Kinko's founder all shook up as FedEx drops the K-name

[one...two...tree 2,762]

From Times staff writer Alana Semuels:

FedEx, which bought Kinko’s in 2004 for $2.4 billion, announced on June 2 that it was changing the name of its stores from FedEx Kinko’s to FedEx Office, which "better describes the wide range of services available" at the stores, the company said.

This was, of course, not the first time an iconic corporate name has been junked. The dust bin of history is filled with once-revered retail names, including Marshall Field and Filene’s (both swallowed by Macy’s). And this year, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., which produces Panasonic products, said it would change its name to Panasonic Corp. in the fall, dropping Matsushita, the name of its founder.

But Orfalea, who founded Kinko’s in 1970, said in a statement on Friday that FedEx’s decision "hit me hard."

He built Kinko’s from a single shop in Santa Barbara to a national chain with more than 1,000 locations and 25,000 employees. (Orfalea was called "Kinko" because of his frizzy red hair, and named the shop after that sobriquet.)

Orfalea, 60, stepped down as chairman of the firm in 2000, and has since spent much of his time donating money to various causes in Southern California.

In his mournful comments, Orfalea said that Kinko’s used to be about "shared power, shared profits, and shared knowledge," but that the Kinko’s he created "has been gone for a very long time."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/06/post-2.html

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There used to be a Kinko's in downtown New Brunswick which I used a lot during college. That Kinko's is now gone. There is one somewhat near my home now but I rarely need to go. Kinko - you will be missed!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Kinko's is a bit close to "Kinky"

[one...two...tree 2,762]

There used to be a Kinko's in downtown New Brunswick which I used a lot during college. That Kinko's is now gone. There is one somewhat near my home now but I rarely need to go. Kinko - you will be missed!

Kinko's was the best all night friend a college student had.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

There used to be a Kinko's in downtown New Brunswick which I used a lot during college. That Kinko's is now gone. There is one somewhat near my home now but I rarely need to go. Kinko - you will be missed!

Kinko's was the best all night friend a college student had.

I wouldn't go that far. I preferred my all night friends to be geeks with tits.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

There used to be a Kinko's in downtown New Brunswick which I used a lot during college. That Kinko's is now gone. There is one somewhat near my home now but I rarely need to go. Kinko - you will be missed!

Kinko's was the best all night friend a college student had.

I wouldn't go that far. I preferred my all night friends to be geeks with tits.

Fat nerds with man boobs?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

There used to be a Kinko's in downtown New Brunswick which I used a lot during college. That Kinko's is now gone. There is one somewhat near my home now but I rarely need to go. Kinko - you will be missed!

Kinko's was the best all night friend a college student had.

I wouldn't go that far. I preferred my all night friends to be geeks with tits.

Fat nerds with man boobs?

yeah we played MUDs and ate nachos.......

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

There used to be a Kinko's in downtown New Brunswick which I used a lot during college. That Kinko's is now gone. There is one somewhat near my home now but I rarely need to go. Kinko - you will be missed!

Kinko's was the best all night friend a college student had.

but was that her real name?

[almaty 19]

I wouldn't go that far. I preferred my all night friends to be geeks with tits.

right thinking indeed brother #6

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#6? are you hallucinating brother dean?

[almaty 19]

#6? are you hallucinating brother dean?

i meant brother arijit.,..i am such a chopf##k./.

[Sheriff Uling 3]

Someone should tell that jerk-off that he doesn't own the company anymore. Hello! If he was so concerned about maintaining the legacy, then he should have considered that in the deal. So as far as I'm concerned, who cares what he thinks...

Edited June 16, 2008 by Sheriff Uling