老字号连锁百货公司John Lewis今年增加了一系列毕业舞会服装。 而男士晚礼服出租店也反映,今年这段时间小孩生意有所增加。
Old-line department-store chain John Lewis added a line of prom dresses this year, and tuxedo-rental stores report a jump in business from kids this time of year.
这意味着英国人又增加了一条担心本土文化被冲淡的理由,而家长们的钱包又多了一层负担,售卖男士晚礼服、女士花束等舞会必备品的新商店也纷纷冒出来了。
That means a new reason for Britons to worry about the dilution of their culture, a new burden on parents' pocketbooks, and new businesses selling prom essentials such as tuxedos and corsages.
报告建议,服装行业的零售商可以先试着用一个季度来租赁服装(就如同婚纱店出租男士晚礼服那样),或者从顾客手中折价买回旧衣服,以循环再利用。
The report suggests that retailers could begin to lease clothes for a season just as wedding stores rent 19 tuxedos or buy back old clothes from customers at a discount, for recycling.
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