grootwarenhuis

English translation: Major department stores

22:34 Dec 13, 2006
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail / contract/distribution channels
Dutch term or phrase: grootwarenhuis
Context: Belgian Dutch?
...commercialisatie van natuurlijke gezondheidsproducten, d.w.z. voedingssupplementen en lichaamsverzorgende producten via de kanalen van de natuurvoedingswinkels en ***grootwarenhuizen***.

is this perhaps Flemish for wholesaler
Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 01:30
English translation:Major department stores
Explanation:
I think that's what is meant here.
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Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 01:30
Grading comment
Thanks kate and everyone else - I finally went with suggesting this answer as being the most likely - major department stores are indeed the big chain department stores - not the local one-offs
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Major department stores
Kate Hudson (X)
3 +1(major) supermarkets
David Van der Vloet


  

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Major department stores


Explanation:
I think that's what is meant here.

Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 01:30
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thanks kate and everyone else - I finally went with suggesting this answer as being the most likely - major department stores are indeed the big chain department stores - not the local one-offs

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dennis Seine
8 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Marijke Singer
2 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  AllisonK (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  jarry (X): I think 'departmental store' is all that is needed. See: http://www.zibb.com/all/theme/p/UK Departmental Store Overse...
8 hrs
  -> Most people use the term 'department store' and by major I mean the major chains of department stores
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(major) supermarkets


Explanation:
Another possibility:
"Grootwarenhuizen" here in Belgium are just the major supermarkets such as Delhaize, Carrefour, Colruyt, etc.


David Van der Vloet
Belgium
Local time: 01:30
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: major supermarket and hypermarket chains.you're right-compared to other countries, there's not really a big department store presence here (name one besides Inno). of course who knows what the context was referring to-just Belgium or what? tant pis.
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