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Re:Inventing Demand by 10ren on Friday September 04, 2009 @01:33AM (#804331)
It takes a foreigner to see ourselves. Which dept/chain stores are you thinking of?

    Owner's names:   David Jones, Myers, Fletcher Jones,
                     Woolworths (==Safeway), Dick Smith, Ken Bruce
    Corporate names: Just Jeans, Jeans West, Country Road, Safeway
    I'm pretty sure these Australian stores originated in the US:
                     Target, Kmart, Tandy
PS: Back atcha: Wal-Mart was founded by Sam Walton; there's Colonel Sanders' Kentucky Fried Chicken; and Dick and Mac McDonald founded McDonald's.
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Re:Inventing Demand by Gormo on Friday September 04, 2009 @08:56AM (#804724)
Some interesting tidbits:

Woolworth was originally a major retailer in the US, which expanded into the UK in the early 20th century. The Australian Woolworth was so named to capitalize on the brand recognition from the US/UK retailer, which never operated in Australia, so had no trademark there. The last Woolworth stores in the US closed in the 90s.

Tandy was originally a leather goods company in Texas, named after its founder.

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