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Bestway Wholesale recently hosted a special celebration at its Abbey Road depot in partnership with Guinness, as part of the company’s ongoing 50th anniversary festivities. The event featured an exclusive appearance of the Premier League trophy, providing an exciting experience for Bestway’s retailers, colleagues, and football fans alike.
The appearance of the iconic silverware was organised by Guinness to mark the first year of its four-year partnership with the Premier League. The visit offered attendees a unique opportunity to see and photograph the trophy up close, adding a memorable touch to Bestway’s milestone year.
The event featured a lively and engaging atmosphere, with a number of football-themed activities and giveaways. A penalty shootout challenge gave guests the chance to win prizes such as Premier League match tickets, complimentary Guinness stock (6x4x440ml), and Amazon vouchers. Each visitor also received a limited-edition Guinness football glass to commemorate the occasion.
The success of the Abbey Road event reflects Bestway’s ongoing strategy to enrich the customer experience The Word Consultancy
In addition to the on-site celebrations, Guinness used the event to launch its national Gift With Purchase campaign. The promotion offers 85,000 limited-edition Guinness glasses to customers who purchase Guinness packs in convenience stores across the UK. This initiative is part of the brand’s wider commitment to supporting the convenience retail sector and helping retailers tap into match-day sales opportunities.
Kenton Burchell, Group Trading Director at Bestway Wholesale, highlighted the significance of the event and the value of such brand collaborations. “We take great pride in delivering innovative and exciting brand activations for our customers, and our collaboration with Guinness and hosting the Premier League trophy was a real highlight,” he said. “Events like these bring energy and enjoyment to our depots and strengthen the connection between our customers and the brands they love.”
As Bestway continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary throughout the year, more customer-focused events and pop-up activations are expected at depots across the UK. The success of the Abbey Road event reflects Bestway’s ongoing strategy to enrich the customer experience through impactful partnerships with major global brands.
AUSTRALIAN cricket fans could be watching Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in an ODI for the last time when India tour Australia for a three-match series starting in Perth on Sunday.
Between them, Kohli, 36, and Rohit, 38, have played close to 600 one-day internationals. Both are currently active only in the 50-over format, but their future beyond this series remains uncertain.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir did not comment when asked this week whether the two senior players would continue under new ODI captain Shubman Gill, who will lead the side for the first time in Australia.
Kohli and Rohit last featured for India in the Champions Trophy final in March, when they defeated New Zealand.
If this turns out to be their final international series, the pair will play in front of large Indian-origin crowds in Perth, Adelaide (October 23), and Sydney (October 25).
Several Australian Test players, including batter Travis Head and pacers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, will use the ODI series as preparation for the upcoming Ashes.
The matches will mark Starc’s first appearance in international cricket this Australasian summer after his T20 retirement.
Marnus Labuschagne, drafted in to replace injured all-rounder Cameron Green, will look to continue his strong red-ball form in the white-ball format to strengthen his case for an Ashes recall.
Labuschagne, who was dropped from the Test squad for the West Indies tour, has returned to form with consecutive centuries in the Sheffield Shield for Queensland.
Cricket Australia said on Friday that Green had been ruled out of the ODI series due to “low grade side soreness” sustained in training and would likely return for domestic cricket.
He joins captain Pat Cummins on the sidelines, with Cummins yet to recover from lower back bone stress that could keep him out of the start of the Ashes.
Australia will also miss wicketkeeper Alex Carey for the Perth opener against India, along with spinner Adam Zampa.
Josh Philippe will take the gloves, while left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann gets a rare opportunity in Zampa’s absence.
The ODI series will be followed by a five-match T20I series starting in Canberra on October 29 as both teams prepare for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year.
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