The retail industry -- e.g., clothing stores, grocers, and hardware shops -- understands the cost of keeping a large inventory.

零售业——例如服装商场、杂货店和五金店——可以理解维持一个庞大的库存所需要的花费。

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Salesmen in hardware shops assembled sewing machines in two and a half minutes.

五金店的销售员们只要两分半钟就能安装起一台缝纫机。

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Hardware shops are competing fiercely for business.

各五金店正在为抢生意而激烈竞争。

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Locally sourced produce and independent, specialised shops - bakers, butchers, and hardware shops - ranked highly in your wish lists.

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His hardware, tools, and materiel come from specialty shops, including the artisanal hardware store elsewhere in the same plaza.

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The cafes, hardware store, pharmacy and other shops seem busy.

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