Year

Country/Area

Entry Mode

Cooperation Partner

Success or Failure

1979

Ireland

JV

The Three Guys

Failure

1992

France

JV

Catteau

Failure

1994

Hungary

Acquisition

Global

Success

1995

Poland

Acquisition

HIT

Success

1995

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Acquisition

K-Mart

Success

1997

Ireland

Acquisition

ABF

Success

1998

Thailand

JV

Lotus

Success

1999

South Korea

JV

Samsung

Failure

2000

Taiwan, China

Greenfield

-

Failure

2001

USA

Greenfield

-

Failure

2002

Malaysia

JV

Sime Darby Behad

Success

2003

Japan

Acquisition

C Two

Failure

2003

Turkey

Acquisition

Kipa

Failure

2004

China

Greenfield

-

Failure

2014

India

JV

Tata Group

Success