问答题 Back in 1979, a fat, unhealthy property developer, Mel Zuckerman opened “America’ s first total vacation/fitness resort” on an old dude ranch in Arizona. It is growing fast and now operates in several places. It is also one of the leading lights in “wellness” , an increasingly mainstream and profitable business. “There is a new market category called wellness lifestyle, and in a whole range of industries, if you are not addressing that category you are going to find it increasingly hard to stay in business, ” enthuses Mr. Zuckerman, now a trim and sprightly 78-year-old, remains chairman of the firm. This broad new category, he goes on,“consolidates a lot of sub-categories” including spas, traditional medicine and alternative medicine, behavioural therapy, spirituality, fitness, nutrition and beauty. As more customers demand a holistic approach to feeling well, firms that have hitherto specialized in only one or two of those areas are now facing growing market pressure to broaden their business.无
【正确答案】事情要追溯到1979年,身胖体虚的房地产开发商梅尔•扎克尔曼开办了“美国首个纯粹的度假和健身胜地”,该胜地位于亚利桑州一个老的度假农场上。它发展迅速,现已在好几个地方开展业务。它也是“健康产业”的领跑者之一,而后者正日益成为一个有利可图的主流行业。“如今市场出现了一个新领域,它倡导健康生活方式。就所有产业而言,假如你置此领域于不顾,你就会发现要想在商业中立足会越来越难。”Canyon Ranch总经理凯文•凯利热情洋溢地说。(扎克尔曼仍是董事长,78岁的他现在身体状况良好,精力充沛。)凯利接着说,这一新型市场领域内容广泛,“包罗万象”,其中包括温泉疗养、传统和新型医疗、行为疗法、精神疗法、健身、营养以及美容。由于越来越多的消费者讲求整体健康,因此对于那些至今仍然局限于以上一两项内容的公司而言,扩大业务的市场压力日益增大,难以回避。
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