2008年12月26日 星期五

rip sth up, fill someone's shoes, bricks and clicks

For example, an electronics store may allow the user to order online, but pick up their order immediately at a local store, which the user finds using locator software. Conversely, a furniture store may have displays at a local store from which a customer can order an item electronically for delivery....
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Since the legendary management guru died in 2005, no one has filled his shoes. Now with the imploding economy forcing companies to rip up their game plans, ...



 fill someone's shoes

Assume someone's position or duties, especially in a satisfactory way. For example, It'll be hard to find someone to fill her shoes when she retires, or John expects his son to fill his shoes at the store. Also see in someone's shoes.




rip sth up phrasal verb [M]
to tear something into small pieces:
She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces.



bricks and clicks
Bricks-and-clicks is a business model by which a company integrates both offline (bricks) and online (clicks) presences. It is also known as click-and-mortar or clicks-and-bricks, as well as bricks, clicks and flips, flips referring to catalogs.

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