Virgin Money retires Northern Rock brand
The banking chain Northern Rock finally died today. Virgin Money, which bought the bank last November in a deal worth £747 million, has decided to terminate the brand.
A spokesman for Virgin Money said: “We have been working hard to integrate the Virgin Money and Northern Rock businesses this year.
"All of the branches have been transformed into Virgin Money Stores [and] the company has been renamed as Virgin Money plc."
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