPZL trainers

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Adidas drop Liam and Noel Gallagher SPZL trainers

Liam and Noel Gallagher have teamed up with adidas once again to create their very own SPZL trainers.

The sportswear giant has today dropped the designs for the adidas LG Achille SPZL and the adidas NG Marathon SPZL.

The sure-to-sell-out trainers will officially hit shelves in the new Manchester adidas store, and other stockists, next weekend.

The footwear drop coincides with the ongoing Oasis reunion tour, which attracted hundreds of thousands of people to the city when they played five nights in Heaton Park.

Liam and Noel themselves have maintained a close relationship with Gary Aspden, curator of the adidas SPZL range, for more than two decades.

They’re often seen sporting the iconic trainers and creating product collaborations, and now they’re back with a new Three Stripes partnership and their very own new adidas SPZL trainers.

Up first is Liam Gallaghers’s adidas SPZL, with the Oasis frontman asking to bring back a revised version of an archival runner, the adidas Achille.

Adidas drop Liam and Noel Gallagher SPZL trainers
Adidas drop Liam and Noel Gallagher SPZL trainers

The LG Achille SPZL features a khaki mesh base, chocolate brown stripes, a beige suede T-toe overlay, and a sand outside, with a motif of Liam on the tongue of the shoe.

Noel Gallagher’s NG Marathon SPZLs are his first collaborations with the brand since his immediate sell-out shoes back in 2017.

His are a new hybrid inspired by the adidas Marathon 85 silhouette, keeping the suede upper and rubber outsole of the Marathon 85 but with a deep navy/sky blue palette with a reworked toe box and midsole, as well as details like the Eco-Tex tongue and tonal eyelets.

Both shoes feature a portrait of their namesakes on the tongue, as well as spare laces, co-branded sock liners, and commemorative packaging.

The adidas LG Achille SPZL and the adidas NG Marathon SPZL are set to launch via adidas SPZL stockists and the adidas Carnaby and MCR retail stores on 16 August.

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