Second, economics: a pull platform doesn't need to spend any money to reach or acquire customers; a push platform does.

第二，从经济学上说：一个拉的平台不需要花钱去获得用户，一个推的平台需要。

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Being different from traditional brick-and-mortar business, e-commerce spends more to acquire customers, and the time period needed to become profitable is much longer.

与传统行业不同，电子商务获得一个客户所要花费的成本更高，回收成本、获取盈利的周期也更长。

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Discount pricing programs have been used for years by online and brick-and-mortar businesses to acquire customers, promote products, drive brand loyalty, and materially increase profits.

打折销售已为网络和实体经营使用多年，旨在获得客户、推销产品、提升品牌忠诚度并大大增加盈利。

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Struggling to acquire customers, the Internet companies have discovered the importance of the real world.

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That has required drastically cutting costs, as well as personnel, and ambitious plans to acquire customers in a hurry.

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Can it build customer loyalty so its costs to acquire customers tumble?

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