Why do some companies have different names for different countries? Like Lynx/Axe or Asda/Walmart
In the case of Asda/Walmart, Asda was already an established chain of stores – Walmart buys it to a) gain presence in the UK where it has none… and quickly b) instantly gain Asda's customer loyalty and logistics (instead of establishing its own stores, its own infrastructure and THEN trying to …
The Short Answer
In the case of Asda/Walmart, Asda was already an established chain of stores – Walmart buys it to a) gain presence in the UK where it has none… and quickly b) instantly gain Asda's customer loyalty and logistics (instead of establishing its own stores, its own infrastructure and THEN trying to win customers over. Once you've bought it, you don't want to immediately change the name, because that might confuse existing customers. Or indeed, if you're making money, why bother changing it? (in Europe, the Walmart brand might even have negative "cheap American schlock" connotations) In the case of Lynx/Axe, those are brand/tradmark issues. Essentially Unilever (the company) couldn't register Axe as a trademark in the UK so they had to call it something else. Brand trademarks are a regional thing. (I couldn't find what company/product owns the "Axe" trademark in the UK)
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Key Concepts: Walmart, brand, case
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Is there a simple explanation for why some companies have different names for different countries? like lynx/axe or asda/walmart?
In the case of Asda/Walmart, Asda was already an established chain of stores – Walmart buys it to a) gain presence in the UK where it has none… and quickly b) instantly gain Asda's customer loyalty and logistics (instead of establishing its own…
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