Nokia’s delayed the opening of its new flagship store on London’s Regent Street – apparently because it couldn’t get there.
We first mentioned this store in August, with Nokia saying it would open before Christmas as a ‘benchmark in retail technology’ with live handsets instore and LCD screens to show them off to consumers on.
Hmm. Well, now Nokia’s admitted the store won’t now open until early next year with a date to be announced. The reason? “Due to recent challenges over access and infrastructure to the site,” according to a Nokia statement.
Oh, and Nokia also blamed the UK summer weather – we had a bit of rain this year apparently – which reduced construction time. So basically despite the ‘benchmarking’ in retail technologies promised, a bit of rain meant no-one could work on the shop over the summer.
Still, there is one bit of good news for Nokia’s retail plans – a second flagship store will be in London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 when it opens in March next year.
London’s City of Westminster Council obviously become fed up with drunken revellers and tourists being caught short on our capital city’s streets.
It claims that every year 10,000 gallons of urine is released onto London’s streets and alleyways – that’s quite a powerful image – and now it’s become fed up cleaning up after us all.
Just in time for the Christmas party season, Westminster has launched SatLav. By texting TOILET to 80097, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you’ll receive a SMS with the location and opening hours of your nearest public toilet.
Unfortunately you do have to spend more than a penny to um, spend a penny, but the 25p charge is a small price to pay, don’t you think?
City breaks usually involve a fair bit of walking, so if you are visiting the sprawling metropolis that is London for the first time, it is best not to encumber yourself with too much. Thanks to a new mobile London guide service called Do Me London, you can now at least do away with any bulky guide books.
The mobile guides are comprised largely of audio info about various locations but there are also interactive maps, pictures and plenty of written info too. You need to text the service to receive the guides meaning that it is not free. If you head on over to the site however you can take part in a free trial and a sample of what to expect of the audio content can also be listened to here.
