Housewife campaigns in appliance stores.

家庭主妇在电器行进行竞选活动。

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"The reason for the slowdown [in sales growth] is not a lack of purchasing power but a lack of consumer confidence," says Xu Zhengfei, marketing director for the Suning chain of appliance stores.

“销售增长减缓的原因并非出于缺乏购买力，而是缺乏消费信心”，苏宁电器销售总监许正飞(音)表示。

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The decline was caused by a big drop in car sales, but sales also plunged at clothing stores, appliance outlets and furniture shops.

零售额的下挫主要是来自汽车销售额的大幅下滑，但服装商店、家电商场、家具店的销售额也明显下降。

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Sales were also healthy at building materials and garden supply stores, as well as electronics and appliance stores.

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The company will close Best Buy branded stores in China to focus on its higher earning Five Star appliance stores there.

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Long lines of customers packed Venezuelan electronics and appliance stores after Friday's announcement of plans to devalue the country's currency by nearly a third.

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