There's a Target chain in Australian that uses the same logo.

[Science250]

Target Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There's a discount department store chain called Target in Australia that uses the same logo as the one in the United States, however it's a separate company. How do they get away with using that same logo?

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Target Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There's a discount department store chain called Target in Australia that uses the same logo as the one in the United States, however it's a separate company. How do they get away with using that same logo?

Trademark laws are not international.

 

[smashandthrash]

I saw that a couple weeks ago. Funny

 

[NPC]

They get away with it because no one wants to go to Australia to fight them on it.

 

[redandkhaki]

There's also a furniture store in new Zealand called Target that has all of the same signage

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

There's also a furniture store in new Zealand called Target that has all of the same signage

That's part of target in New Zealand. It's called target home.

 

[Science250]

That's part of target in New Zealand. It's called target home.

Yeah. The Target stores in New Zealand are the Australian company.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Target home locations are now bigger targets.

 

[HardlinesKing]

You would think they would've done something to prevent them from basically copying the store. I had a guest looking for something that he found on Australia's target.au and I didn't realize it until I saw the url, even their website is similar to ours. If our Target ever expanded to Australia that would be funny as hell to see people get confused. I wonder if they have red cards too

 

[mrknownothing]

Where is Australian?

That's part of target in New Zealand. It's called target home.

They should've named it Threshold.

 

[buliSBI]

Its a been around for a while. Target Austrailia is something similiar to a catalog showroom store.

 

[masterofalltrades]

There is also a kmart in australia. The funny thing is target and kmart are both owned by wesfarmers.

 

[Jack of all Workcenters]

Its a been around for a while. Target Austrailia is something similiar to a catalog showroom store.

It basically looked like a Kohls when I visited one.

 

[Science250]

There is also a kmart in australia. The funny thing is target and kmart are both owned by wesfarmers.

Yeah. The Kmart in Australia was once connected to the Kmart in the United States, but then they split into a separate company and now just share the name Kmart. The Target in Australia however, has always been separate from the Target in the United States.

 

[HardlinesFour]

You want to talk about creepy. They did more than just copy the name. I'm surprised I'm just now finding out about this.

 

[Kartman]

When I was a sailor back in the mid-'70's, we went to Tasmania on Enterprise. I was surprised how they had all the top brands in the stores, but they were all a little off... copies. And way cheaper, too!

 

[starmaster1000]

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You want to talk about creepy. They did more than just copy the name. I'm surprised I'm just now finding out about this.

> Customer Service

Eww the C-word!!

 

[starmaster1000]

Wow these people are audacious.

Mossimo!

 

[oath2order]

Wow these people are audacious.

Mossimo!

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You understand that Mossimo is a designer and sold elsewhere right

 

[TheProfessor]

You understand that Mossimo is a designer and sold elsewhere right

And tainted by the college bribery case he and his wife are in federal court for.

 

[oath2order]

And tainted by the college bribery case he and his wife are in federal court for.

Also true

 

[can't touch this]

Oi, can I help ya find anything ya cunt

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

And tainted by the college bribery case he and his wife are in federal court for.

Yeah target (US) really got out of that line at the right time lol

 

[TheProfessor]

Yeah target (US) really got out of that line at the right time lol

Someone’s crystal ball was working when they made that decision. Though, Mossimo was very dated a few years back when they made that decision.

I now chuckle every time I now rewatch The Devil Wears Prada when Miranda name drops Mossimo. It dates the movie a bit more than a few other things could, including the T-Mobile Sidekick.

 

[gsa4lyfe]

Target in Australia is more like Macy’s and JC Penny’s than it is a Target/Walmart