I can think of quite a few places where there's a Halifax near a Lloyds, so I can see this as a good excuse to streamline things.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/09/lloyds-customers-use-halifax-bos-any-branch-job-cut-fears

I don't think there are any Halifax or Lloyds branches in ...

Sput wrote: Mon 23 Dec, 2024 07.14 Still it's nice they found a home for that Morrisons logo from a couple of years ago

Margaret Calvert OBE would like a word.

dosxuk wrote: Sat 07 Dec, 2024 13.52

alexfred wrote: Sat 07 Dec, 2024 13.02McDonald's is still fast food, but cooler now.

I love it when my fast food is cold.

the delivery services have got you covered then

That said, I think the real trick is to leave X and not join a replacement. Even at their best, endless-scrolling platforms are just terrible. Endless-scrolling portrait video platforms are even worse, but at least I don't use those features - which is ironic since YouTube Premium is my most ...

someone at Lidl has had fun with this:
https://corporate.lidl.co.uk/media-cent ... 24/freeway

Pleased to see that Barclaycards can finally be used with Google Pay/Google Wallet. It's been a long wait...


I've had an email from them to that effect, but when I try to add my card (the basic Avios one), get a "this card can't be set up for contactless payments" error.

Barclaycard, and I ...

The horse is finally looking where it's going

I was in our Asda today and the music was on, but too quiet to actually hear what any of it was - basically it's just background noise.

I also signed up for Asda Rewards (just for they money they'll give to my kids' school) and found the app a bit bewildering. I guess it makes sense if you're doing ...

Since these days so many (most?) First Buses carry route-specific liveries anyway, not really sure how much impact a new corporate brand will have now vs if it was done 10 years ago.


They're apparently going back to a corporate livery across all the fleets of purple and grey.


This one? The ...

On the one hand, the First logo has been pretty unchanged for nearly 30 years, and maybe it's time for a change.

On the other...


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Here's another bit of Asda cost-cutting: they've switched to royalty-free dross on Asda Radio to save on licensing fees. I've not been in a branch lately to experience it but it sounds pretty soul-destroying.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/asda-radio-royalty-free-supermarket-petition-staff ...