相反的，为苦逼的中产阶级服务的零售商像杰西·潘尼，科尔以及西尔斯等百货商店在同期只有6%的增长，股票回报率只有不到5%。

By contrast, retailers catering to the squeezed middle classes, such as JC Penney, Kohl's and Sears, grew by only 6% in the same period and delivered a negative 5% return to shareholders.

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“当时，中国语言和文化非常神秘，不为大多数国家所知，但如今，世界上越来越多的人开始学习汉语，乃至中国历史、中医等。”西尔斯补充说。

"Chinese language and culture were mysterious and not known by people in most countries then, but now, more and more people in the world are learning Chinese, even Chinese history, traditional Chinese medicine and so on, " Sears added.

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最近可以看到梅西百货、西尔斯百货等大型商业已经停业，而下层的部分商铺甚至已经关闭了近十年，现存的Vallco购物中心将会完全被新的开发项目取代。

The development would take the place of the existing Vallco Shopping Malls, which has recently seen the closure of key brands Macy's and Sears, while its lower level has been closed for over a decade.

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