Задание 11 из ЕГЭ по английскому языку: задача 17
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Pet Spending Boom Continues Despite Rising Cost of LivingThe growth in pet ownership during the Covid pandemic has continued with retailer Pets at Home forecasting record sales and profits. The company said it had a “record Christmas” with strong growth in sales across its 445 UK stores and its 300 vet and grooming outlets. Boss Peter Pritchard said A___________, people were unlikely to cut back on pet spending.
“I think history actually tells us one of the very last things customers do is cut back on their pets, they are much more likely to cut back on a holiday B___________,” he told the BBC’s Today Programme.
“Pets are very much part of the family. We expect given the fact there are more pets in the country C___________.”
“In the month of December alone we actually also groomed 90,000 dogs, 5,500 dogs on Christmas Eve alone, so it was a very busy Christmas for us,” said Mr. Pritchard. “Pets at Home” sells pet products and some small animals and fish. It also provides grooming and veterinary services for cats and dogs, D___________.
Mr. Pritchard confirmed the lockdown-induced craze for buying pets showed no signs of abating, with the company’s retail arm welcoming 25,000 new customers a week and more than 9,000 new client registrations for its vet business.
In March 2021, the Pet Food Manufactures’ Association said a total of 3.2 million households in the UK had bought a new pet E___________.
Matt Britzman, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said there was a continuing trend of “pet humanization”, with owners “passing their own health and food principles on to their pets — F___________”.
“That’s more opportunity for those in the business of servicing — it’s often the more premium brands that cater for these specific needs, giving a welcomed leg up to sales and margins,” he said.
- or a big discretionary purchase
- than ever before we expect revenue to be and continue to be very strong this year
- by seeking rent reductions at its shops and operational efficiency
- since the start of the pandemic
- and people can subscribe to its Puppy & Kitten Club which offers discounts
- even going as far as having their own social media following
- despite the rise in the cost of living
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