Like Wal-Mart and Lowe's? Are there any any stores that do this besides them? When did they decide to start doing this?
Who are they doing it it for? I'm talking about store signs in both English and Spanish.
Does anyone know what I'm asking about here?
2007-04-21 04:44:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's normally an indication of an enormous influx of people speaking the additional language. Stores are there to make money. If they can make it by wooing new customers (in any language which they think will bring them in), they will do it.
In Soho in London (UK) the local authority started using Chinese signs because of the take-over of the area by Chinese speakers. It is now officially China Town.
2007-04-21 04:48:19 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quebec useto forbid English symptoms yet they comprised and now require French and different Languag signal if the keep isn't French speaking. In Quebec the Dominant language is French. even as maximum of Canada it truly is English. Walmart and Lowes they both have a minimum of one million keep each and each in Quebec, They possibly doing 2 symptoms elsewhere as a effect of having ought to have 2 different language symptoms in Quebec. possibly they don't favor the Spanish to sue them or threaten to sue in basic terms because the French. possibly they got here upon 2 language symptoms more beneficial their employer! something that works to strengthen employer why no longer?
2016-12-04 10:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right but most of time they use the most used two languages.And remember English is universal also Spanish.But is for that reason,if there were more Chinese or Korean people instead of Latins the second language of the advertisements were chines or Korean.
2007-04-27 02:07:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Off-hand, I'd guess that the reason is, so customers who read Spanish but not English can understand the signs.
2007-04-21 04:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all about demographics. If you want to reach out to the consumers in your neighborhood who don't read English, then you would provide additional language signage.
In the SF Bay Area and the greater LA area, there are many Asian supermarkets: 99 Ranch/Marina (Chinese/English), Hankook/Kyopo (Korean/English) Nijiya/Mizuwa (Japanese/English).
2007-04-27 22:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on their clients, if they have more than certain amount of clients from hispanic background they will put signs in english and spanish. And also will be more lkely to hire people than can speak both languages.
2007-04-25 22:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by Nina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz the people visiting our country sometimes dont speak English and some of them that live here to but I think if u live in the U.S.A. then u should learn to speak our language. We would have to learn theirs if we was in there country.
2007-04-21 04:54:37 · answer #7 · answered by NickyNawlins 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are more hispanics in the population then white people or to many illegals that cant speak english then there are the white people so that's why stores do that
2007-04-28 09:00:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try my neighborhood, signs in english and korean
2007-04-21 04:47:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm... this takes a lot of thought...maybe so that people who speak spanish can read it too. just a guess. lol
2007-04-26 13:46:42 · answer #10 · answered by 288bunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋