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Regalhüter

English translation: slow seller

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German term or phrase:Regalhüter
English translation:slow seller
Entered by: Louise Gough

09:50 Jun 17, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Regalhüter
"Erfindungen ohne Patentierung sind entweder Regalhüter oder die Beute anderer Nutzniesser."
Just one of a number of quotes explaining the benefits of patents. This is all I have by way of context. Not sure what is meant by "Regalhüter, though. It's probably being used figuratively.
Louise Gough
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:37
slow seller
Explanation:
why not?

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Note added at 11 hrs 6 mins (2005-06-17 20:56:48 GMT)
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Moving goods around has, on occasion, made a slow seller into a good, ... The real
benefit for these alliances is that one store’s slow seller may be ...
www.babyshopmagazine.com/spring03/slowmerchandise.htm - 23k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten
One of many Googlies...

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Note added at 11 hrs 7 mins (2005-06-17 20:57:24 GMT)
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or even slow merchandise (as the link is worded)
Selected response from:

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 09:37
Grading comment
I think this fits best in the context. Thanks to all who contributed.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1slow seller
Stephen Sadie
4shelf-warmer
Siegfried Armbruster
4orphaned goods
Lothar Kneifel
3non-starter
Edith Kelly


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Regalhut
shelf-warmer


Explanation:
Ladenhüter ugs. m ugs. shelf-warmer; Wirtschaft pl. soiled goods

© Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-06-17 09:57:00 GMT)
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Ladenhüter m umg. slow seller; gar nicht absetzbar: non-seller
© Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München

Siegfried Armbruster
Germany
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ian M-H (X): the meaning's right, of course, but I'm not sure about "shelf-warmer"... maybe rephrase: "either sit gathering dust or..." ?
56 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Regalhüter
non-starter


Explanation:
just an idea,

but Ian's idea about rephrasing
.. either collect dust .... is fine but he did not post this as an answer

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 09:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 173
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Regalhüter
orphaned goods


Explanation:
This might work in context.


    Reference: http://wearablesbusiness.com/mag/apparel_industrytargeted_we...
Lothar Kneifel
Local time: 01:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Regalhüter
slow seller


Explanation:
why not?

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Note added at 11 hrs 6 mins (2005-06-17 20:56:48 GMT)
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Moving goods around has, on occasion, made a slow seller into a good, ... The real
benefit for these alliances is that one store’s slow seller may be ...
www.babyshopmagazine.com/spring03/slowmerchandise.htm - 23k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten
One of many Googlies...

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Note added at 11 hrs 7 mins (2005-06-17 20:57:24 GMT)
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or even slow merchandise (as the link is worded)

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 09:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 264
Grading comment
I think this fits best in the context. Thanks to all who contributed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raghunathan Rajagopalan: or perhaps 'slow moving goods' or .....items which occupy precious storage space for longer duration
19 hrs
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