MultitaskingWhatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed(展示)attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?Buthaveyouevernoticethesmell?Unlessitisbadtheanswerislikelytobeno.B
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Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed(展示)attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?
Buthaveyouevernoticethesmell?Unlessitisbadtheanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsoundsitiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.
Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentranceviascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstorescustomers’intentiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.
WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairsscentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.
Someyearsagothefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce(e-commerce电子商务)hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsoundsonlybricks-and-mortarstores(实体店)canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashopbutratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.
Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartmentandcoconut(椰子)scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlabinvitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbookspotsanddrawersinsearchoftheirperfectscent.
32.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto_______.
A.introducetheriseofe-commerce B.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitude
C.pushstorestousesightsandsounds D.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstores
33.Theunderlinedword“destination”inParagraph5means_______.
A.aplatformthatex