> The Union Group effectively burned 2.1 billion in value in 10 years. Perhaps, but it's also possible that the value was already burning, because the brand it

> The Union Group effectively burned 2.1 billion in value in 10 years. Perhaps, but it's also possible that the value was already burning, because the brand itself has lost any caché and the final series of owners accelerated it's demise. I remember when the brand has a lot of positive recognition 30+ years ago, and then when it became the subject of jokes, and that happened well before those acquisitions.