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2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)Part।Writing30minutesDirections:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofteamspiritandcommunicationintheworkplace.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200wordspartiiListeningComprehension30minutesSectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard..AAsix-month-longnegotiation.BPreparationsfortheparty.CAprojectwithatroublesomeclient.DGiftwrappingforthecolleagues.CFlattered.theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.MAfewseemtobemakingthiswork.AmonglargetraditionalretailersWalmartrecentlyreportedthebestresultsleadingitsstockpricetosurgewhileMacysTargetandNordstromsdropped.YetWalmart*syear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percentleadingitsCEOtoIament哀叹,“Growthhereistooslow.55PartoftheprobIemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfiledtheone.clickpatenttheonlineretailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithfrictions.Arecentstudygradedmorethan600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshopbuyandpay.Almosthalfofthesitesdidn*tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB.NTheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata.UnfortunatelypartoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable.Ourdeep100kintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems.ItseemslikelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales.ItiscertainthattheCensusprocedureswhichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartwith“non-storeretailerslikefoodtrucks.canmaskmajorchangesinindividualretailcategories.Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreusefulways.buttheyhavechosennotto.ODespitetheturmoilbrickandmortarwon*tdisappearanytimesoon.ThebigquestionsarewhichifanyofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwobecausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselveswhichnewplayerswilloperatebusystoresonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmallsandhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperiencewillhavechangedineachretailcategory.Investorsshouldn*twriteoffbrickandmortar.Whethertheyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowis
36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyearsnearlyhalfoftheinternetretailersstillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumersaccordingtoarecentsurvey
37.lnnovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreatenewretailmodels.
38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggestthevalueofphysicalretail*sstockshasbeendropping
39.Innovative-drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn*ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidelyanticipated.
40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion*sshareoftheretailbusiness.
41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabigconcernfortraditionalretailers.
42.Brickandmortarretailers1faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedotcombubbleburst.
43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailingtraditionalretailingwillbeheretostayforquitesometime.
44.Withtheriseofonlinecommercephysicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthesamefateasitheyellowpages.
45.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinventtheirbusiness.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartifcialintelligenceAlwillbeeitherthebestortheworstthingevertohappentohuman让y”andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas“crucialtothefutureofourcivilisationandourspeciesHawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureoflntelligenceLCFIatCambridgeUniversityamulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatw川attempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAlresearch.HWespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistoryHawkingsaidjwhichletsfaceitismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit*sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAlraisingconcernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillofitsownhewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAlresearchcanbring/Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge“hesaidJWecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyALPerhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolutionwewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone—industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourlivesw川betransformed.InshortsuccessincreatingAlcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilisation/5HuwPricethecentresacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyatCambridgeUniversitywhereHawkingisalsoanacademicsaidthatthecentrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultoftheuniversitysCentreforExistentialRisk.ThatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanitywhiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.AlpioneerMargaretBodenprofessorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussexpraisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009shesaidthetopicwasnttakenseriouslyevenamongAlresearchers.uAIishugelyexcitingshesaid“butithaslimitationswhichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse.”TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAlaswellasthepotentialbenefits.AnumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustrymostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMuskhavealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligentAlcoulddotohumanity..WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligenceItwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilisation.Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence..WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFIItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAlresearch.ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAlindustry.Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration..WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAlresearchTheshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation.ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofALTheincreasingawarenessofmankindspaststupidity..WhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAlAItmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater.Bltmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind.CSuper-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction.DSuper-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.
50.WhatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneursfromthetechnologyindustryATheyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity.BTheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAldevelopment.CTheysharethesameconcernsaboutAlasacademics.DTheybelievetheycankeepAlunderhumancontrol.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30billionbynextyearandstartups初仓lj公司wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfromthepeoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdalethecountry*slargestownerofretirementcommunitieshasbeeninvitingafewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdaysshowofftheirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshavetosay.That*swhatbroughtDayleRodriguez28allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomofBrookdaleSouthBayinTorranceCalifornia.RodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanagerforacompanycalledSentab.Thestartup*sproductSentabTVenablesolderadultswhomaynotbecomfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemailvideochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisionsandaremotecontrol.IfsnothingnewitsnothingtoocomplicatedanditsnaturalbecauselotsofpeoplehaveTVremotes;1saysRodriguez.ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.InsteadRodriguezsolicitsresidents*adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshouldspendtheafternoon.Playingcardswasontheagendaaswellaslearningtoplaymahjong(麻将).Rodriguezsaysitsimportantthatresidentsheredon*tfeellikehessellingthemsomething.1vehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproachhesays.TlayingpoolplayingcardshavingdinnerhavinglunchJallworkbetteruthangoingthroughasurveyofquestions.WhentheygettoknowmeandtotrustmeknowingforsureImnotsellingthemsomething-thereIIbemorehonestfeedbackfromthem.^^RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdales1100seniorlivingcommunities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindoffull-bodyblowdryerandspeciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilitiestodressandundressthemselves.MaryLouBusch93agreedtotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatitmightbegoodforsomeonebutnotforher.HlhavethecomputerandFaceTimewhichItalkwithmyfamilyonJsheexplains.ShealsohasaniPadandasmartphone.uSoIdoprettymucheverythingIneedtodo.”TobefairifRodriguezhadwantedfeedbackfromsomemoretechnophobic害怕技术的seniorshemighthaveendedupinthewrongBrookdalecommunity.ThisoneislocatedintheheartofSouthernCaliforniasaerospacecorridor.Manyresidentshavebackgroundsinengineeringbusinessandacademiccircles.ButRodriguezsayshesstilllearningsomethingimportantbymovingintothisBrookdalecommunity:Teoplearemoretech-proficientthanwethought.”Andbesideswhereelsewouldhelearntoplaymahjong
51.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthestartupsATheyneverlosetimeinupgradingproductsforseniors.Theywanttohaveashareoftheseniors1goodsmarket.Theyinviteseniorstotheircompaniestotrytheirproducts.DTheytrytoprofitfrompromotingdigitalproductstoseniors.
52.SomeentrepreneurshavebeeninvitedtoBrookdaletohaveaninterviewwithpotentialcustomersconductasurveyofretirementcommunitiescollectresidentsfeedbackontheirproductsshowseniorresidentshowtouseITproducts.WhatdoweknowaboutSentabTVItisaTVprogramcateringtotheinterestoftheelderly.ItisadigitalTVwhichenjoyspopularityamongseniors.ItisaTVspeciallydesignedforseniorstoviewprograms.DltisacommunicationsystemviaTVinsteadofacomputer..WhatdoesRodriguezsayisimportantinpromotingproductsAWinningtrustfromprospectivecustomers.Knowingthelikesanddislikesofcustomers.Demonstratingtheirsuperiorityonthespot.Respondingpromptlytocustomerfeedback..WhatdowelearnabouttheseniorsintheBrookdalecommunityAMostofthemareinterestedinusingtheSentab.Theyarequiteateasewithhigh-techproducts.Theyhavemuchincommonwithseniorselsewhere.DMostofthemenjoyalongerlifethanaveragepeople.PartIVTranslation30minutesDirections:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet
2.中国幅员辽阔,人口众多,很多地方人们都说自己的方言方言在发音上差别很大,词汇和语法差别较小有些方言,特别是北方和南方的方言,差异彳艮大,以致于说不同方言的人常常很难听懂彼此的讲话方言被认为是当地文化的一个组成部分,但近年来能说方言的人数不断减少为了鼓励人们更多说本地语言,一些地方政府已经采取措施,如在学校开设方言课,在广播和电视上播放方言节目,以期保存本地的
4.AStartherownbakery.Improveherbakingskill.Sharehercookingexperience.DPreparefoodforthewedding.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard..ATheyhavetospendmoretimestudying.Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities.Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline..AGetreadyforacareer.BMakealotoffriends.CSetalong-termgoal.DBehavelikeadults..AThosewhoshareheracademicinterests.Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments.Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed.Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.
8.AThosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential.BThoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills.CThosehelpfulforcultivatingindividualinterests.DThoseconducivetotheiracademicstudies.SectionBDirections:lnthissectionyouw川heartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard..ATheybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.BTheyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.CTheyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas.DTheybringtheirpotentialintofullplay..ATheycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.Theyresultedinabrandnewstyleofskiingtechniques.Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.DTheymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld..AHewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.BHecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.CHewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.DHebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard..ATheyappearrestless.BTheyloseconsciousness.TheybecomeupsetDTheydiealmostinstantly..Althasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry.Bltkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.Cltleavesyouwithalong-lastingimpression.Dltcontributestotheshapingofyoumind..ATosucceedwhilefeelingirritated.BTofeelhappywithoutgoodhealth.CTobefreefromfrustrationandfailure.DToenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods..ATheyarecloselyconnected.BTheyfunctioninasimilarway.CTheyaretoocomplextounderstand.DTheyreinforceeachotherconstantly.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingsw川beplayedonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard..ATheydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay..ATheymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.BTheyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.Theytryhardtomeetthespectatorsexpectations.Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance..Altmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard..APeoplesenvyofslimmodels.BPeoplefscrazeforgoodhealth.CTheincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.DThegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts..ATheyappearvigorous.BTheyappearstrange.Mediainfluence.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard..ATherelationbetweenhairandskin.BThegrowinginterestinskinstudies.CThecolorofhumanskin..AThenecessitytosaveenergy.CTheneedtobreathewithease..ALeavesandgrass.CTheirskincoloringDTheneedofskinprotection.BAdaptationtothehotenvironmentDDramaticclimatechangesonearth.BMan-madeshelter.DHairontheirskin.
25.ATheirgeneticmakeupbegantochange.BTheircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.CTheirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.DTheirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.PartmReadingComprehension40minutesSectionADirections:Inthissectionthereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Pastaisnolongeroffthemenuafteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthecarbohydratecanformpartofahealthydietandevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryearsnutritionistshaverecommendedthatpastabekepttoa26tocutcaloriespreventfatbuild-upandstopbloodsugar27up.Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkinsPaleoandKetowhichadvisedswappingfoodslikebreadpastaandpotatoesforvegetablesfishandmeat.Morerecentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen28byclean-eatingexperts.Butnowa29reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnotonlydoespastanotcauseweightgainbutthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledropmorethanhalfakilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeenunfairlydemonized妖魔化becauseithadbeen30inwithothermorefat-promotingcarbohydrates.“Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn*t31toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat“saidleadauthorDrJohnSievenpiper/ln32theevidencewecannowsaywithsomeconfidencethatpastadoesnothavean33effectonbodyweighoutcomeswhenitisconsumedaspartofahealthydietarypattern.1Infactanalysisactuallyshowedasmallweighloss.So34toconcernsperhapspastacanbepartofahealthydietThoseinvolvedinthe35trialsonaverageate
3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadofothercarbohydratesoneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfakilogramoveranaveragefollow-upof12weeks.IImagnifiedSectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
2.TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicksARetaiIprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.Thedepressingstoriesjustkeepcoming.ReadingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretailstoreslikeMacy1sNordstormandTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensivecareunit.Theinteractisapparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortarstores实体店seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellowpages.SureenoughtheCensusBureaujustreleaseddatashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged
15.2percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2015andthefirstquarterof
2016.BButbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstockstherearemorefactsyoushouldconsider.Lookingonlyatthat
15.2percentHsurgewouldbemisleading.Itwasanincreasethatwasonasmallbaseof
6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbyalargepercentagetermsitisoftenstilltiny.CMorethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommercetheCensusBureautellsusthatbrickandmortarsalesaccountedfor
92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirstquarterof
2016.Theirdatashowthatonly
0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfromofflinetoonlinebetweenthebeginningof2015and
2016.DSodespitealIthetalkaboutdrone无人机deliveriestoyourdoorstepalItheretaiIexecutivesexpressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonlineandevenaPresidentialcandidateexclaimingthatAmazonhasaHhugeantitrustproblem;1theCensusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailisthriving.Ofcoursetheclosedstoresdepressedexecutivesandsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.WhatstherealstoryEManyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryisgettingreinventedaswedescribeinournewbook.Matchmakers.IfsstandinginthepathofwhatSchumpetercalledagaIeofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhasbeenbrewingforsometimeandasithasreachedgaleforcemostlargeretailersaresearchingforaresponse.AstheCFOofMacysputitrecentlyuWerefranklyscratchingourheads.Butitsnothappeningasexpertspredicted.Inthepeakofthedot.combubblebrickandmortarretailwasoneofthoseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtoMil-andquickly.Thedot.cornbustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyearsthatfollowedconventionalretailers*confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinuedtoreportweakonlinesales.Andthenthegalehit.Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn*tasimplebattletothedeathbetweenbricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkforpeoplewhoaremakingincreasinguseofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtoolstochangehowtheysearchshopandbuy.Creativeretailersareusingthenewtechnologiestoinnovatejustabouteverythingstoresdofrommanaginginventorytomarketingtogettingpaid.MorethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstepApplesmassivelysuccessfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazonssmallstepsinthesamedirectionarewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.NottomentionthelargenumberofcreativenewretailerslikeBonobosthatareblendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreativeways.Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocessandit*salsonothappeningonwhatusedtobecalledInternetTime.Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquicklyofcourse.Craigslistquicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangeswerentquickandsomehaventreallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight信见之明,itlooksIiketheinteractwi11transformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofothergreatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerceforexampledidn*tmovemainlyonlineby2005asmanyhadpredictedin2000norevenby2016butthatdoesntmeanitwon11dosooverthenextfewdecades.Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyearseventhoughithasntbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsalesisacriticalwarning.Peoplecanshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon*tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhattheywant.There*sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowdswhichisonereasonwhystoresaredownsizingandclosing.Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessofretailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputerprobablyathomeorattheofficesearchandbrowseandbuy.OrheadouttothemallorMainStreetlookandshopandbuy.Nowjustabouteveryonehasasmartphoneconnectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestoreshecaneasilyseeifthere*sabetterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.LSofarthemainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonlinestoressopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronlinerivals.Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershave.Eveniftheygetonlinetraffic。