Pete wrote:Philip Cobbold wrote:The wooden cladding over the counters is being rolled out to most stores. The only exceptions are stores that haven't had a refit in a number of years, ie the ones that still have the dark blue walls, as the cost of updating the counter area is greater than the amount of money the improved counters would make back.
Dundee recently had its old blue and orange walls behind the old signage repainted white. other parts of the store remain very tatty however, especially the signage in the carpark which dates from Making Life Taste Better and its dropping to bits. The Salad bar conked out about 4 months ago and is currently being used as a dumping ground for paperwork and general tat rather than being removed and replaced with shelving. Seems a waste.
The crap old homeware section (with peeling wood effect lino and wall of clapped out tv screens) meanwhile has been removed completely and redone as standard aisles which has actually significantly improved selling space and allowed a whole aisle of clothing to appear.
Five years later and the only improvement is the salad bar was replaced with shelving. Still no self scan, still using barcode scanners from the ark that don't work, and the MLTB banners in the car park have now faded to white. The large sign at the start of the car park is covered in rust. Classy.
Cafe does a surprisingly decent breakfast though. Including pre-buttered toast. Whether this is due to the fact I once made them pay for my coat to be dry cleaned after they gave me an overly cold bit a of butter that splattered it I'm not sure...