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Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

vergelijk met de Blokker

English translation:

woolworths

Added to glossary by Anja Thys
Jan 9, 2009 08:20
15 yrs ago
Dutch term

vergelijk met de Blokker

Dutch to English Other Retail
Wat is in Engeland een winkelketen die vergelijkbaar is met de Blokker?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 woolworths
4 +1 Woolworths
3 +1 comparable to the Wilkinson stores
4 -1 The Pound Store
4 -3 Marks & Spencer
Change log

Jan 14, 2009 08:06: Anja Thys Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): writeaway, Buck

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Discussion

Mark Straver Jan 10, 2009:
Perhaps leave out a name completely? Maybe it would be better not to try and make a comparison with a store chain by name, but rather leave it out and make a brief/summarised description instead of the kind of store (as Anja suggested)...

Proposed translations

+1
3 mins
Selected

woolworths

not easy to find a shop which is similar as woolworths is generally much larger, argos is not the same system and boots is too much cosmetics and pharmacy, I think woolworths would be ok, as they too sell dvds, toys, household stuff etc (but also clothing sweets magazines, which Blokker doesn't have) another way to get round it is to say a shop which sells household goods, toys and multimedia?

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Note added at 31 mins (2009-01-09 08:51:23 GMT)
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yes, then you'll have to give a name!
Note from asker:
It already said in the sentence before that it is a store which sells a broad selection of household products and then it says; vergelijk met de Blokker
Peer comment(s):
neutral writeaway : Imo, the Hema is more like Woolworths.
31 mins
agree Dave Calderhead
3 hrs
neutral Ken Cox : with writeaway -- there probably isn't a direct equivalent in the UK. If the purpose of the comparison is to give the reader a point of rerference, 'a scaled-down Woolworths' might do the job.
3 hrs
neutral Kitty Brussaard : With witeaway :-)
14 hrs
neutral Mark Straver : There may not be a direct comparison possible. Woolworths has a different assortment although some parts overlap.
1 day 1 hr
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Bedankt voor het meedenken. Het is altijd moeilijk om winkels te vergelijken omdat ze natuurlijk nooit precies hetzelfde assortiment hebben. Maar ik denk dat Woolworths toch de beste vergelijking oplevert. "
+1
3 mins

Woolworths

toevallig pas dit artikel in de Volkskrant gelezen: http://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/article1115658.ece/Britten...
De keten is dus inmiddels wel failliet maar nog steeds een begrip, succes!
Peer comment(s):
agree Dave Calderhead
3 hrs
thanks dave
neutral Kitty Brussaard : With writeaway (see below) and see also your own reference: Woolworths and the Dutch HEMA are more of a match!
13 hrs
neutral Mark Straver : There may not be a direct comparison possible. Woolworths has a different assortment although some parts overlap.
1 day 1 hr
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-3
6 mins

Marks & Spencer

known by everyone. Woolworths is now bankrupt.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Anja Thys : no way can you compare Blokker with Marks and Spencers!!!! Even though Woollies is broke, it still is the best comparison!
1 min
disagree Dave Calderhead : no way!
2 hrs
disagree Textpertise : Marks & Spencer sell clothing and food, so assortment is not comparable.
3 hrs
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-1
4 hrs

The Pound Store

I would have said Woolworths a month ago, as that is undoubtedly known worldwide but, as mentioned, they are now out of business. The nearest surviving comparable in the UK is The Pound Store which sells the same sort of assortment. There are at least 70 stores around the country. However, they are relatively unknown compared to Woolworths.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Mark Straver : Pound Stores are discount/surplus stores, and Blokker is definitely not that kind of store.
21 hrs
Sells housewares and similar range to Blokker. Agree more similar to Woolworth than Blokker.
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+1
14 hrs
Dutch term (edited): vergelijkbaar met de Blokker

comparable to the Wilkinson stores

Alhoewel het alweer enige tijd geleden is dat ik in de UK woonde, lijkt deze keten mij qua productassortiment redelijk in de buurt te komen van de Blokker, alhoewel er ook wel enige verschillen zijn (bijv. aanbod van meubels en drogisterijartikelen). Ook de winkelinrichting herinner ik mij als meer 'basic' (i.e. meer in de stijl van een 'discount store') dan die van de Blokker.
Het is in ieder geval wel een 'variety store' zoals de Blokker die - in tegenstelling tot Woolworths of M&S - geen kleding en/of levensmiddelen in het assortiment voert.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Textpertise : Have been living in UK since 1974. Never heard of this company. Blokker is well known in Holland.
19 hrs
With more than 300 stores in the UK, I would say that the Wilkinson (Home & Garden) stores are a retail chain like the Dutch Blokker :-)
agree Marijke Singer : I think this chain is mainly in the south of the UK but it is a good choice (sells the same stuff as Blokker). There is definitely one or more in Oxford and one in Didcot.
1 day 3 hrs
Thanks Marijke :-)
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