2015考研英语阅读零售业遭遇沉重打击
<p> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="toother">toother</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thriving">thriving</span></p><p> 几十年来，百货公司的消费者一直在转向其他零售商，但是一些百货公司正在复兴。</p><p> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="inimportance">inimportance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="outfitting">outfitting</span> <span word="tots">tots</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="superhero">superhero</span> <span word="rucksacks">rucksacks</span> <span word="andfashion">andfashion</span>-<span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="teens">teens</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="metallic">metallic</span> <span word="oxford">oxford</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="havedistracted">havedistracted</span> <span word="merchants">merchants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tinkling">tinkling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tills">tills</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="Hudsons">Hudsons</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadiandepartment">Canadiandepartment</span>-<span word="store">store</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="Saks">Saks</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upmarket">upmarket</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="for">for</span> $2.4 <span word="billion">billion</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Ackman">Ackman</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="investor">investor</span>, <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="J">J</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Penney">Penney</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lessluxurious">lessluxurious</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hasten">hasten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="MikeUllman">MikeUllman</span> .</p><p> 在购物时间表上，返校季对美国零售商来说是仅次于圣诞节的重要时期。这时候运动装搭配印有超级英雄图案的背包以及时尚的青少年所爱的金属色牛津鞋都将大卖。但是卖场之外的一些事件让商人们分心。7月，一家加拿大零售连锁店哈德逊湾表示将会收购以24亿美元的价格收购美国高档百货公司萨克斯百货。接着8月13日，激进投资者比尔阿克曼退出了彭尼的董事会。彭尼是一家相对低端的零售公司，阿克曼在该公司催促其临时老板<span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Ullman">Ullman</span>退出未果后离开。</p>
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