Kemi Badenoch, the Business Secretary, told broadcasters on Wednesday that she was “very concerned” about Thames and added: “Obviously this is a commercially sensitive situation and I know that my colleagues across government are looking at what we can do.
Ofwat, the industry regulator, warned in December that it had concerns about the financial resilience of several other water suppliers. An administration could last six months or more, City sources said.įears are growing that the collapse could trigger a domino effect across the industry, which is laden with £60 billion of debt built up during years of lower interest rates. Talks are ongoing and a rescue deal could yet be agreed, but the Government is preparing to put the company into special administration if needed – meaning that the business would be controlled and bankrolled by the taxpayer until a buyer can be found. Officials are laying the groundwork for the emergency nationalisation of Thames Water as investors refused to give the company a £1bn lifeline. The company will also only allow existing stores that have undergone major updates and remodeling to use the new logo signage.Whitehall was on Wednesday night drawing up contingency plans to nationalise swathes of Britain’s water industry as the country’s biggest supplier teetered on the brink of collapse.
and a number of countries around the world will feature the new logo and key components of the new design. “We’d like to reach the point where we’re as recognized as the Nike Swoosh or the Golden Arches.”Īll new stores built in the U.S. “The next step in this process is to build the store of the future, featuring new store signage and a simple, visually striking logo – because we believe Domino’s has become an iconic global brand that is instantly recognizable,” Weiner continued. We began to interact with customers in innovative ways through technology, mobile devices and social media. “We began to expand our menu, develop a whole new recipe for our pizza and come up with new, breakthrough ways to talk about our brand with consumers. “Everything started to come together in 2008, when we recognized the real need to change,” said Russell Weiner, Domino’s Pizza chief marketing officer. The design concept is complemented by a new, single-tile logo – marking a significant change in the branding of the 52-year-old company. Nearly a dozen of these concept stores have been built throughout the U.S., from Las Vegas, Nev., to Gulfport, Miss., so far this year. Some stores may feature a number of “grab and go” items, from salads and milk to cookies and mini dessert parfaits, in-store dining, and big screen televisions. The stores will also feature chalk boards to allow customers to express their creativity or to leave feedback for the store team members. Some features include a comfortable lobby, open-area viewing of the food preparation process, including a step platform for children to see the action, and the ability to order from a kiosk and track carryout orders electronically. Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) today announced plans to bring the art and skill of pizza-making front and center with the release of its new ‘Pizza Theater’ store design.Īfter years of development and concept testing, the Domino’s Pizza store of the future will have its pizza-making artists on display as they hand-toss (emphasis on the “toss”!) fresh dough and custom-make customers’ orders.ĭepending on square footage availability, the new store design allows flexibility for a number of features otherwise unheard of when it comes to the “traditional” Domino’s Pizza store. 14, 2012 – The recognized world leader in pizza delivery continues its image makeover and focus on self-improvement.
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