Amazon is shutting all of its Amazon Fresh stores in the UK, with a handful being converted to Whole Foods.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/23/all-amazon-fresh-stores-in-uk-to-close-whole-foods


Not much of a surprise. Strange little shops, once they took away the pretend hi ...

It is naff and moribund. The non-Post Office locations will be gone within 18 months I suspect.

The one good thing you can say of the branding is that a few locations have at least had very old faded signage replaced in the process.

I think the points lock thing is new. Someone in Birmingham spent £80-odd of my points a few years ago, and support restored them with no quibbles. As you say, it must be costing them a bomb.


It is, it was introduced in February: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/02/sainsburys-nectar ...

Those posters mention a "checkout card" too, a precursor to the clubcard?

Can't find any info on it, but have found a photo of a carrier bag promoting it:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/s~YAAOSwjtlk~I8w/s-l1200.webp

It was a hybrid store account card/savings account and was eventually ...

I had £400 of Nectar points stolen a few years ago. They were all immediately reinstated.

Must be a problem that costs millions, you'd think by now they'd have added a PIN or something (that doesn't rely on you having the app!).

https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/bus-company-that-took-tv-channel-logo-abruptly-closes-down/
I'm not quite sure how this didn't make this forum, but an independent bus company in the peak district ceased trading in March having rebranded a year before with a 'new look' which was literally the actual ...

The spirit of DVB Cornwall lives on.

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/20 ... -bailiffs/

I feel sorry for any manager who now has the job of dealing with bailiffs trying to seize overpriced teddies and hair bands.

Not a rebrand of sorts but I recently noticed the addition of a 'Since 1974' on the signage of McDonald's.

This is McDonald's in Woolwich which I know is the first ever Maccy's in the UK so I wonder if it's a one off.

There is a special recognition plaque on the left next to the Deliveroo guy ...

If you do SmartShop (with a handset in a supermarket at least) you can enable Nectar prices on there now,

JAS84 wrote: Mon 28 Jul, 2025 19.49 Looks like Pizza Hut have a new logo.

Was posted on their UK social media apparently.

It looks like the sort of thing a cheap pizza shop borrowing better known branding might come up with.