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by Critique
Sun 18 Feb, 2018 15.47
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2008
Views: 905950

Re: The Tesco & Other non-Morrisons Supermarket Thread

I was in ASDA recently and noticed that at the conveyor belt self-checkouts they had, in the bagging area, there was a label explaining how to convert the entire thing into a much taller shelf-type thing - is this a self-service checkout that can be converted to being manned? If so, do they ever act...
by Critique
Sun 11 Feb, 2018 20.27
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1157992

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

Thankfully, for whatever reason all the TOCs that have ever been in charge of stations on the Great Eastern Main Line were reluctant to deviate from Rail Alphabet too much. ONE perhaps fiddled the most, with the odd station sign written in one of their fonts, along with some directional signs. Howev...
by Critique
Mon 22 Jan, 2018 01.22
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 9280
Views: 2694062

Re: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board

How fantastic that SkyGeek, having asked to be banned, has signed back up to carry on moaning at members under a different name! It's the kind of scandal TVF hasn't had for years!
by Critique
Sun 31 Dec, 2017 17.44
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Poundland to buy out 99p stores
Replies: 130
Views: 70812

Re: Poundland to buy out 99p stores

The B&M in our town centre, which is ex-Poundland and ex-99p stores, is a mildly interesting one from a branding point of view, as B&M have put a little bit of effort in their signage for once. When taking over the store, they painted the window frames, most of the fascia is backlit (althoug...
by Critique
Sat 30 Dec, 2017 11.51
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1157992

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

What's the average size of an HMV these days? In Ipswich, they've just announced they're moving from their current store on the high street into the shopping centre just opposite, and they're seriously downsizing as a result. They have three floors in their existing building, and whilst they're comb...
by Critique
Sat 11 Nov, 2017 01.08
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2008
Views: 905950

Re: The Tesco & Other non-Morrisons Supermarket Thread

How odd that Tesco have gone back to effectively using the old packaging for their Finest range! I know the current one isn't perfect but I think it's much better than what it replaced (and is being succeeded by!).
by Critique
Thu 02 Nov, 2017 21.28
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2008
Views: 905950

Re: The Tesco & Other non-Morrisons Supermarket Thread

Ah, looks like 'Tesco Display Bold' is the aforementioned font. There's an Express near me that had a refit last year and the font is used for the window vinyls and also above the different areas of the store (Spirits, for example). I know the new aisle signage in the bigger stores uses the new font...
by Critique
Thu 02 Nov, 2017 19.54
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2008
Views: 905950

Re: The Tesco & Other non-Morrisons Supermarket Thread

Something I've been trying to figure out recently - is the nice Tesco font where the edges of lots of the capital letters were shaped like the red bars below the Tesco logo still being used anymore? I've been in a couple of stores recently which were refitted fairly recently which use it, but it doe...
by Critique
Sun 22 Oct, 2017 17.08
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: StreetView and You
Replies: 7
Views: 5800

Re: StreetView and You

On a slightly related note, I didn't realise how much of Google Maps was in 3D until recently, and quite how impressive it is! It messes up sometimes but generally it's pretty spooky how well it maps everything from cars to the individual parts of a building. It also means that if you zoom in from f...
by Critique
Wed 18 Oct, 2017 23.35
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1157992

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

Saw a BT poster at a bus stop yesterday which caught my eye. It was mostly a standard advert for Infinity, but at the bottom beneath the BT logo was the text 'Be There' - are they trying to create a backronym, despite the fact that BT is a VERY well known acronym already?
by Critique
Wed 20 Sep, 2017 15.33
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1157992

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

Saw a TV advert last night advertising that Thompson was becoming TUI as well - it's been TUI in other territories for ages and UK holidaymakers will have been told to look out for TUI whilst away rather than Thompson so it's about time that it happened.