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platzieren an

English translation: market

15:32 Jul 26, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
German term or phrase: platzieren an
Basically, I'm looking for the correct preposition in English. I know the term to place a product, but do we say to place a product WITH a retail outlet or TO a retail outlet? (or other) It's a text about a consultancy company who specialises in importing products as no-name or own brand products and placing them with/to/? supermarket chains.
I hope I've explained the context clearly...
Carolyn Brice
Greece
Local time: 23:35
English translation:market
Explanation:
We want to market our products to large...

Sounds much better than "place"



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Note added at 7 mins (2005-07-26 15:39:30 GMT)
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or \"sell our products AT or THROUGH\", as Brigitte said
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lucasm (X)
Local time: 22:35
Grading comment
This is what I used, it does sound much better than place. Also beacause they're not selling directly, they're going to market the products to the retail outlets to be sold by them, so I think market fits better. Thanks to all though!
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Summary of answers provided
4sell to
BrigitteHilgner
3market
lucasm (X)
3to place on the market
bell-issima
3place with
Lisa Davey


Discussion entries: 3





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
market


Explanation:
We want to market our products to large...

Sounds much better than "place"



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Note added at 7 mins (2005-07-26 15:39:30 GMT)
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or \"sell our products AT or THROUGH\", as Brigitte said

lucasm (X)
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This is what I used, it does sound much better than place. Also beacause they're not selling directly, they're going to market the products to the retail outlets to be sold by them, so I think market fits better. Thanks to all though!
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sell to


Explanation:
I think the German original is bad - I would have said "plazieren in".

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 106

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neutral  lucasm (X): but the products aren't sold to the stores, but in/at the stores, aren't they?
55 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to place on the market


Explanation:
a possibility

bell-issima
Local time: 22:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
place with


Explanation:
is a term I've heard. Not all products are sold through every outlet in a particular area of retail but are placed with specific retailers to be sold to a particular type of customer. That said, there are only 18 Google hits for "place with" (and only 4 for "place at").

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Note added at 4 hrs 38 mins (2005-07-26 20:11:05 GMT)
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(sorry - that\'s 4 hits for \"place to\". 12 for \"place at\" ....now you know ;-) !!)

Lisa Davey
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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