KBS

English translation: FRS

09:47 Mar 26, 2019
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
Norwegian term or phrase: KBS
From an annual report.

The term refers to a particular segment (convenience stores, petrol stations and service trade):

Økt kundeorientering og felles verdiskapning er viktig både innen dagligvare og innen kiosk, bensin og servicehandel (KBS).

Does anybody know if there is an equivalent acronym in English that I can use in place of KBS, which is repeated throughout the text?

i.e. SELSKAPET vokste innenfor smaksatte melkedrikker og forfriskende drikke i KBS-kanalen med sterke merkenavn som XXX, YYY og ZZZ.
Michael Purvis
English translation:FRS
Explanation:
There probably isn't an established acronym, so go ahead and establish one. Say Fuel, Retail and Services (FRS) at the outset, and use FRS going forward. KBS comes from the particular Norwegian retail fuel market, where the sale of diesel and petrol has been almost incidental - the petrol stations have been small supermarkets in their own right, and leaders in things like card systems and loyalty programs. The reason can be found in rules of opening hours, where normal shops had to keep to almost normal business hours in the 80's - but gas stations were open 24 hours. They flourished - but are now losing ground to regular convenience stores and supermarkets no longer restricted by opening rules.
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Per Bergvall
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Local time: 10:45
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5Kiosker og bensinstasjoner
Enrique Bjarne Strand Ferrer
4 +1FRS
Per Bergvall


  

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Kiosker og bensinstasjoner


Explanation:
http://www.markedsfakta.com/
KBS Rapporten 2011: Tredje år med nedgang i KBS
Den kraftige nedgangen i KBS markedet fortsetter også i 2010 med 7 % reduksjon i omsetningen fra 2009 til 14,8 milliarder. Siden 2007 har reduksjonen i omsetningen vært på hele 16 %.

Kioskene reduseres prosentvis mest med 9,7 % i 2010 og Bensinstasjonene reduseres med 5,5 %.

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Note added at 14 mins (2019-03-26 10:01:28 GMT)
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Off course, in English it would be...Convenient stores and gas stations (US)?

Enrique Bjarne Strand Ferrer
Spain
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in SpanishSpanish
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
FRS


Explanation:
There probably isn't an established acronym, so go ahead and establish one. Say Fuel, Retail and Services (FRS) at the outset, and use FRS going forward. KBS comes from the particular Norwegian retail fuel market, where the sale of diesel and petrol has been almost incidental - the petrol stations have been small supermarkets in their own right, and leaders in things like card systems and loyalty programs. The reason can be found in rules of opening hours, where normal shops had to keep to almost normal business hours in the 80's - but gas stations were open 24 hours. They flourished - but are now losing ground to regular convenience stores and supermarkets no longer restricted by opening rules.


Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 10:45
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 32

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agree  Adrian MM.: cf. CTNS - "Confectioners, Tobacconists and Newsagents"
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