It was also a very good year for Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Ikea, the Swedish discount furniture chain.

对瑞典折扣家具连锁店宜家家居的创始人坎普拉德来说，去年是个成功的一年。

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The company reported slowing sales growth at its Primark discount clothing chain in the second half of the year.

该公司公布数据显示，今年下半年公司旗下普莱·马克服装折扣店的销售额增长放缓。

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One girl finally ventures, pronouncing the former poet laureate’s name as if he were a discount supermarket chain. “Yes, ” Payling says.

终于有一个女生大胆地发言，但念出前桂冠诗人的名字时彷佛他是连锁便民超市。

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Schlecker, a chain of discount chemists, recently shut down some shops and sacked the workers, but at the same time opened bigger ones with temporary staff at lower pay.

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Vendors are likely to have little choice but to play ball with Target because of its clout as the second-largest discount chain.

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Wal-Mart, in which lawyers representing female employees of the discount chain allege women were denied management positions and pay because of their sex.

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