(课时作业)必修第二册 Unit 1 Food for thought-2023版新高考英语【红对勾】大一轮复习讲与练全新方案(外研版)

Food for thought 答案 P576 (2022·四川省天府名校高三诊断) Are you one of the millions of people that start shopping for Halloween before school even starts? Insights from a study stated that more than a third of consumers will start buying Halloween products in September or earlier. According to the survey, the majority of shoppers planned to purchase Halloween items from discount, specialty, and department stores. Others take inspiration from an online search start- ing as early as August in some cases. This is good news for stores who get to reap the profits, though. Roberta Gleicher, a district manager, said as a customer, she finds it annoying that stores put out decorations in August—but as a business con- sultant ( 顾 问), she recommends they do so. “Stores try to keep customers in there as long as possible because the more time they spend, the more they will shop and buy. Once they􀆳re shop- ping, they see holiday decorations and get in the holiday spirit,” Gleicher says. This is true for women, especially, Gleicher noted. Women tend to take their time, look around, and compare price—whereas men buy and get out, she added. “The store wants the customer to associate buying decorations. They want customers to think, ‘Oh yeah, this store has decorations, let􀆳s shop there,’” Gleicher says. “And if they do the displays well enough, it will encourage shoppers to make impulse purchases. ” Another reason why stores display howling ghouls(食尸鬼) in the summer heat is out of pure competition. Stores don􀆳t have a choice