By Nigel Cope
Who is the busiest retailer in Britain?
Marks and Spencer? Sainsbury perhaps, or Tesco? Wrong on all three counts. The answer is Richer Sounds, a little-known, privately-owned, cut-price retailer of hi-fi equipment with 28 shops in the UK.
In the Guinness Book of Records, Richer Sounds warrants an entry for the highest sales per square foot of any retailer in the UK - £17,000 - for its store on London Bridge Walk in the City. Even taking an
average across all 28 stores, Richer Sounds still clocks up £5,780 per square foot, ten times more than Marks and Spencer, six times the sales achieved by Sainsbury.
It is profitable too. Sales are up and its operating margin has soared from 3.4 percent in 1989 to almost thirteen percent today. Last year Richer Sounds made profits of more than £3m on sales of almost £48 m.
The man behind Richer Sounds' success is founder, managing director and 98 percent shareholder Julian Richer, a 39-year-old Londoner who, at the age of 14, used to buy and sell candles during the energy
crisis of 1974. A likeable bloke who wears his blond hair in a pony tail and operates from a small converted Victorian vinegar factory in Bermondsey, south-east London, he raps out his sales pitch*.
Even when l was at school I wanted to go into business," he says, "but my age was against me. Property was out - l wasn't old enough to sign а contract. Cars
were out - I couldn‘t drive. So I turned to hi-fi, which was catching on at school.
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By Nigel Cope
Who is the busiest retailer in Britain?
Marks and Spencer? Sainsbury perhaps, or Tesco? Wrong on all three counts. The answer is Richer Sounds, a little-known, privately-owned, cut-price retailer of hi-fi equipment with 28 shops in the UK.
In the Guinness Book of Records, Richer Sounds warrants an entry for the highest sales per square foot of any retailer in the UK - £17,000 - for its store on London Bridge Walk in the City. Even taking an
average across all 28 stores, Richer Sounds still clocks up £5,780 per square foot, ten times more than Marks and Spencer, six times the sales achieved by Sainsbury.
It is profitable too. Sales are up and its operating margin has soared from 3.4 percent in 1989 to almost thirteen percent today. Last year Richer Sounds made profits of more than £3m on sales of almost £48 m.
The man behind Richer Sounds' success is founder, managing director and 98 percent shareholder Julian Richer, a 39-year-old Londoner who, at the age of 14, used to buy and sell candles during the energy
crisis of 1974. A likeable bloke who wears his blond hair in a pony tail and operates from a small converted Victorian vinegar factory in Bermondsey, south-east London, he raps out his sales pitch*.
Even when l was at school I wanted to go into business," he says, "but my age was against me. Property was out - l wasn't old enough to sign а contract. Cars
were out - I couldn‘t drive. So I turned to hi-fi, which was catching on at school.
У кого самая оживлённая торговля в Британии?
«Маркс и Спенсер»? Может, «Сейнсбери» или «Теско»? Все три догадки неверны. Ответ: «Ричер Саундз», малоизвестный частный продавец уценённой высококачественной аппаратуры, владеющий 28 магазинами в Соединённом Королевстве. «Ричер Саундз» имеет сертификат, подтверждающий занесение в «Книгу рекордов Гиннеса» за наибольшие продажи на квадратный фут площади в Великобритании — 17000 фунтов стерлингов в магазине на Лондон-Бридж в Сити. Даже по среднему значения у всех 28 магазинов «Ричер Саундз» выходит 5780 фунтов стерлингов на квадратный фут, что в 10 раз больше, чем у «Маркс и Спенсер» и в 6, чем результат «Сейнсбери». Предприятие, к тому же, и прибыльное. Продажи растут, и маржа операционной прибыли взлетела с 3,4% в 1989-м до почти 13 на сегодняшний день. В прошлом году «Ричер Саундз» получила прибыль в 3000000 фунтов с почти 48000000 продаж. Человек, стоящий за успехом «Ричер Саундз» — это её основатель, управляющий директор, и владелец 98-процентой доли компании Джулиан Ричер, 39-летний лондонец, который в 14 лет покупал и перепродавал свечи во время энергетического кризиса 1974 г. Приятный парень со светлыми волосами, стянутыми в конский хвост, управляет компанией из переоборудованного уксусного заводика Викторианской эпохи в Бермондси на юго-востоке Лондона. Чеканным голосом он проводит презентацию продаж. «Ещё в школе я хотел заняться бизнесом», — говорит он. — «Но возраст был мне помехой: недвижимости не было, я был слишком юн, чтобы заключить контракт. Машин не было, я не мог водить. И я обратился к звуковой аппаратуре, которая становилась модной в школе».
А продолжение текста не мог бы кто-нибудь перевести?) Пожалуйста...)
The technique has enabled Richer Sounds to secure itself a lucrative niche in a £4 bn audiovisual market dominated by independents.
While leading multiples stock mainly the mass market, volume selling midi systems which became popular in the early 1980s, Richer Sounds sells only hi-fi separates such as tuners and amplifiers. It buys either end-of-line ranges which manufacturers are hoping to off-load before the next, cosmetically different model arrives from Japan, or small orders of current models which, perhaps because of poor stock management, the manufacturer is prepared to sell at a reduced price. Now, as manufacturers' stock control improves, three-quarters of its stock is current models.
Suppliers are keen to do business with this quirky* retailer. "People like Dixons and Comet have so many stores (344 and 262 respectively) that unless you've got 5,000 of a model it's not worth their while putting it into their distribution system," says Clive Roberts, sales and marketing director of Akai. "With Richer, you can do a deal on 30."
Marketing is a key weapon. Richer Sounds advertises regularly in national newspapers ("We buy late space at a discount," Richer says) and in alternative* magazines such as Private Eye and Viz. Every month it produces up to 350,000 copies of a brochure pushing the latest offers.
The shops are like walk-in warehouses. Outside, ''bargain bins" tout special offers including audio cassettes for 59p. Inside, compact disc players, tuners and speakers from leading names such as Sony, Akai and Marantz are stacked from floor to ceiling.
Banners hanging from the ceiling proclaim: "If you've seen it cheaper, we'll beat that price by up to £50."
Good service is another priority. At Richer Sounds staff are trained not to be pushy*. They all attend two training seminars a year at Richor's country house in Yorkshire, where more attention is paid to following the correct administrative procedures.
First-time hi-fi buyers get a call to check that they have plugged in the equipment correctly. Customer receipts include a freephone number they can dial if they have a problem. Richer's own name and office number are supplied too.
The emphasis is on fun. If it's raining, customers are given a free umbrella. In summer they get a Chilly Willy (a type of ice lolly). Other seasonal gifts include mince pies at Christmas and hot-cross buns at Easter. "We have a laugh," Richer says. "We don't take ourselves seriously, but we do take our customers seriously."
Я думаю, в программе представлен наиболее вероятный/популярный вариант перевода. А так, я согласен со всеми предыдущими комментариями. Если после местоимения нет объекта, то купит кого? Если есть, то купит что?
В английском таких примеров море.
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Hello. Can we buy three tickets
for the Games please?
Certainly, sir.
Which event?
The one were the prisoners take on
the wild beasts.
The prisoner executions, sure.
Hm. They're all sold out,
I'm afraid.
More shows will be added
if there's enough appetite.
From the punters or the beasts?
Both.
You're welcome to add your names
to the waiting list.
How about them massive
chubby chickens?
The ostrich show's sold out too.
Oh, the Mr Fatty Long-Nose.
As is the elephant parade.
What do you have tickets for?
The only animal show not sold out
is the pig chase.
Right. What does that involve?
Guys trying to catch
some greased up pigs.
That sounds absolutely mind blowing.
We're not paying to watch pigs.
You can get that on a farm.
We have to see something.
Three tickets for the pig chase.
That's just sold out.
Oh, for fu...
I really wouldn't bother.
Nothing good happens to us.
Accept it.
I will not accept it. No, sir.
We've got no money.
The one with the best job is a slave.
Ah, thank you.
And in the biggest city in the world,
I still can't find anyone
who'll go out with me.
It's a dry patchizzle. You'll put
that thing to use sooner or later.
I may as well cut it off
and use it as a spare thumb.
Hey, will you be my boyfriend?
Er... Sorry.
Will I...?
I need you to be my boyfriend now.
Oi, you there.
Please?
Ah, yes. Yes. Sure.
Are you an animal rights dickhead
who's lobbing tomatoes at the area?
Excuse me, Officer. Tomatoes?
Yeah.
The splatty red things?
That is a criminal offence.
Even in Gaul, I imagine.
But, Officer,
I've been with my boyfriend
all afternoon.
Ah, yes. I'm her boyfriend.
Hello.
Oh, yeah? Doing what?
We've been buying things for dinner.
Haven't we, darling?
Oh... Yes! I'm cooking
a romantic dinner of grapes...
..and an egg.
Mm. My favourite.
If you don't mind, we really must
go home and make love now.
Ooh. Er, OK.
Yeah. On you go. As you were.
Sorry.
I am sorry for kissing you.
It's fine. You can keep the tomato.
Is that it then?
Have we broken up already?
I should find my other dickhead.
We are doing another protest tonight
if you want to join us.
We'd love to.
Meet us by the area at sunset.
I'm Marcus, by the way.
Delphine.
You gonna eat that?
That was incredible.
You could see the sparks fly,
right, G Man?
I was more focussing on the tomato,
to be fair.
She was just using me as an alibi.
She could have grabbed anyone.
But she grabbed you.
It's definitely destiny, man.
I'm not sure destiny's thought
this through. She's from Gaul.
She chucks tomatoes at stuff.
She's a bit real.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. You're real.
You're really real.
I think she's the Gaul for you.
No, she's not my kind of Gaul.
She's gonna be your Gaulfriend.
I can feel it.
It's meant to go pink, blue,
pink, blue, you fat shit.
Salve, Grumio.
All right, Landlady.
What's with all the flowers?
I'm gentrifying, aren't I?
The Games are in town.
I'm turning this rats nest
into an exclusive urban
apartment complex.
Sweet. How are you going to do that?
Raise the rent, mainly.
That's another 30 a week.
Cough up, beaky.
Any word from Landlord, by the way?
No, he was always crap
at keeping in touch.
He's a lot worse now he's dead.
We don't know that, do we?
Oh, give it a rest, gormless.
He's been on the run almost a year.
My boy's dead in a ditch by now.
Another 30 is pretty steep.
Yeah.
It's what he would have wanted.
Of course I don't have tickets.
Animals are idiots. Why would anyone
want to watch those divs?
The one's in the arena have got some
serious talent.
Talent? Yes.
For what?
Pooing where they want
and licking their own privates?
No. For being cute and scary
at the same time.
We knew a guy at school who
could lick his own privates,
so that's not animal specific.
What? No. Surely not.
Apparently,
one in 20 guys can reach.
Oh, as if it's possible to reach.
It is if you try hard enough.
But...
I mean, that's...
You can't get anywhere near it.
Look.
Stop that.
Yes. Sorry. Was just making a point.
Kindly make your point at home,
water boy. You dirty devil.
Yes, will do, water man.
Oh, Flavia.
You haven't got any tickets for
the beasts have you?
I don't need tickets.
I've got a luxury box in the arena.
Whoa. How?
My husband got it.
Then he got a bouncy bimbo
to run off to Greece with.
Leaving both me and the box behind.
Oh, no. How big is your box,
out of interest?
Any chance I could squeeze in there?
My box is narrow and snug, shredder,
and I'd rather hoped to fill it
with an eligible suitor rather than
some grubby goon from work.
I'm just desperate to see
the beasts. I'd do anything.
Very well. Go get some sacks
and ropes from the store room.
Oh, yes! Hang on.
Is this a sex thing?
Quickly.
You will do yourself a mischief.
In his hasty escape,
that randy little rat left
all of his crap behind, see?
Whoa! This is a lot of stuff.
Indeed!
He was an avid collector of art,
wine and women, as it turned out.
Take it all to the dump for me,
and you can come in my box.
Can I keep any of it?
There's no point. It's all broken.
This stuff here isn't.
Oh, is it not? No.
You little shit!
You dirty, dirty, cheating shit!
OK. I'll dump it.
If you would.
I say.
What do you think you're doing?
I will not tolerate fly tipping!
You can shift all that filthy
clutter n'all. That includes Grumio.
What? I'm not going anywhere.
I can't have you lowering the tone.
You're worse than mould.
And you can shut your noise, girl,
and all.
Thank the gods I won't have to
put up with that din much longer.
You're not selling Juno?
No.
Actually, I'm eating her.
Right.
But she's Landlords'.
And he's dead.
They'll be reunited, won't they?
Soon as I've boiled her up.
Oi! Let go!
Let go!
Let go you bitey little bitch.
Right!
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Bloody hell. That's a bit full on.
Finger up the bum. The only language
your dumb animal speaks.
I'm getting my stew pot.
Hold up. What are you doing?
You idiot.
Landlady's a total hard arse
and now you've got her goat.
Literally got her goat.
She were gonna eat her, tough.
Who brings a goat on a protest?
It'll be fine, man.
She can bleat along with the chants.
If there are chants.
We don't know, do we?
We've never protested about anything.
Or ever cared about anything.
Uh-uh. Not true.
We care about hot girls.
If they're protesting, so are we.
I just wanted to blend in.
Not expose ourselves as
the dopey twats we obviously are.
Please calm down.
We'll absolutely nail this.
You rescued a goat? That's amazing.
Oh. Yeah. Exactly.
We knew we had to intervene,
didn't we, Grumio?
Our landlady was going to eat it.
She fingered it up the bum.
Yeah. What? Did she?
She sounds horrible.
And unhygienic.
Yeah, well.
People do sick things
to animals here.
Look at The Games. They're stacking
elephants on top of each other.
For entertainment.
No way! How many can they do?
Does it matter? They're making
monkeys wear little hats.
Oh, dear me, that's...
We hate that kind of thing.
Please may I have another tomato?
Sorry, cherie.
We need them for the protest.
Great.
Where we splatting these guys then?
We're not. We're pulping them.
Ah, right. So how's that work?
Tonight's protest
is more of a tableau.
So we pulp the tomatoes
to look like blood
and then we smear it on our naked
bodies.
Yeah, great. Sorry, what?
It's a naked protest. We're gonna
lay down like slaughtered animals.
And the animals have to be naked,
do they?
Animals usually are.
Fair point.
Please, guys? We need more males
to balance out the herd.
You'll do it, right?
Big time.
Yeah, whatever.
Sorry, can you give us a sec?
This is not how I want Delphine
to see me naked for the first time.
You'll see her naked too.
I'm sure she'll look great.
It's chilly, and broad daylight.
My penis does not fly
in these conditions.
Hurry up, Marcus. I'm saving a place
for you next to me.
Yeah! Sorry. Just having some trouble
with my belt knot.
She'll be protesting, not checking
out the size of you penoose.
She'll be protesting against the size
of my penoose.
Grumio's ready, look.
Yeah, I know. I'm trying not to look.
Do you need me to help you?
No thanks! It's just a granny knot.
Ooh, ey up. Centurions.
Oh, thank Jove for that.
Hello, Officer.
Hi. There's a bit of a protest here.
You might wanna shut it down.
Oh, not another one. What are these
clowns doing this time?
Yeah, they're stripping off
and covering themselves in tomato.
Oh, OK. Well that's fine then.
Wow. Is it?
They're not damaging anything,
they can do what they want.
Surely they're disturbing the peace.
It's pretty disturbing stuff.
Just looks like some girls taking
their clothes off.
Which is absolutely fine by me.
Marcus, what's the problem?
Don't you try and stop me,
you bully boy bastard.
What? I'm not.
This is a peaceful protest
against the sick cruelty to beasts.
You've no right to stop me.
I know. That's what I've just said.
He said if I take my clothes off,
he's going to arrest me.
What the fuck?
No, I never said...
No!
You oppressive shit!
No, no, no!
Centurion brutality!
Keep walking.
Morning, wankers.
You got bail.
You're free to go. Sentencing's
this afternoon in the Forum.
Stay out of trouble. OK, lads?
Thank you. Yes, will do.
And put your bloody tunic back on.
Fuck the police!
Oh, hi. Thanks.
Thanks?
I mean, sorry. That's what you say
when people kiss you?
Thanks or sorry?
Historically, yes.
You guys bailed us out? Of course.
You took a beating for us.
Yeah, I mean, we managed to get in
a couple of good punches,
I'm just gutted I couldn't do
the whole naked protest thing.
Another time, maybe?
Yeah.
Or instead, how about dinner tonight
at my place?
Sounds good.
Where's you anally abused goat,
by the way?
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Доброго времени суток, уважаемые форумчане.
Имеем вот такой текст:
"True the Course of Sojourner’s be, whose Bearings are Followed Faithfully”
Sailors of long ago looked to the heavens to find their way on this earth. Though the seas would churn and the winds would blow, the heavens remained their constant guide. Burning stars above would chart their course across tumultuous seas, which threatened to claim their lives. Beyond the stars sailors spoke of a greater force, which they believed kept them safe and guided them home- this was the divine.
A ‘sojourner’ is a traveler who does not stay long in any one place. Whether we are literally traveling across an open sea or simply making our way through life, we are all sojourners. So, within the center of the compass rose is a ship sailing across high seas- a reminder that life brings waves to crash against our hull and test the strength of our vessel.
Сам текст затруднений не вызвал. Выложил чтобы было понятно о чем идет речь в целом. А вот с фразой, которая заключена в кавычки, возникли проблемы. Все слова по отдельности понятны. Никак не могу составить внятную фразу. Получается что-то вроде "Истинный путь странника - твердо следовать выбранной цели". (Может это цитата откуда либо, может кому-то она окажется знакома?) Пожалуйста помогите перевести эту фразу адекватно, не теряя смысла который в нее вложен. Заранее благодарен.
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Первую часть фразы не пойму по какому правилу перевести. Конструкция как Richard The Lionheart. Да еще этот оборот ...'s be. А вторая часть как по мне - "чьи плоды последуют несомненно"
UPD. the Course of Sojourner’s be - курс (линия поведения) быть Странником. Be как being? Тогда может быть - Следуй пути странника и плоды последуют несомненно. IMHO
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"Искусством вибрационной геможивописи на основе древней флорентийской мозаики из камней-самоцветов владеют несколько человек в мире. Их картины уникальны – выполнены из сотен пластин драгоценных камней, обладают высокой художественной привлекательностью, ценностью, неповторимостью. Особое их свойство – они излучают живительную для окружающих людей энергию. Вибрации гармонично подобранных самоцветов в картинах благотворно влияют на окружающее пространство и способствуют снятию стрессов, укреплению иммунитета, восстановлению здоровья, нейтрализуют геопатогенные зоны, препятствуют проникновению в помещения вибраций отрицательных энергий, излучаемых отдельными людьми, приборами, бытовой техникой. Камень вечен. Во флорентийской мозаике он к тому же необычайно красив. Картины выполнены в сложной стариной технике из дорогостоящих природных камней, гармонично сочетающихся с современными интерьерами элитных помещений. Подобные образцы высокого искусства чрезвычайно редкиmua số đề online; и малодоступны, их приобретение – еще и достойное вложение средств, ведь в отличие других материальных ценностей предметы искусства из камней-самоцветов с годами будут лишь накапливать свою стоимость, как это происходит с раритетными изделиями, антиквариатом и драгоценностями."
Помогите, пожалуйста, перевести предложения из музыкальной статьи: There’s no pressure about what’s to come next year though. Not yet at least. Mike's been busy making wishes matter. A special holiday dinner in appreciation of the sacrifices made on behalf of their kids year round.
Помогите, пожалуйста, перевести предложения из музыкальной статьи: There’s no pressure about what’s to come next year though. Not yet at least. Mike's been busy making wishes matter. A special holiday dinner in appreciation of the sacrifices made on behalf of their kids year round.
Ну, тут, конечно, рокстар-хипповские темы - почти непереводимые вообще... но я попытаюсь:
Чуваки, не будем париться по поводу следующего года. Ну, пока что... Майк тем временем новыми темами замарачивается слегонца. Замутим-ка праздничную тусовку в честь того, от чего мы отказались ради своих спиногрызов!