淘金高阶英语六级巅峰阅读 短句问答28：商业经济
<p> 短句问答28：商业经济<span word="Gift">Gift</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="replacements">replacements</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> . <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>-<span word="givers">givers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recipients">recipients</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horror">horror</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span>. <span word="Retailers">Retailers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="redesigns">redesigns</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gift">Gift</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="redeemed">redeemed</span> , <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lew">Lew</span> <span word="Paine">Paine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GFK">GFK</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span>-<span word="research">research</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="given">given</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="margins">margins</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="cuds">cuds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="around">around</span> 6% <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> $25 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="discounts">discounts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="naw">naw</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="merchandise">merchandise</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>. <span word="Bankruptcies">Bankruptcies</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="financial">financial</span>-<span word="services">services</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Visa">Visa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Express">Express</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="charging">charging</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="unspent">unspent</span> <span word="balances">balances</span>.</p><p> <span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Sales">Sales</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5%, <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="Archstone">Archstone</span> <span word="Consulting">Consulting</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Retailers">Retailers</span> <span word="arc">arc</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fo">fo</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="nifty">nifty</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span>. <span word="Target">Target</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>，<span word="is">is</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="greetings">greetings</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recipients">recipients</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p>
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