標題，冒號前吸引眼球，是對零售的看法。之后提供與新聞更相關的信息。
Department-store and supermarket ( 都是retailers ) ?bosses will mull the state of their industry in New York on Sunday, when the National Retail Federation’s annual “Big Show” kicks off.
mull: 動詞，思考，深思熟慮。mull over Sth.
The gathering comes at an uncertain time for shops.
超越句子層面，看每句話與上下的邏輯關系。本句承接上句內容。常用代詞，或 the n.
Executives 商場管理層had hoped that holiday sales (打折would lure ?Americans back to their stores, but ?for many companies, shoppers stayed away, preferring to buy online.
前三句話交代了文章背景和主題導向。
Macy’s, which owns giant department stores, said recently that it would cut more than 10,000 jobs as it closes outlets.
擺出事實，說明實體商店受到沖擊。outlets 門店。
The company will use the savings to boost its e-commerce business and improve its remaining stores.
The Big Show’s exhibition hall will be packed with smaller firms peddling tools to help retailers: shopper analytics, software to make salesmen more productive, and the like. Many of these services (指前面工具) will do little, though (從句引導次要信息)some may help stores attract more customers.
be packed with 擠滿
peddling tools 兜售工具
Expect better shops, but fewer of them.
未來展望
重視語言銜接。
線下凋零，線上旺盛。
