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Amazon Launches Second Chance Store at The Brunswick

Amazon has opened the Second Chance Store at The Brunswick, giving festive shoppers the chance to buy quality returned products in-person, for the first time. Customers can shop more conscientiously while benefiting from up to 50% in savings compared to recommended retail prices.

The new retail store features deals on a wide range of returned products. Customers can shop for kitchen and household appliances, books, games and toys, electricals and more. Amazon offers quality returned products year-round online at Amazon Second Chance (amazon.co.uk/amazonsecondchance), which also provides customers with information about product repair, recycling and trade-in for electronics.

Amazon has donated more than 4,000 products to be featured in the Second Chance Store, including quality used, open-box and refurbished donated products from Amazon. It also features a Repairs Zone where customers can participate in free repairs workshops from experts onsite, learning to fix broken laptops and household tech through live demonstrations.

The Second Chance Store by Amazon is open until Tuesday 12th December in partnership with one of the UK’s leading children’s charities, Barnardo’s, with all proceeds supporting their work with children and young people.

 

LUCY SPARROW PRESENTS FELT ‘R’ US

A Festive Pop-Up Felt Superstore Opening on Saturday 19th November

In November, internationally acclaimed artist Lucy Sparrow will unveil FELT ‘R’ US, a fully-felted superstore celebrating the greatest hits of her career to date, alongside a decorative takeover of MEATliquor Bloomsbury. Part exhibition, part Christmas art-buying opportunity, this installation is a must-see for anyone visiting the capital. Visitors can view some of Lucy’s most beloved felt artwork, including The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Lunch, a 6-metre-long installation commissioned by the late monarch to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. Also on show will be Triple Art Bypass, the felted operating theatre featured in Grayson Perry’s Art Club.

 

 

Lucy’s festive offering includes her annual release of 14 different sets of Christmas tree decorations and an opportunity to buy works and limited edition merchandise from each of her critically acclaimed installations in London, New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Tampa.

 

 

Lucy Sparrow – “I am a huge fan of Christmas and wanted to celebrate by bringing all of my favourite works together. I think it’s important that my work is accessible to the widest audience so I’m opening a pop-up store on the high street with something for everyone. The shop will be open every between Saturday 19 November 2022 to Sunday 24 December, from 11am – 8pm.

LOUDER AND PROUDER: A CELEBRATION OF LGBTQ ART

The Brunswick Art Gallery is giving artists a voice and exhibiting some of their incredible work from 8th July to 17th August. Artists that will be exhibiting their work will be Stuart Forrester, Joey Collins, Omer Gaash, Gavin Dobson fine art and Art-By-Villain.

 

No need to book, just pop into the Gallery and be inspired by the astounding art on show, which you can also purchase through Own Art. Own Art loans allow you to borrow from as little as £100 up to £25,000 and pay it back over 10 months, completely interest-free. You can choose to finance all or just part of your purchase and multiple items can be bought with one loan. The best part is that you can take your masterpiece home with you straight away.