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JAS84 wrote: Mon 13 May, 2019 11.03 When will The Co-Operative Bank rebrand, I wonder? It's no longer owned by the Co-Op, and is still using the old generic branding.
As soon as the hedge funds manage to flog it off.
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Any guesses as to what this version of the cloverleaf is doing on an EPOS screen?

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It's a brand new store, so not like it had been lurking on the system from two rebrands ago.
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thegeek wrote: Mon 20 May, 2019 16.21 Any guesses as to what this version of the cloverleaf is doing on an EPOS screen?

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It's a brand new store, so not like it had been lurking on the system from two rebrands ago.
I do think it could be that they looked up "Co-Op" logo on Google and the closest thing they've gotten is that. Never seen that logo since 2007 though.
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Did that new store replace an old one and they just brought across the EPOS computers?
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I don't think so - they're expanding in the area and I can't think of any branches that have closed lately.
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That is new EPOS equipment anyway, Co-op seem to be switching to Windor Nixdorf (or Diebold Nixdorf as it is now) from the existing IBM kit, but running the same software.

Central England Co-op are also moving away from IBM to HP for their EPOS systems.
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I've observed it in multiple branches, including brand new ones. There is a white on blue version too. It appears to be a placeholder when they are missing a slide to display. Presumably baked in to the software in some inconvenient way.
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I completely dont know why I have just reminded a nice book "The doll on the chain" probably by Robert Lundlum.... What was with that doll???...and that chain....
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woah wrote: Mon 20 May, 2019 19.32 That is new EPOS equipment anyway, Co-op seem to be switching to Windor Nixdorf (or Diebold Nixdorf as it is now) from the existing IBM kit, but running the same software.

Central England Co-op are also moving away from IBM to HP for their EPOS systems.
Southern Co-op have just renewed their EPOS (again) and now run "VME Intellistore" instead of the previous EPOS (Retalix Storeline I think) they have only run for about 3/4 years. From looking at the customer display it looks like a step back in time than advancing technology.

From what I understand "InControl-Evolution" is co-op's in house EPOS system.
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I haven't seen a Co-op branded petrol station before - the canopy looks quite smart.

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It was previously a Texaco garage - the shop was already in new-style Co-op branding. (Looking on Street View, it was a Somerfield back in the day).
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They've updated the voice of the self-service tills in my local Co-op. A shame that they've gone from a friendly sounding voice to somebody sounding like they don't really want to do their job...
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