{"id":629814,"date":"2026-09-19T18:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/629814\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T18:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:36:10","slug":"popular-cork-coffee-chain-opens-at-newly-refurbed-shopping-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/629814\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Cork coffee chain opens at newly refurbed shopping centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over \u20ac2.5m was spent doing up Blackpool Shopping Centre<\/p>\n

13:30, 19 Sep 2026Updated 14:14, 19 Sep 2026<\/p>\n

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Boxd in Blackpool Shopping Centre(Image: Blackpool Shopping Centre & Retail Park)<\/p>\n

A well-known coffee chain has opened its first location on the northside as part of Blackpool Shopping Centre’s major \u20ac2.5m upgrade.<\/a><\/p>\n

Boxd is the newest addition to the busy shopping<\/a> centre, with plenty of eager customers queuing on the first day to sample what it has to offer. Boxd is known for good coffee and a simple menu of delicious drinks and tasty treats that you can eat on the go.<\/p>\n

The new coffee dock will be open seven days a week from 8 am to 6 pm – ideal for those looking for an early morning pick-me-up, a caffeine boost during the afternoon shop, or a quick post-work treat.<\/p>\n

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Boxd in Blackpool Shopping Centre(Image: Blackpool Shopping Centre & Retail Park)<\/p>\n

It’s the brand’s first expansion north of the Lee. It specialises in ‘drive-thru and walk-up’ coffee, with very popular locations on Bandon Road, a drive-thru on the Carrigrohane Road and in Ballincollig.<\/p>\n

Boxd previously opened a drive-thru in Midleton, but it was shut down earlier over a planning permission issue. The company later applied for retention permission for the East Cork drive-thru<\/a>, but Cork County Council refused the application.<\/p>\n

Boxd isn’t the only new addition to Blackpool, as following the \u20ac2.5m refurbishment, there are plenty of new retail offerings. This includes recently added stores from Danish home-furnishings brand JYSK, Eason, Kerry Hanaphy, and The Pantry.<\/p>\n

There has been a “comprehensive” upgrade of the building’s centre. Scores of workers spent hours adding new flooring, improved lighting, signage, and other smaller finishing touches to make the whole layout look a little nicer.<\/p>\n

The shopping centre is home to 60 businesses supporting almost 2,000 jobs, and the recent upgrade forms part of a long-term plan to attract new retailers and customers.<\/p>\n

The project marks a “significant new chapter” for the location as big developments are underway for the Northside – including a new train station<\/a> to be built right next to the popular retail hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over \u20ac2.5m was spent doing up Blackpool Shopping Centre 13:30, 19 Sep 2026Updated 14:14, 19 Sep 2026 Boxd…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,5471,61,60],"class_list":["post-629814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-food-and-drink","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}