The chairman of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Enterprises has announced a joint venture with Wal-Mart that will let the American superstore chain open hundreds of Wal-mart stores in India over the next five years. Large retailers such as

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 商务英语基础

Economics Report - E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores 经济报道 - 电子商务挑战传统商店 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Americans are buyin

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She is the multi-Grammy Award winning, ever-changing queen of pop, an icon of style, actress, mother and global brand. Now the material girl has reinvented herself again, this time, as a fashion designer. M for Madonna, a range of clothing designed b

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The Australian dollar is nearing parity with the greenback. It's currently buying about 98.1 US cents, but it reached 99.14 overnight, its highest level since the currency was floated back in December 1983. Westpac says it could overtake the greenbac

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Rating's agency,Fitch,has downgraded the priced credit ratings of three Australian Big Four banks,citing higher funding costs.It downgraded Commonwealth Bank,Westpac and National Australian Bank to double A minus from double A.ANZ,which already had a

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This is AP News Minute. At least 17 people are known dead from Florida to Virginia in the aftermath of hurricane Michael. More than 300,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Florida and Georgia Sunday. Retail giant Sears has filed for Ch

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Despite Deep Discounts, US Malls See Fewer Holiday Shoppers 商场大打折扣 假日购物者仍稀少 Despite deep discounts and longer shopping hours, some malls are reporting fewer consumers and shorter shopping lines in the final days leading up

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So, What Color IS That Dress, Anyway? 那件衣服究竟是什么颜色 A new dress by British retailer Roman Originals attracted the world's attention when an international survey showed that people looking at it on the Internet could not agree on w

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Some economists are worried that the United States is poised for another recession. They warn that a so-called double-dip, if it comes, could be more painful for average Americans than the 2007-2008 recession. Jobs, incomes, output and industrial pro

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary retailer: a person or businesses that sell things consumer: a person who buys things take a toll: to slowly harm or damage boycott: to protest or show disapproval by not participating or not consuming gain momentum: to become

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After a terrible holiday season, American clothing retailer Gap Inc. fired Chief Executive Officer Paul Pressler with a $14 million retirement package. In addition to Gap clothing stores, the 3,100-store chain includes the Old Navy and Banana Republ

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Wal-Mart Faces Legal Battles Over Labor Practices (Part 3) 沃尔玛在员工劳动惯例方面面临法律争端(三) Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer, employing more than 1.5 million peo

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 23 December 2006 watch Christmas Shopping report Holiday shopping The day after Thanksgiving in the United States is often described as the busiest shopping day of the year. But according to the International Council of

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Anchor: When the Christmas carol is sounding everywhere in the United States to highlight the holiday season, some economists in the country are giving dismal predictions that this could be the worst holiday shopping season since 1991. The shopping s

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Report: Up to Half of World Food Production is Wasted Every year the world produces around four billion tons of food. And between a third and half of it goes to waste, according to the report from the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The

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Small Businesses Offer Taste of Economic Growth A flurry of upbeat reports show a U.S. economy recovering from the worst recession in decades and headed for expansion. But this week's improved figures for housing, jobs, rising stock prices and modest

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Virgin Australia says its major shakeup has pushed the airline to a fully loss. Virgin took 100-million-dollar hit from a fast tracked restructure thats / the company at business-class seats, switch to a new ticketing system and make two big acquisit

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The Beijing Hour Morning Edition Shane Bigham with you on this Friday, July 21st, 2017 Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital. Our news focus this morning... the one year action plan agreed on by China and the US, de

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今天我们要学的词是bulk up。Bulk up, 是增加,积累的意思。美国四月份就业报告出台,就业集中增加在一些低薪资行业。 Hiring by retailers rebounded, and food services and temporary-help agencies also bulked up,

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Alistair Darling says Britain is facing its worst economic crisis since the 1940s. The chancellor is warning the current downturn will hit harder and last longer than we expect. It's the government's grimmest assessment to date of the situation facin

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