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Irish Post
2 days ago
- Business
- Irish Post
Leading British sportswear chain increases footprint in Dublin
JD SPORTS will officially launch a new site in Dublin this week which significantly increases its footprint in the Irish capital. The British-headquartered sportswear chain will open its new store in Dundrum Town Centre on Thursday, July 3, which boasts 11,857 sq. ft of retail space – an increase of 3,654 sq. ft. on the retailer's previous unit at the shopping centre. JD Sports will open its new site in Dundrum Town Centre this week The new store will also generate an additional 20 jobs for the local area. To celebrate the launch, JD will offer a series of in-store experiences this week. The first 100 shoppers through the doors on July 3 will receive a special JD x Crep Protect x Montirex goodie bag. As partners of Ireland's Longitude Festival, JD will also give away five pairs of general admission tickets to the event to lucky shoppers on Friday, July 4. The festival takes place in Dublin on July 5 and 6. The new store will generate an additional 20 jobs for the local area 'We're excited to open the doors to our new, expanded store in Dundrum,' James Air, Director, Head of Group Acquistions at JD said today. 'This launch represents a major investment in bringing the best of JD to one of Ireland's premier shopping destinations,' he added. 'With a bigger space, enhanced store experience, and an unbeatable range of premium brands, we're proud to offer our Dublin customers more of what they love in one dynamic destination.' A series of launch events will take place in store this week Don Nugent, who is the Senior General Manager at Dundrum Town Centre, said the new store was a 'brilliant addition' to the centre. 'Their focus on elevating the customer experience, paired with an unbeatable line-up of leading brands, makes them a firm favourite with our visitors,' he explained. 'We're delighted to see them grow within the centre and can't wait for shoppers to experience everything the new store has to offer.' See More: Dublin, JD Sport, Latitude Festival, Opening, Store
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
This Company Has Plans for a Completely Outsourced EV—Right Down to the Build
London-based EV startup Perseus plans to build electric cars using a business model that involves almost no risk—at least to itself. It will enlist partners to make everything from the OEM platform to the styling to the infotainment and assembly. Has this been tried before? Did it work? None of the partners are being revealed at this time. Nor are any prices. But it does have a website. In Greek mythology, Perseus was the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles, according to the internet. He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus, among other accomplishments too numerous to go on the curriculum vitae. Nowadays, belief in deities being what is, he has apparently gone into the electric car business. As if there aren't enough monsters to slay there. 'Perseus, a new British-headquartered premium passenger-car EV brand, has today emerged from stealth mode and announced preliminary plans for its debut model—a compact SUV,' the startup said from London. 'The company has also provided initial details of the development and commercialization strategy to bring the vehicle to European markets by late 2027.' The key there being—for us, anyway—European markets. We won't be getting this. But the approach to car-making is intriguing. Perseus says it plans to build cars using a 'highly efficient, scalable, asset-light/capex-light business model.' Specifically, Perseus 'has established soon-to-be-announced global OEM and Tier-1 partnerships required to bring its first vehicle to mass-market production.' Asset-light/capex-light sounds like Perseus will be calling in suppliers and other companies to make all the parts and Persues will put them together into an EV? No. Further specifics: 'Perseus will license a proven, state-of-the-art EV platform from a European OEM Group. It is also collaborating with a pre-eminent Italian design and engineering house for interior and exterior styling, pre-concept development, prototyping, serial engineering, testing and validation requirements.' And it's not even going to assemble the finished product. 'To speed up time to market and to de-risk execution, the company is engaging with a European contract manufacturer to build its first model to OEM-level quality production standards. This fully flexible and scalable production model will enable Perseus to reach market with maximum efficiency and avail itself of the most advanced manufacturing processes and industrialization capabilities.' It sounds like stone soup. Or, 'I could make a meatball sandwich if I just had a bun. And some meatballs…' Even the infotainment will be farmed out. Perseus is partnering with existing makers of HMI, AI, and automotive software for that. And it will all work, the company promises. 'Defined by attainable premium values, the Perseus SUV will combine inspirational and emotive design, groundbreaking technology, engaging performance and exceptional user experience with compelling value. These attributes will differentiate the Perseus SUV from, and elevate it above, competitor vehicle offerings.' Sales will be online and direct-to-consumer, so there won't even be any dealers. But there will be 'brand experience centres.' Service will be handled by the OEM EV platforms maker's network. We won't be getting any Perseii here, but it'll be fun to watch it all happen from across the Atlantic. Perseus says it will unveil more details on its 'comprehensive portfolio of strategic partnerships and senior leadership team over the coming months, followed by updates on the design and technology of the Perseus SUV.' Have a look at
