Which retail giant faced significant brand positioning challenges due to its name translation in China, eventually leading to a complete rebranding of its Chinese operations?

In today's global retail landscape, language localization plays a crucial role in brand positioning and customer engagement. Effective localization goes beyond mere translation—it adapts messaging to cultural contexts while maintaining brand consistency. This trivia question explores how major retailers have navigated linguistic challenges in their international expansion strategies, highlighting the intersection of language expertise and retail success.

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Best Buy (whose name translated to something suggesting it was the 'worst price' in Mandarin)
Home Depot (whose DIY concept failed to resonate with Chinese linguistic and cultural norms around home improvement)
Walmart (whose 'Always Low Prices' slogan translated to a promise of poor quality in regional dialects)
Carrefour (whose name sounded phonetically similar to a phrase suggesting 'failure' or 'going out of business' in certain Chinese dialects)