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commerce de flux

English translation: retail trade in high traffic areas

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French term or phrase:commerce de flux
English translation:retail trade in high traffic areas
Entered by: Rimas Balsys

00:37 Mar 8, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
French term or phrase: commerce de flux
This is an "About us" profile of a French real estate developer (don't know who, the name has been blacked out). Its assets are mostly commercial property / shopping centres but it is also involved in residential projects. Its characteristics are listed in bullet points. One of the bullet points is "Leadership en **commerce de flux** et en commerce connecté".
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Rimas Balsys
Local time: 21:21
retail trade in transit areas
Explanation:
Explanation:

"Flux" here designates the flow of people for instance at airports, subway stations, etc.

Commerce de flux / commerce en zone de transit en France. Le voyageur est aussi un consommateur ! - édition 2013 - 400 000 clients par jour dans une gare
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 05:21
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1retail trade in transit areas
Ana Vozone
4real flows of goods
Francois Boye


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
real flows of goods


Explanation:
flux de commerce = flux commerciaux = mouvements de biens

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 00:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 37
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
retail trade in transit areas


Explanation:
Explanation:

"Flux" here designates the flow of people for instance at airports, subway stations, etc.

Commerce de flux / commerce en zone de transit en France. Le voyageur est aussi un consommateur ! - édition 2013 - 400 000 clients par jour dans une gare


Example sentence(s):
  • The proliferation of shops in transit areas (train stations, subway stations) could also foster the development of automated shops, less greedy in place.

    https://books.google.pt/books?id=8QuqBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT2589&lpg=PT2589&dq=%22retail+trade+in+transit+areas%22&source=bl&ots=19qQYj1TX_&sig=RNDWF
Ana Vozone
Local time: 05:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 7

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agree  BrigitteHilgner
1 hr
  -> Merci, Brigitte!
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