取次店(とりつぎてん)

とりつぎてん
noun
agency; dealer; intermediary shop
1. agency; dealer; intermediary shop
a shop or business that acts as an intermediary between a manufacturer or service provider and the end customer
最寄(もよ)りの取次店(とりつぎてん)で申(もう)し込(こ)める。
You can apply at the nearest agency.
この商品(しょうひん)は取次店(とりつぎてん)を通(とお)して注文(ちゅうもん)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
This product needs to be ordered through a dealer.
地方(ちほう)では出版(しゅっぱん)取次店(とりつぎてん)を通(とお)さないと本(ほん)が届(とど)かないことがある。
In rural areas, books sometimes don't arrive unless they go through a publishing distributor.

Combines 取次(とりつぎ) (intermediary, agency) and 店(てん) (shop). In the Japanese publishing industry, 取次(とりつぎ) specifically refers to the wholesale distributors (such as Tohan and Nippan) that sit between publishers and bookstores. Outside publishing, the term is used more broadly for any authorized dealer or agent.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 取次店(とりつぎてん)を通(とお)す: to go through a dealer
  • 指定(してい)取次店(とりつぎてん): designated agency
  • 出版(しゅっぱん)取次店(とりつぎてん): publishing distributor
  • 取次店(とりつぎてん)契約(けいやく): agency agreement

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 代理店(だいりてん): agent, agency — a business authorized to act on behalf of another
  • 販売店(はんばいてん): retail shop, dealer — a shop that sells products directly
  • 問屋(とんや): wholesaler — a business that sells goods in bulk to retailers
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