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Produits Grande Consommation (PGC)

English translation: Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:Produits Grande Consommation (PGC)
English translation:Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Entered by: David Goward

17:52 Jan 11, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general) / Retail
French term or phrase: Produits Grande Consommation (PGC)
Terme utilisé pour un ensemble de rayons au sein de la grande distribution.
agnes141 (X)
France
Local time: 10:11
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Explanation:
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
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David Goward
France
Local time: 10:11
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
David Goward
3 +4consumer goods
Claire Cox
3 +2staple goods
Dolores Vázquez
4convenience goods
Cornelia Serban
4mass-market consumer goods
Michele Fauble
5 -2Basic items
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
staple goods


Explanation:
See ref.


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
convenience goods


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://en.mimi.hu/marketingweb/convenience_goods.html
Cornelia Serban
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Basic items


Explanation:
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
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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

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 441

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)


Explanation:
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

David Goward
France
Local time: 10:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 66
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mass-market consumer goods


Explanation:
... 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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Note added at 1 hr 28 mins (2005-01-11 19:21:49 GMT)
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also \'mass-market consumer products\'

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Note added at 1 hr 29 mins (2005-01-11 19:22:02 GMT)
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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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Note added at 4 hrs 26 mins (2005-01-11 22:18:59 GMT)
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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

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
consumer goods


Explanation:
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!

Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 95

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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