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thegeek wrote: Fri 07 Oct, 2022 07.39 Royal Mail Group plc has changed its name to International Distributions Services plc, a name possibly worse than Consignia.

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/co ... 94411.html#

Why!?

WillPS wrote: Fri 07 Oct, 2022 20.44

thegeek wrote: Fri 07 Oct, 2022 07.39 Royal Mail Group plc has changed its name to International Distributions Services plc, a name possibly worse than Consignia.

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/co ... 94411.html#

Why!?

Faceless name for a new evil company? You make the call!

The shop near me which opened as M&S Simply Food before rebranding to M&S Foodhall a few years ago has had all its signs taken down and changed again. It’s now M&S Food.

The website’s store finder still has the original name, because changing a name in a database is infinitely more challenging than blocking pavements for days, hiring cherry pickers and changing lighted external signage.

the Costa in Liverpool Street Station is getting a refurb, and they've uncovered what I believe is the pre-Whitbread signage:

thegeek wrote: Tue 08 Nov, 2022 16.27 the Costa in Liverpool Street Station is getting a refurb, and they've uncovered what I believe is the pre-Whitbread signage:

Surprisingly charmless and shite. Good find!

but it says 'boutique'! You can't get much classier than that!

https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/new-product ... 11.article

Lilt has finally been axed as a brand, now subsumed into Fanta as "Fanta Pineapple and Grapefruit". Coca-Cola is promising nothing has changed to the flavour of the drink.

SCS have rebranded with a new logo. Their adverts are significantly calmed down with a softer colour palette - no more over-the-top voiceovers or dramatic sale events it seems.

Pepsi's getting a makeover.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/28/busi ... index.html

JAS84 wrote: Thu 30 Mar, 2023 09.26 Pepsi's getting a makeover.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/28/busi ... index.html

I wonder how that will work with Pepsi Max - it'd be a shame to see that name dropped for (what looks to be a rather bland) Zero Sugar.