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North Wales Live
31-07-2025
- Business
- North Wales Live
Amazon launches 'stylish' designer watch in seven colours and it's less than £50
Amazon's latest designer watch deal sees a new brand listed on the online shopping site with decent discounts. Whether you want to treat yourself to a new timepiece or need a special, classy present for a loved one, it could be the purchase you've been looking for. US designer brand, Steve Madden - known for it shoes, bags and accessories, as well as clothes lines - now has a collection of sleek, timeless watches on the shopping website. The Steve Madden women's bracelet watch, usually priced at £74.99 is now on offer for the exclusive Amazon price of £49.39. New York-founded brand, Steve Madden, has been designing cutting-edge accessories since 1990 but this timepiece will pair with any look, such is its timeless design. Made from a scratch-resistant crystal lense and textured bezel, the sophisticated face comes in a range of hues that can appeal to shoppers, whatever their favourite colour is. From Champagne/gold, hot pink and rose gold to silver/rainbo w the watch has an adjustable link bracelet with double locking fold over clasp. Just be warned, it's not water resistant. Customers on Amazon have praised the fashionable watch saying it's "well made and stylish" and another praised the watch for being "perfect in both size and shape" after having some links removed to fit. Criticisms of the watch came from shoppers who thought they were "overpriced" but also a second shopper deemed the timepiece "cheap quality." Steve Madden watches can also be bought in the UK If smart-looking watches are for you, Debenhams is always a good retailer to explore, and right now they have the GV2 Milan Swiss Quartz Diamonds Watch on sale from £2,995 to £193.50, giving shoppers an enormous 94% discount. Argos too, is selling the Sekonda Monica Ladies White Dial Two Tone Bracelet Watch, which bears a striking resemblance to the Debenhams model and is priced at £47.99, On the other side of the watch world there are the 'smart' watches, which are lifestyle and exercise-fans' go-to timepieces as they track steps, heart-rate, as well as keeping you connected via your smart phone. If you're more into these type sof watches, the LIGE Tactical Fitness Tracker Watch, typically priced at £69.99, is now up for grabs on Amazon at just £43.99, offering buyers a 37% saving.
Scoop
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Altared States Concert Series Coming Up At Old St Paul's
Wellington's iconic Old St Paul's (OSP) is partnering with Pyramid Club to present Altared States - a transcendent new series of concerts featuring electronic music by some of Wellington's leading artists. Inspired by Brian Sweeney's New York-founded Ambient Church, Altared States promises an immersive sonic experience that invites audiences to explore sound in a deeply personal and transformative way. Set within the chancel of the venue's altar, the historic building - cared for by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga - will host a series of 60-minute immersive sound experiences, with each artist redefining ritual in a contemporary light. The four Friday night concerts will feature different artists beginning with Ludus on August 1, followed by Stephen Gallagher with David Long and Jules Desmond (August 8); Oghum (August 15); and Dream Chambers (August 22). Altared States marks a milestone in the property's story according to Old St Paul's Event Coordinator Jane Nye. "We're weaving OSP's heritage with the progressive energy of Pōneke's Pyramid Club together with leading producers and composers to create an event that reflects both venerable architecture and iconography, as well as contemporary vision," she says. Versatility is one of OSP's outstanding virtues, according to Jane, where events range from funeral services, weddings and incredible drag shows through to film and photography shoots, themed Gothic film nights, and now electronic music. "The Altared States series reaffirms that Old St Paul's isn't stuck in history - it's defined by ongoing rejuvenation," she says. "I want to surprise audiences with versatile programming that breaks down stereotypes about what's 'appropriate' in a heritage building - especially one with so many pews!" For more information about Altared States including artists, concert times and tickets:
Eater
26-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
Major Food Group Teams Up With NY Mets Owner's Huge Queens Development Hotel
A red-hot NYC restaurant group will run the hotel and casino restaurants and bars in billionaire New York Mets owner Steve Cohen's forthcoming mixed-use development surrounding baseball stadium Citi Field in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. Major Food Group will oversee the restaurants and bars inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Metropolitan Park, the group's next location inside the sprawling project that has yet to break ground, with a projected opening year of 2030. Outside of Hard Rock's hotel and casino, Metropolitan Park will also include a 30,000-square-foot food hall, Taste of Queens, which will have 20 or so restaurants and food vendors from the borough. It's a similar concept to the Queens Night Market, which operates a stone's throw away. Major Food Group's restaurant and bar lineup isn't finalized; the company also isn't going to run every single dining and drink space in the property. It's fair to expect a mix of fine-dining and casual. A rep for the development writes to Eater that the hospitality business's goal is to 'curate food experiences that celebrate Queens as one of the most vibrant and diverse culinary capitals on the planet,' and also notes that chef and co-owner Mario Carbone is from Queens himself. This Queens team-up isn't the first time Major Food Group has partnered with Hard Rock. The New York-founded restaurant group previously partnered with Hard Rock Hotel in Times Square in 2022, splitting its loyalty in a Yankees-themed steakhouse. The two companies made the partnership official in 2024, turning Major Food Group into Hard Rock's culinary consultant. Overall, the Metropolitan Park would transform the parking lots around the stadium into a 50-acre mixed-use development, featuring parks and sports fields. The Hard Rock will also include event spaces and a live music venue. Cohen's lofty dream of developing the area surrounding his baseball stadium into an $8 billion multifaceted destination isn't without its controversies, with concerns about its impact on current residents and the environment. The casino would be the first of its kind in downstate New York, but some don't agree that it should happen at all. Nevertheless, several Queens community boards bordering the property voted their approval of the park proposal in November 2024. But there are more hurdles to come, including recommendations from the New York Gaming Facility Location Board and the license decision by the New York State Gaming Commission by the end of 2025. Once all of that is approved, construction will begin. See More: Coming Attractions NYC Restaurant News
Reuters
04-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Law firms Kramer Levin and Herbert Smith Freehills approve merger
April 4 (Reuters) - U.S. law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and global legal giant Herbert Smith Freehills said in a joint statement on Friday that their partners voted to approve a merger, creating a 2,700-lawyer firm. The deal is expected to take effect on June 1. The firms said the combination will create a top 20 firm globally, with over $2 billion in revenue and 26 offices. The two firms had announced plans to merge in November. The combined firm will be called Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. Kramer Levin has offices in New York, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. The firm had nearly 340 lawyers and generated more than $435 million in total revenue in 2023, according to figures reported by the American Lawyer. Herbert Smith Freehills is the product of a 2012 merger between London-founded Herbert Smith and Australian law firm Freehills. It has more than 2,400 lawyers in 23 offices globally, with New York as its sole U.S. outpost, according to its website. The firm generated more than $1.6 billion in revenue in 2023, the American Lawyer reported. More than 50 lawyers from Kramer Levin's Paris office, which was not slated to be part of the merger, joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius at the beginning of the year. Paul Schoeman and Howard Spilko, co-managing partners of New York-founded Kramer Levin, in a Friday statement said combining with HSF "enables us to achieve our shared vision and potential for strategic growth in the U.S." Law firms with roots in the U.K. have long sought growth in the U.S. legal market, including through mergers and partner hires in major U.S. cities. London-founded Allen & Overy and New York's Shearman & Sterling last year completed a transatlantic merger to create A&O Shearman, which has nearly 4,000 lawyers globally.
Reuters
17-03-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Law firm Cleary buys legal tech company in AI bid
March 17 (Reuters) - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has acquired a legal technology company, a rare move as large law firms race to invest in generative artificial intelligence. Cleary acquired Springbok AI, a London-founded consultancy and company that develops technology products for lawyers, and that has previously partnered with other law firms. New York-founded Cleary said the addition of Springbok's team will help the firm build its own AI tools. Springbok and Cleary did not disclose the deal's financial terms. Artificial intelligence has captured the attention of law firms and the legal industry broadly, with promises to speed up tasks and change the way that lawyers work. Sixty-three percent of lawyers surveyed by Reuters' parent company Thomson Reuters last year said they have used AI for work, and 12% said they use it regularly. Thomson Reuters also markets AI tools for lawyers. Cleary managing partner Michael Gerstenzang said in a statement that the deal "immediately enables us to create custom AI-powered solutions — something that sets us apart from many of our competitors." It is not common for law firms to acquire technology companies, legal industry consultants said, with many instead contracting with outside vendors and working to build their own internal AI capabilities. "It's extremely rare" for law firms to make technology company acquisitions, said Joe Borstein, a partner at Baretz+Brunelle and co-founder of legal technology accelerator LexFusion. Law firms generally "don't have a vision of what they can do with embedded technology," he said. Cleary as part of the deal is bringing on Springbok AI's co-founder and CEO Victoria Albrecht and 10 data scientists and AI engineers who will form a new team at the firm. "We are bypassing the time that it would take to build this team by hand," Ilona Logvinova, director of practice innovation at Cleary, told Reuters. Legal experts said law firms have faced challenges attracting talent to create their own internal technology tools. "Building data science and AI teams in law firms is not easy," said Daniel Linna, director of law and technology initiatives at Northwestern University's law and engineering schools. Logvinova, who joined Cleary about a year ago from McKinsey, said the new team will focus on building AI for the firm's internal use to meet client needs. The firm also has a technology subsidiary, called ClearyX that works on projects directly with clients.
