> [Using Wikidata] we want to be able to cope with complex business > structures, joint-venture child companies, companies in multiple > industries, with many brands and products, etc.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259340 is a great example of how it gets complicated. Should Country be USA or Japan? If instance of "chain store", should the legal form still be "kabushiki gaisha"? Or should that just be on the parent organization? The industry of "wholesale" just seems wrong. "Retail" or "Franchise"? Is headquarters location "Irving"? That is the HQ of "7-Eleven America", while the HQ of "Seven & I Holdings" is in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The Facebook ID is "7ElevenMexico" which describes itself as "Retail company in San Nicolás de los Garza" ("7Eleven" is the U.S. chain; "711.SEJ" is for the Japanese shops) I'm wondering if the problems stem from the same entry being used to describe both aspects of the brand, and aspects of the various global companies that own and use that brand. Darren _______________________________________________ Wikidata mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata
