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Megastore [3 records]

Record 1 2014-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Establishments
DEF

A very large retail store that sells a very wide variety of products intended to satisfy all of a consumer's routine needs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements commerciaux
DEF

Magasin de détail qui dispose d'une surface de vente importante, et qui vend en libre-service et à des prix compétitifs un assortiment très large et très varié de produits alimentaires et non alimentaires.

OBS

Les hypermarchés ont une surface supérieure à 2 500m2; les supermarchés ne dépassent pas 2 500 m2.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos comerciales
DEF

Establecimiento abierto al público con un gran surtido de productos, principalmente de alimentación, bazar y textil, organizado normalmente en una sola planta con una superficie entre 2500 y 10000 m² y situado en las afueras de las grandes ciudades. Vende principalmente por el factor precio con ofertas espectaculares.

OBS

megatienda; macrotienda: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "megatienda" y "macrotienda" son alternativas válidas en español al inglés "megastore".

OBS

hipermercado: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2010-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Commercial Establishments
OBS

[Trade name of] a very large store.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Établissements commerciaux

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Structure
  • Electronic Commerce
DEF

A single site that sells a mall's worth of products but with the best specialized retailers' efficiency, discounts and streamlined buying.

CONT

Online megastores have dispensed with inventory altogether. Instead, they pass the order along electronically to manufacturers or distributors who then ship the goods from their own warehouses direct to the buyer.

Key term(s)
  • megastore

French

Domaine(s)
  • Structures de l'entreprise
  • Commerce électronique
OBS

hypermarché : magasin à libre service, proposant un grand assortiment d'articles, sur une surface supérieure à 2 500 m2.

OBS

Voir aussi «cybergalerie marchande».

Key term(s)
  • hyper virtuel

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estructura de la empresa
  • Comercio electrónico
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