large "category killer" discount chains

French translation: les grandes chaînes discount baroudeurs

10:05 Nov 4, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing
English term or phrase: large "category killer" discount chains
The large "category killer" discount chains have such powerful buying power and efficiencies of scale that small competitors must serve special niche markets in order to survive.
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 12:01
French translation:les grandes chaînes discount baroudeurs
Explanation:
pour l'image (mais on emploie le mot "discount" dans le métier en français)

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casseurs de prix
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:01
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je vais utiliser "les grandes chaines discount". Il me faut qq chose de relativement simple,court mais assez explicite....

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Summary of answers provided
3 +1les grosses chaînes de commercialisation à prix cassés spécialisées
Francis MARC
4grande surface spécialisée à prix
IanW (X)
3 +1les grandes chaînes "casseuses de prix"
NatalieD
3les grandes chaînes discount baroudeurs
CMJ_Trans (X)
3les enormes chaines de rabais,connues commes" tueurs des prix"
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva


  

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les grosses chaînes de commercialisation à prix cassés spécialisées


Explanation:
comme pour bricolage, articles de sport, voire alimentation

Termium:
Domaine(s)
  – Commercial Establishments
Domaine(s)
  – Établissements commerciaux
 
category killer Source CORRECT

specialist category killer Source
CORRECT

vendeur spécialisé Source
PROPOSITION, FÉM

DEF – A business in which one
firm overshadows all the others in
its category. Source

OBS – The new jargon on the
market is "category killers". The
[stock] market is looking for so-
called category killers like Toys R
Us (sic) dominates the toy market,
Circuit City, Wallmart, Home
Depot. Source

CONT – Some features of the web
point in favour of the specialist, or
"category killer". Numerous
specialist websites have indeed
established powerful niches all over
the world. Source

OBS – "Les centres commerciaux
se font désormais voler la vedette
par les magasins de style
"entrepôt" comme Club Price ou
ceux qui focalisent leur clientèle
comme Toys'R'Us, Club Biz ou
Club Ultima [...] ce que les
Américains appellent des
"category killers". Source

OBS – Renseignement obtenu du
journal La Presse du 25-4-92

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 13:01
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large
grande surface spécialisée à prix


Explanation:
Grande surface spécialisée à prix discount (IKEA, Toys "R" Us, etc.)

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Voilà le glossaire où j\'ai trouvé cette expression:

http://www.negocia.fr/Negoweb/webocia.nsf/0/9d8a720e4fdd4331...

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SORRY!:

The title should be \"grande surface spécialisée à prix discount\"

IanW (X)
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les grandes chaînes discount baroudeurs


Explanation:
pour l'image (mais on emploie le mot "discount" dans le métier en français)

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Note added at 2003-11-04 17:20:11 (GMT)
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casseurs de prix

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:01
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je vais utiliser "les grandes chaines discount". Il me faut qq chose de relativement simple,court mais assez explicite....

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large
les enormes chaines de rabais,connues commes" tueurs des prix"


Explanation:
other suggestion :)

Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
Canada
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large
les grandes chaînes "casseuses de prix"


Explanation:
Tiré de:

Liste des termes, expressions et définitions adoptés et publiés
au Journal officiel de la République française

Vocabulaire de l’économie et des finances

(En application du décret n° 96-602 du 3 juillet 1996
relatif à l'enrichissement de la langue française)

Je laisserais tomber le discount. L'expression est suffisamment explicite


Journal Officiel du 12 mai 2000



    Reference: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/dglf/cogeter/12-5-00.htm#...
NatalieD
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