⑴ 繼續幫忙翻譯這段英文,還是關於蘋果電腦的,謝謝!
The
opening
will
mark
the
fifth
anniversary
of
the
day
that
Apple
opened
its
first
retail
store
to
heavy
criticism.
Selling
computers
in
a
branded
store
couldn』t
be
done
profitably,
the
critics
said.
Gateway's
(GTW)experiment
with
selling
its
own
brand
of
computer
in
Gateway
Country
retail
stores
was
less
than
successful.
After
several
years
Gateway
admitted
defeat,
and
closed
the
last
of
its
Gateway
Country
outlets
in
2004
amid
heavy
losses.
此次開業將正值蘋果公司開設第一家零售店的五周年紀念日,當年開業之時,曾招來批評無數."開品牌店賣電腦不會贏利",批評家們說.當初,蓋特威嘗試用蓋特威全國零售店的形式賣自有品牌的電腦就不太成功.幾年後,蓋特威承認失敗,並於2004年關掉蓋特威全國銷售網的最後一家店鋪,期間可謂損失殘重.
What』s
the
verdict
on
Apple』s
retail?
The
critics
have
been
silenced.
In
Apple』s
fiscal
2005,
retail
sales
amounted
to
just
shy
of
$2.4
billion
--
about
17%
of
sales.
And
Apple
stores
were
the
place
where
609,000
Macintosh
computers
were
sold.
During
that
period
each
store
brought
in
an
average
of
$22.4
million
in
sales,
or
about
$4,000
per
square
foot.
Overall
the
retail
unit
turned
in
a
$151
million
profit.
Now
we』ll
see
what
Apple
can
do
with
some
of
the
best
shopping
real
estate
in
the
world.
給蘋果公司的零售做出什麼樣的定論?批評家們對此一直緘口不言.在2004財政年度,蘋果公司的零售額還不足24億美元,大約占銷售總額的17%.蘋果零售店共賣出609,000台Macintosh
電腦.在此期間,每間店鋪平均完成2240萬的銷售收入,每平方英呎的銷售額約為4000美元.所有零售單位累計贏利一億五千一百萬美元.現在,蘋果與世界上一些最好的購物地產商會有什麼合作,我們將試目以待.