Often the only difference may be the sales outlet through which they are purchased.
The group has 2,200 sales outlets (branches) in 37 countries and 28,000 employees.
At the time, it had around 350 sales outlets, including 65 abroad.
The company has at least one sales outlet in Germany.
However, by the early 1980s, the sales outlets had become linked to the head office via computer networks.
The group has 700 sales outlets and 5,900 personnel.
They and all their linked sales outlets immediately went into terminal overload.
The card itself has an initial cost of $8.00 and may be purchased from designated sales outlets.
"Large stores and mail order will be the main sales outlets."
A sales outlet and a workshop are now located there.