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Coca-Cola opened its first European store in London, featuring a mocktail bar and $250 branded sneakers – take a look

Abby Wallace   

Coca-Cola opened its first European store in London, featuring a mocktail bar and $250 branded sneakers – take a look
The Coca-Cola store in Covent Garden, London.Abby Wallace/Insider.
  • Coca-Cola opened a pop-up shop in London's Covent Garden, its first in Europe.
  • The store sells a range of Coca-Cola branded merchandise, including clothing and collectible items.

Coca-Cola recently opened a pop-up store in central London. It's the firm's first apparel store in Europe, according to store employees.

Coca-Cola recently opened a pop-up store in central London. It
The Coca-Cola store in Covent Garden, London.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The store is home to a range of Coca-Cola branded merchandise, including clothing, collectibles, shoes, and a bar selling variations on the famous soda.

The store is home to a range of Coca-Cola branded merchandise, including clothing, collectibles, shoes, and a bar selling variations on the famous soda.
Inside the Coca-Cola store in Covent Garden, London.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The store has several items of London-related merchandise, a nod to the store's location in the busy shopping and marketplace area of Covent Garden.

The store has several items of London-related merchandise, a nod to the store
Inside the Coca-Cola store in Covent Garden, London.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The shop also features a range of other Coca-Cola branded items, including hoodies, sweatpants, and caps.

The shop also features a range of other Coca-Cola branded items, including hoodies, sweatpants, and caps.
The clothing racks inside the Coca-Cola London store.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

This pair of Coca-Cola themed trainers costs £195 ($241), one store worker told Insider ...

This pair of Coca-Cola themed trainers costs £195 ($241), one store worker told Insider ...
The Coca-Cola branded trainers in the store.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

...while this Coca-Cola embossed varsity jacket has a price tag of £98 ($121).

...while this Coca-Cola embossed varsity jacket has a price tag of £98 ($121).
The store featured Coca-Cola branded varsity jackets.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The pop-up shop is also selling a limited edition "Intergalactic" clothing range. The space-themed range also extends to Coca-Cola drinks and was inspired by the soda's first journey into space.

The pop-up shop is also selling a limited edition "Intergalactic" clothing range. The space-themed range also extends to Coca-Cola drinks and was inspired by the soda
The intergalactic range inside the store.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

Coca-Cola was the first soda to be consumed in space. Astronauts on the Space Shuttle Challenger took a "space can" along with them on a 1985 mission, according to the Coca-Cola website.

Coca-Cola was the first soda to be consumed in space. Astronauts on the Space Shuttle Challenger took a "space can" along with them on a 1985 mission, according to the Coca-Cola website.
The clothing rails inside the Coca-Cola store in Covent Garden, London.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

Clothing items from Coca-Cola's collaboration with jeans brand, Lee, also feature in the store. According to one worker, Lee made the original uniforms for Coca-Cola's bottlers. The pin-striped jacket is a replica of that uniform, they added.

Clothing items from Coca-Cola
The store had Lee-branded jackets.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The store also boasts floor-to-ceiling shelves stacked with Coca-Cola collectible bottles ...

The store also boasts floor-to-ceiling shelves stacked with Coca-Cola collectible bottles ...
The store had collectible bottles.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

... as well as glasses in the shape of Coke bottles and tin cans.

... as well as glasses in the shape of Coke bottles and tin cans.
Glass collectibles in Coca-Cola's London store.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

There is also a station where you can customize your own can of coke.

There is also a station where you can customize your own can of coke.
The Coca-Cola store in London has a station where you can customize your own can.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The best part of the store is the "beverage bar," located at the back of the outlet. It made the store feel less like a pop-up and more like a permanent store.

The best part of the store is the "beverage bar," located at the back of the outlet. It made the store feel less like a pop-up and more like a permanent store.
The store had a bar inside.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The bar served a menu of Coca-Cola based beverages ...

The bar served a menu of Coca-Cola based beverages ...
The bar served a range of Coca-Cola branded drinks.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

...including limited-edition mocktails themed around a particular event. This month, the "Winner's Circle" drink was inspired by the FA Cup, an annual soccer competition currently taking place in England.

...including limited-edition mocktails themed around a particular event. This month, the "Winner
The menu behind the bar in the Coca-Cola London store.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The bar also offered trimmings to the tapped drinks, including a citrus-flavored "Bubble Blaster" which burst into vapor over my drink.

The bar also offered trimmings to the tapped drinks, including a citrus-flavored "Bubble Blaster" which burst into vapor over my drink.
A Coca-Cola drink with the "Bubble Blaster" added on top.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

The store is a temporary installation and is set to remain open until September.

The store is a temporary installation and is set to remain open until September.
The Coca-Cola London store had branded caps and wallets.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

While this is the first Coca-Cola store in Europe, the retail giant also has stores in Orlando, Las Vegas, and the home of Coca-Cola's headquarters, Atlanta.

While this is the first Coca-Cola store in Europe, the retail giant also has stores in Orlando, Las Vegas, and the home of Coca-Cola
A framed picture of the neon Coca-Cola sign previously erected in Piccadilly Circus, London.      Abby Wallace/Insider.

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