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en points de retrait

English translation: collection point

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French term or phrase:en points de retrait
English translation:collection point
Entered by: Sarah Bessioud

09:34 May 12, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Other
French term or phrase: en points de retrait
This is from a document relating to the French post office. I haven't been able to decipher what type of delivery this is.
The full sentence is as follows:

Livraison de colis en points de retrait

Thank you
Rebecca Elliott
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:04
collection point
Explanation:
The parcel is delivered to a place where the customer can collect his or her parcel.

http://www.packsend.co.nz/packandsend_trade_me_buyer_parcel....

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-05-12 09:43:01 GMT)
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The Hermes group also refers to these as packet shops, and parcel stations are also common on the web:

http://warehousenews.co.uk/2008/08/hermes-logistics-groups-m...
With over 13,000 employees and 13,500 package shops across the country, HLG is responsible for a third of German deliveries.
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Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 23:04
Grading comment
Thank you.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
collection point


Explanation:
The parcel is delivered to a place where the customer can collect his or her parcel.

http://www.packsend.co.nz/packandsend_trade_me_buyer_parcel....

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-05-12 09:43:01 GMT)
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The Hermes group also refers to these as packet shops, and parcel stations are also common on the web:

http://warehousenews.co.uk/2008/08/hermes-logistics-groups-m...
With over 13,000 employees and 13,500 package shops across the country, HLG is responsible for a third of German deliveries.

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you.

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