[Nightmare]

Not sure where else to put this so I'll put it here:

Ever wonder where some of the current corporations would be in Shadowrun? Well, after some research and digging, I give you the following list of real-life to SR corp PDF.

If you note, most of these are in the Philadelphia area and there is a reason for that.  I actually was working on this for another project involving Philly. Unhappily, that project will probably be going down in flames.  So, I'm trying to get something useful out of it. Hopefully this proves useful to someone and if there is enough interest, I might consider doing more.

The breakdowns are as up-to-date as possible and include everything before and including Market Panic.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B22LYoEiPDl2cFg2SUpJWUZ5bU0


Note: Those sections that have * next to them are from Real World information/mergers/ect. Most of those are self-explanatory but a two require some extra information.


BP Oil as a S-K subsidiary based off the BP-Rosneft deal of 2011:  In 2011, Rosneft and BP made a deal in which Rosneft gained ownership of a large amount of BP's Russian oil fields and subsidiaries - along with a small percentage of BP stock - in exchange for BP gaining 13.2% stock in Rosneft.  Taking that information, I deemed that Lowfyr would instead devour all of BP into Rosneft instead of letting it hold a percentage of stock.

HSBC Holdings Plc as HKB via the Midland Bank Acquisition, p202 Shadows of Europe SR 3E (Midland Bank part of HSBC creation):  Midland Bank was part of two banks that merged together, the other being the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank, that created HSBC.  That and HKB and HSBC seem to possess very similar subsidiaries and operate similarly.

One final note, the reason Arkema Inc. falls under Aztechnology is because it was originally spun off of Total Sa, which would become Total-Elf - a subsidiary of Espirit Industries - in Shadowrun.

[CitizenJoe]

Where do Home Depot and Lowe's fall?  Along with any other big box stores you can think of?  Did the DIY movement collapse at some point?

[Nightmare]

Where do Home Depot and Lowe's fall?  Along with any other big box stores you can think of?  Did the DIY movement collapse at some point?

Well, we know Walmart continues on but only in the CAS due to the Warton's miss management, though they were working at creating Kong Walmarts.  As for Home Depot and Lowe's, at the moment I have no idea...will look into that some but am thinking they might've fallen to places like Stuffer Shack or such.

Edit: With a little looking, I'd say that Home Depot and Lowe's were outdone by Aztechnology's Lider megamarts.  Don't trust me on that but that's what I've been able to come up with.

[CitizenJoe]

I know that the home depot model involves getting into an underdeveloped area at a low price, then selling the goods to improve the area.  At that point, the land they bought has gone up in value.  I know also that Home Depot has gone international and has its own product lines as well as an online market.

Of course, anything could have happened during the crashes.  So my point about the DIY market is probably the deciding factor.  Both home depot and Lowe's seem to be CAS based so it would seem a UCAS based / Canadian shop would be appropriate.   The corollary would be that UCAS is largely union states required union contractors to do work which would dampen the DIY movement. But then again, the NAN could be very pro-DIY.  Of course, NAN doesn't Luke foreign companies so it would be local subsidiary businesses rather than the big box name.

[Nightmare]

I know that the home depot model involves getting into an underdeveloped area at a low price, then selling the goods to improve the area.  At that point, the land they bought has gone up in value.  I know also that Home Depot has gone international and has its own product lines as well as an online market.

Of course, anything could have happened during the crashes.  So my point about the DIY market is probably the deciding factor.  Both home depot and Lowe's seem to be CAS based so it would seem a UCAS based / Canadian shop would be appropriate.   The corollary would be that UCAS is largely union states required union contractors to do work which would dampen the DIY movement. But then again, the NAN could be very pro-DIY.  Of course, NAN doesn't Luke foreign companies so it would be local subsidiary businesses rather than the big box name.

Actually the NAN allows some foreign companies in.  One of the recent e-books on either Butte or Cheyenne had a small section where it mentioned "other" chain stores within the area and most of them are subsidiaries of foreign companies including Lider, Carrafour, and Stuffer Shack.  That's why I think Lowe's and Home Depot probably went under when the Azzies and such came along with the megamarts from Lider and such.  Home Depot and Lowe's were probably not prepared for such a larger backed group to come around and steal their business with cheaper products.  Just my thoughts on that.