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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Produits Grande Consommation (PGC)

English translation:

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

Added to glossary by David Goward
Jan 11, 2005 17:52
19 yrs ago
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French term

Produits Grande Consommation (PGC)

French to English Other Business/Commerce (general) Retail
Terme utilisé pour un ensemble de rayons au sein de la grande distribution.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
3 +4 consumer goods
3 +2 staple goods
4 convenience goods
4 mass-market consumer goods
5 -2 Basic items

Discussion

writeaway Jan 11, 2005:
it's VERY hard to find what's listed-and maybe nothing is listed even though it's been asked before.
Non-ProZ.com Jan 11, 2005:
I checked, but found nothing.
writeaway Jan 11, 2005:
Have you check the glossary? this has been asked before.

Proposed translations

+4
2 hrs
Selected

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

See http://www.fmcg-job.com/

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Note added at 3 hrs 42 mins (2005-01-11 21:35:08 GMT)
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PGC does not just cover foodstuffs, otherwise \"alimentaire\" would have been mentioned. The following article in \"L\'Expansion\" about sharp rises in PGC prices mentions L\'Oréal...
http://www.lexpansion.com/art/20.0.62078.0.html
Peer comment(s):
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : iThis is correct. I was mislead by a previous question where FOOD was mentioned. This is OBVIOUSLY It.
14 mins
Thank you, Jane. The query's long since fallen off the bottom of the page so I suppose it's been "put to bed" now.
agree Mark Solomon : This is the correct term in English for the French term.
3 hrs
Thanks Markasol.
agree CMJ_Trans (X)
11 hrs
Thanks CMJ.
agree Michele Fauble
19 hrs
Thanks Michele.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
5 mins

staple goods

See ref.
Reference:

http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

Peer comment(s):
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : yes as a category in a supermarket..not consumer or anything like that! Flour, sugar, milk etc. I just discovered that we say Basic Items in the US. have to check GB
1 hr
Ok, Thanks.
agree Assimina Vavoula
12 hrs
Thanks.
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37 mins

convenience goods

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Reference:

http://en.mimi.hu/marketingweb/convenience_goods.html

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-2
1 hr

Basic items

from

Language of the Food Industry, searchable at

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Note added at 1 hr 59 mins (2005-01-11 19:52:36 GMT)
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basic items: Necessary, common, everyday household items, which customers expect to find in a grocery store.

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Note added at 2 hrs 1 min (2005-01-11 19:53:55 GMT)
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HERE IT IS: http://www.fmi.org/facts_figs/glossary_search.cfm


It\'s FANTASTIC...every term you ever wanted!!

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Note added at 2 hrs 4 mins (2005-01-11 19:57:02 GMT)
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also in UK

Proposal for a market study for OFT consideration
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
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... suggested that where prices for basic items of shopping ... retailers to enter the
convenience store market and secondly ... the supermarkets’ share of non-food goods ...
www.foe.co.uk/resource/evidence/ proposal_for_a_market_stud.pdf - Similar pages


FINAL: BASIC [FOOD] ITEMS
Peer comment(s):
disagree Michele Fauble : ...la vente de produits grande consommation tels que appareils photos numériques, scanners et imprimantes. www.linksys.com/international/ presspage.asp?prid=113&coid=15
2 hrs
that's true but I thought this was all about supermarkets..it's just consumer goods....je n'ai pas besoin de regarder ailleurs..n'esil pas évident que ma faute est une faute de contexte?
disagree David Goward : As Michele says - it's not just food. (Sorry Michele, I put my peer comment under your answer by mistake).
12 hrs
oh please..the other question was for supermarkets..i missed the context..it;s not becuase I don't know it. Please do not say sorry to me. I can't stand it. You did nothing wrong.
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1 hr

mass-market consumer goods

... Yes - the status and popularity of specialty goods is growing in Europe as attitudes to mass-market consumer goods change in two ways. ...
www.foodnavigator.com/news/ news-ng.asp?id=44862-the-growth-of

... For many mass market consumer goods, the large working class populations of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru also often capture the attention of ...
tendencias.infoamericas.com/article_archive/ 2004/049/049a_regional_trends.htm

... Most 'smart stuff for the home' are mass market consumer goods, sold on the premise that their owners regularly upgrade them and take them with them when they ...
www.theisociety.net/archives/000529.html

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also \'mass-market consumer products\'

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... Even so, it was something of a surprise during the recent holiday season to see both video and DVD take the next leap to become mass-market consumer products. ...
www.manifest-tech.com/media_pc/mass_market.htm

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Not just food.

produits grande consommation:epicerie, alimentation, beaute, electromenager, maision et jardin. livraison à domicile. destine aux residents & MRE
www.weborama.fr/fcgi-bin/ recherche.fcgi?QUERY=alimentation+ligne
...la vente de produits grande consommation tels que appareils photos numériques, scanners et imprimantes.
www.linksys.com/international/ presspage.asp?prid=113&coid=15

Trés forte expérience dans les PGC Produits Grande Consommation
(Agroalimentaire, Pharmacie, Parfumerie-Cosmétologie, ...) ...
www.isalariat.fr/.../ent_banque2.asp?part_ id=540&TCP_ID=70&TCP_LIBELLE=Pharmacie+%2F+Cosmetique

Produits Grande Consommation Non Alimentaire. 406, Directeur ...
www.iscid.com/espace_etud/anciens/aempl.html
Peer comment(s):
neutral Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : it turn out to be Basic Items...see below!
34 mins
Thanks. Not just food. See references.
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+4
26 mins

consumer goods

quite a few hits for produits de grande consommation and consumer goods

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Note added at 23 hrs 35 mins (2005-01-12 17:28:54 GMT)
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Thanks to everyone for their comments, agreeing or diagreeing - I think it\'s very much up to Agnes and the specific context of her text. In some cases, merely consumer goods would be fine; in others it might be necessary to be more specific. Good luck!
Peer comment(s):
agree NathalieVVT (X)
1 min
agree Martine Brault : or consumer products
19 mins
agree Cornelia Serban : Consumer goods may be classified into several categories: convenience, shopping and specialty goods.
34 mins
disagree Michele Fauble : et 'Grande' ? It's not just consumer goods, but those that are bought most often.
1 hr
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : not as a category of supermarket/grocery..main staples like milk, flour, sugar..from the other question I thought it was FOOD..of course it's CONSUMER GOODS, and NOTHING ELSE if NOT food,
1 hr
disagree Mark Solomon : Too general in English, doesn't cover the French meaning. A TV is consumer goods
5 hrs
agree Anna Maria Augustine (X) : you can get a TV and a microwave and scanner at Auchan. Consumer products is okay too.
6 hrs
agree PB Trans : http://www.investinfrance.org/NorthAmerica/KeySectors/Operat... and http://www.investinfrance.org/NorthAmerica/KeySectors/Operat...
9 hrs
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