XSite Braehead announces £12.6 million investment including e-karting milestone

XSite Braehead has announced a combined £12.6 million investment in the site. The money is drawn from a partnership of tenant and owner contributions and includes the opening of the world's longest indoor e-karting track and e-sports venue, K1 Speed, within the centre later this year.

TENPIN, meanwhile, has undergone a transformation with the addition of four new bowling lanes, two private karaoke rooms, and a makeover of the bar. The refurbishment will be closely followed this year by Paradise Island Golf which is undertaking a significant overhaul, including the addition of a high ropes course. This is coupled with the expansion of family entertainment centre Funstation and alongside the offering from other tenants including Odeon IMAX.

Further investment includes a marketing campaign across multiple channels including broadcast, out of home and social media and the centre is also working to finalise other leasing deals.

Kitty Vaughan, Head of UK Leisure and F&B at Pradera Lateral, XSite’s Asset Management team, says: “2025 is a landmark year for XSite Braehead with the introduction of new tenants, and significant enhancements to the already popular existing attractions. This large scale, unprecedented investment highlights XSite Braehead’s ongoing commitment to evolving and enhancing the visitor experience and with this we are setting the centre up for an extended period of exceptional growth.”

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Physical retail will be a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards. which will open for entries in March, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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