单选题
Tips to Increase Retail Sales

Generate a Buzz--Whenever anything noteworthy happens within your business, send a press release to the media. The idea is to grab any free coverage possible. Get involved with community events. Consider purchasing and pricing products, be sure you've considered the cost of goods and that your retail shop is able to make a profit at that price point. Your product price should be competitive, but still profitable. Ultimately, the right price is the price the customer is willing to pay for the product.
Design Store for Sales--Take advantage of cross-merchandising strategies and impulse sale opportunities. Use lighting techniques and creative displays to attract customers. Play videos for product education, hosting classes, meetings or other networking events in your retail store. Use a unique promotional event to generate a buzz about your business.
Examine Your Pricing Strategy--When customer entertainment and any other upsell or promotional tie-in.
Connect with the Customer--Excellent customer service is the key to increasing sales. Listen to your customer to understand their needs and wants. Then educate him/ her about the products. Finally, let the customer know you appreciate their business. Offer value-added services and products. Create a mailing list by asking for contact information from each customer.

单选题 Making good use of free coverage is conducive to your business.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题干意为:充分利用免费媒体宣传有益于你的生意。原文第一段第一行提到“你的生意中发生任何值得注意的事情时,给媒体发一份新闻稿。这种方法是为了获得可能的免费媒体宣传。”这是作者提到的第一个提高零售销售量的方法,题干与其吻合,故答案为A。
单选题 Your retail store should offer customers places to have classes or meetings.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题干意为:你的零售商店应该为顾客提供上课和开会的场地。原文第二段第六行提到“考虑在你的零售商店里开设课程、召开会议或其他网络活动。用独特的促销方式让大众了解你的声音。”由此可知,商店提供的是有利于自身宣传的课程和会议,而不是为大众提供上课和开会用的场地,故题干是错误的,答案为B。
单选题 Considering costs will do when pricing products.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】题干意为:定价时考虑成本就够了。原文第一段第五行提到“在购货和定价时,要确保考虑到商品的成本以及你的零售店在这个价格点能够盈利。”文中只提到成本这一个因素,但是没有说只考虑成本就够了,所以题干的内容原文没有提及,故答案为C。
单选题 Price should be set to the advantage of both the seller and the buyer.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题干意为:价格的制定应满足买家和卖家两方的利益。文中第一段第九行提到“你的商品价格要有竞争力,但是也仍然要让你能够盈利。归根到底,最恰当的价格应该是顾客愿意为商品所支付的价格。”由此可看出作者提到了两方面,一是价格要能够保证商家有利可图,二是要保证不会高到顾客不愿购买商品;所以题干的叙述与原文相符,故答案为A。
单选题 Materials for video can be designed creatively to promote sales.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题干意为:对录像资料可以进行创造性的安排以促销商品。原文第二段第三行提到“使用照明技术和创新的录像去吸引顾客。”由此可推知,题干与此相符,故答案为A。
单选题 The most important method to improve sales is to design stores.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】题干意为:改善销售最重要的办法是设计店面。原文第四段第一行提到“优质的顾客服务是增加销售的关键”。由此可知题干叙述是错误的,故答案为B。
单选题 Communication with the customer is a two-way system.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn't say
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】题干意为:与顾客的交流是一个双向的体系。原文第四段第三行提到“要倾听并了解顾客所需,然后告知其有关你的产品的信息”。由此可知这种交流中,顾客告诉商家自己需要什么,商家也要告之他们的产品如何,由此可推断与顾客的交流是双向的系统,题干与原文符合,故答案为A。