Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 6, 2010 16:43
14 yrs ago
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English term
Poland
Business, IT, hospitality industry
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, French to Polish, Polish to English, and 1 more.
basics
English
Marketing
Retail
store department name
I've got a list of departments in the store. I would appreciate any hint what can be sold in the department named "Basics".
Here comes the list
Mens Apparel
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Tailoring
Active Outdoor
Knitwear
T-Shirts & Sweatshirts
Jeans
Shirts
Trousers
Jackets & Coats
Activewear
***Basics***
Casual Accessories
Lifestyle Accessories
The document is a merchandising handbook, however I've only got the index page, the chapter itself is not available.
Here comes the list
Mens Apparel
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Tailoring
Active Outdoor
Knitwear
T-Shirts & Sweatshirts
Jeans
Shirts
Trousers
Jackets & Coats
Activewear
***Basics***
Casual Accessories
Lifestyle Accessories
The document is a merchandising handbook, however I've only got the index page, the chapter itself is not available.
Responses
| 4 +3 | essentials |
Sheila Wilson
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| 3 +3 | underwear, socks, etc. |
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
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| 3 +1 | bare necessities |
Rolf Keiser
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Responses
+3
1 hr
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Spain
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: English, French to English
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12
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essentials
I believe this is what it means - those essential items of basic clothing that you can't do without, unless you want to go for the high-fashion items in the other departments.
This particular department would sell the store's own-brand range of basics - average quality, low-to-average price, minimum styling, etc. Unlike other departments' ranges, the articles in this department will not necessarily be changed from month to month or even season to season.
Items in the range would be plain T-shirts in white and a few other colours, sweatshirts, jumpers, jeans, maybe underwear (of the utilitarian type rather than "lingerie").
Some ranges I've come across have been "Basics", "Back-to-basics", "Back-2-basics", "Essentials"
This particular department would sell the store's own-brand range of basics - average quality, low-to-average price, minimum styling, etc. Unlike other departments' ranges, the articles in this department will not necessarily be changed from month to month or even season to season.
Items in the range would be plain T-shirts in white and a few other colours, sweatshirts, jumpers, jeans, maybe underwear (of the utilitarian type rather than "lingerie").
Some ranges I've come across have been "Basics", "Back-to-basics", "Back-2-basics", "Essentials"
Peer comment(s):
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
: Certainly a possibility.
22 mins
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marybro
: Yes, wardrobe essentials
1 hr
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: also possible
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Sheila!"
+3
14 mins
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
English
Brazil
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães 
Unparalleled accuracy for med/pharm
Native in: English , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 2 more.
underwear, socks, etc.
Just my opinion. I'd usually associate "basics" with items such as jeans, T-shirts, or discount items, but in this case it probably refers to undergarments, socks, etc. In fact, those are the only items of clothing not mentioned elsewhere on the list :)
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Note added at 14 mins (2010-04-06 16:58:46 GMT)
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The other possibility is that it does refer to a "basic" product line, with no-frills or plainer versions of the items mentioned elsewhere.
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Note added at 14 mins (2010-04-06 16:58:46 GMT)
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The other possibility is that it does refer to a "basic" product line, with no-frills or plainer versions of the items mentioned elsewhere.
Peer comment(s):
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B D Finch
: We thought that at the same time, but I won't agree for the same reason I didn't post it as an answer - just guessing.
2 mins
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Yes, I'll admit is just that—guessing! Not my cup of tea either, although I do think there's a fair chance this is it.
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Ildiko Santana
1 hr
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Thank you :)
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British Diana
2 hrs
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Thank you, Diana!
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
16 hrs
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Thank you, Paula!
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24 mins
Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
&
English
Switzerland
Translate complexity through simplicity
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) , German (Variants: Germany, Swiss)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
bare necessities
am alternative covering standard under- and topwear
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