Sofia News July, 2008

2008/07/18

IKEA to open hyperstore in Bulgaria in 2009

The Swedish furniture company IKEA will open one of its largest stores in the Bulgarian capital Sofia in the second half of 2009.

The news was reported by the Bulgarian newspaper Pari Daily, which cites the Greek publication Imersia.

The Greek company Froulis, which is IKEA's authorized licensee in the region, is planning to open three furniture stores in the Balkans in 2009, and a total of 11-12 IKEA stores by 2013, two of which will be located in Bulgaria.

In February, Froulis signed...

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2008/07/18

Multimedia Bulgaria on CNN

CNN International will include Bulgaria in its Sights & Sounds online and TV advertising campaign as it seeks to build on the existing Bulgarian tourism TV advertising campaign on the channel, the broadcaster said in a statement.

Bulgaria tourism’s Sights & Sounds campaign was launched live to a global audience via CNN’s television feed for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, as well as its international website, cnn.com/international, on March 10.
The TV elements are built around the...

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2008/07/16

The Kings of Heavy Metal Arrive to Bulgaria

Nine years later, Metallica returns to Bulgaria to play their anthem Seek and Destroy live for the second time

After nine years, the kings of heavy metal are coming back to Bulgaria. And this time they will sound heavier than ever! The city of Plovdiv still trembles at the memory of Metallica's first Bulgarian show, which took place in the last summer of the last millennium. This time, though, they are coming down to Sofia on July 25. Vassil Levski National Stadium will be the venue of...

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2008/07/08

Fierest Cocktail Contest in Sofia

Club Yalta in Sofia is celebrating the pick of the hot summer with a cocktail competition.
The event will take place on 9th July from 8.00 p.m in the club. A special jury will select the best fiery cocktail for this summer.
The show will be hosted by the famous Bulgarian TV showman and musician DEO.
Amongst the jury members are Evgeni Minchev, actress Stefania Koleva, chief editor of "Playboy" Magazine for Bulgaria Hristo Kiosev ands Katya Atanasova - chief editor of "Ego" Magazine....