Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
bacino di utenza
English translation:
catchment area, customer base, customer population
Italian term
Italy
Translation is where cultures meet
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 11 more.
bacino di utenza
"rispondere meglio a una domanda e a un bisogno già insiti nel bacino di utenza di riferimento della farmacia..." = "...being able to better meet demands and needs already inherent to the pharmacy reference catchment/consumer base"
| 3 +4 | catchment area, customer base, customer population |
mrrafe
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EleoE
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Barbara Carrara
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Proposed translations
catchment area, customer base, customer population
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philgoddard
: I don't agree about the social workers though - stores have catchment areas.
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OK thank you. I'd heard it only in re patients and welfare clients.
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Charlotte Fleming
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Grazie Charlotte
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Isabella Nanni
: I prefer "customer base" and would add "potential" - the original term conveys the idea of potential reach of the shop in terms of location and accessibility
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Grazie Isabella. For me, the customer base or catchment population has always been actual, but I see your point.
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martini
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Grazie Martini
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catchment area
Reference comments
Italy
www.theitalianwordshop.com
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
Glossary
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian-to-english/marketing/1087...
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian-to-english/business-comme...
| Barbara you're right, I've consulted them before but none of them fitted with my sentence |
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philgoddard
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Thanks, Phil.
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martini
: dovresti intervenire a questo proposito anche in EN>IT, accade spesso, troppo spesso
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Immagino, ma evito, affidandomi invece al filtro utenti, che uso profusamente. Te lo consiglio.
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