As sales of luxury goods have tumbled in the past year, there is barely an upmarket national department store that has not joined forces with a rival.

过去一年奢侈品销量大减，几乎各家国有百货商店都与竞争对手相联合。

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Sells inventory of goods, test market products and defective products factory direct sales points, its price is the price of department stores and specialty stores 2 to 8 fold.

主要销售库存的商品、试销品和残次品的工厂直销点，其价格是百货店和专卖店价格的2到8折。

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Sales of luxury goods at department stories climbed 23.6 percent in March, today's report showed.

今天的报告显示，奢侈品销售部门3月份销售额上升23个百分点。

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Separate data on Tuesday from the Commerce Department was more positive, showing a rise in durable goods sales.

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Commerce Department figures show that sporting-goods stores registered only a slight decline in sales during the recession and that their sales have been growing at a significantly faster pace than those of other stores during the recovery.

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