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When beverage companies bought clothing factories

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Conglomerates frequently go on massive buying sprees, acquiring entirely unrelated businesses simply because they have excess capital to burn. This leads to utterly ridiculous corporate structures where the same executives overseeing carbonated drinks are suddenly responsible for designing seasonal athletic wear.

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