Unable to collect from customers who themselves have no money, Yang said he stopped paying salaries two months ago.

他的客户现在已经山穷水尽，由于无法从他们身上收到账款，杨说，他的工厂已经停发了两个月的薪水了。

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"The store team acted to protect themselves and our customers by closing the doors and preventing the group from entering," it said. "the safety of our customers and employees is our top priority."

同时称“该店的职员通过关闭店门来保护消费者和自己，顾客和员工的安全是我们的首要选择。”

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It might seem that companies would rather situate themselves far away from their competitors, so that they wouldn't have to worry about having their customers and employees poached.

照常理来看，公司应该都愿意远离竞争对手，以免对方挖走自己潜在的客户或员工。

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