8/3/2019 Lanterns Maco Christmas Issue
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In the midst of boutique-style restaurants and ca-fes, faded
shops and nocturnal bars and clubson Barbados faddish south coast,
there standsa towering alloywhich serves asa meeting hubfor all
those look-ing to make goodleisure of a couplehours; or, a day.
Featuring a well-rounded mix of 30shops, the Lan-terns at
Hastingshas surpassed itsother littoral coun-terparts in orderto be
the pre-eminent shoppingdestination cater-ing to entertain-ment,
clothing,dining, beautyand health. Ofcourse, the grandglass dcor
andsophisticated de-sign are simplythe sparkle on itstrophy.
Opened ofcially
this past April byPrime Minister,Freundel Stuartand parish
rep-resentative, Mrs.Mara Thompson, the Creative Di-rection and
Proj-ects Liaison Al-gernon Aston andManaging Direc-tor Mr.
FrederickGeorge who ac-credits the estab-lishment as onethat goes
beyondbeing simply aplace to shop.
Every chattelhouse boasts of
an ambience; thething is, Lanterns actually merits it. With
shops andeateries diverse enough to satisfy the most selec-
tive taste, its habitu stroll the complex in be-tween classes,
after a sea dip, for a power lunch,or as a liming spot before going
home.
Lanterns breaksaway from the cli-ch mould of be-ing a chic
purlieuwith all pizzazz andno purpose, andactually caters
ef-fectively to a di-verse clientele. Themaintenance of
ahigh-quality retailenvironment is alsoaccompanied by agreener,
less com-mercial priority, and
Algernon sharedthat Lanterns plansto launch The Lan-terns Green
LightProject, an effortto facilitate thecleaning up of
thesurrounding com-munity and toeducate on moreeco-friendly
mar-keting strategiesand cleaner energysources.
The feel-goodvibes that Lan-terns shares comein the form of
ac-tivities like this, orother refreshinginitiatives that suc-ceed,
and shame-lessly so, at gratify-ing the customer.On the cards
forLanterns patronsin November, incommemora t i onof Barbados
inde-pendence, will bethe anticipated In-dependence BlueSunday,
when
management plansto provide entertainment while customers are
al-lowed to shop from noon until 12 midnight.
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Ground F loorHD Caf- Haagen Daz Ice Cream
iMart Convenience Store iPharm
AA Laquis Home Health Care
Spago Terodos Roti Hut Plus
RBTT Banking (24hr)
The Lante rns@Hastings Specialty
ShopsNiche Bag EA Mobile aGents Store
Wigs Plus Simple Pleasures
Deyonc Republic 21
Invision Optical Zuri
1st FloorBlow Unisex Hairdressing Asha'
Krackerjack Kids Lazy Dayz
Front Row The Uniform Spe
Jenns Health and Beauty Is
The Sultan Dragon Ho
Somethings Sweet Subway
the lanterns at hastings
. . . life in s tyle
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