Kompetenzen

English translation: strong sellers

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German term or phrase:Kompetenzen
English translation:strong sellers
Entered by: Sonja Marks

18:25 Sep 2, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Visual merchandising
German term or phrase: Kompetenzen
Found in a manual on visual merchandising: Abverkaufsstarke Artikel mit einem besonderen Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis die in mindestens 5 Farben und hoher Warentiefe ein-gekauft wurden. I just can't think of an appropriate English word. Help!
Sonja Marks
France
Local time: 23:11
strong sellers
Explanation:
I think this has to do with products that are performing well in sales. Strong sellers, strong performers. Something like that.

I did find something for Komptenzfarben online and the impression the term gave me was along the lines of "colors that give the air of authority" but I don't see that in this case.

Hope this helps....

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Note added at 16 hrs (2007-09-03 10:44:05 GMT) Post-grading
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or "top selling"
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Susan Zimmer
United States
Local time: 18:11
Grading comment
Thanks so much, that confirms my thoughts.
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Summary of answers provided
2possibly: necessities
Dr. Fred Thomson
2strong sellers
Susan Zimmer


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possibly: necessities


Explanation:
I have had occasion to translate this term as "necessities," but I don't know whether it would work here.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 9
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks very much for your suggestion but it's not right either. I think I am pinning it down to something like 'top-seller' as this definition appears later in the text: Kompetenz context - It appears as a single word but I have since realised that there is a definition later in the text: Abverkaufsstarke Artikel mit einem besonderen Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis die in mindestens 5 Farben und hoher Warentiefe ein-gekauft wurden. The text is about merchandising of clothing.

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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
strong sellers


Explanation:
I think this has to do with products that are performing well in sales. Strong sellers, strong performers. Something like that.

I did find something for Komptenzfarben online and the impression the term gave me was along the lines of "colors that give the air of authority" but I don't see that in this case.

Hope this helps....

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Note added at 16 hrs (2007-09-03 10:44:05 GMT) Post-grading
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or "top selling"

Susan Zimmer
United States
Local time: 18:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks so much, that confirms my thoughts.
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