8月27日，開(kāi)市客（Costco Wholesale Corp.）在中國(guó)開(kāi)設(shè)的第一家門(mén)店開(kāi)業(yè)，爭(zhēng)搶打折產(chǎn)品的顧客很快就把店擠得爆滿(mǎn)，不惜在收銀臺(tái)前排隊(duì)數(shù)小時(shí)。

根據(jù)美國(guó)零售巨頭開(kāi)市客發(fā)給持會(huì)員卡消費(fèi)者的短信，當(dāng)天下午該店不得不以“交通擁堵和顧客人流過(guò)大”為由提前暫停門(mén)店運(yùn)營(yíng)，還在微博上宣布了消息。

在開(kāi)市客上海門(mén)店吸引人潮洶涌之際，中美的貿(mào)易摩擦絲毫沒(méi)有減退的跡象，結(jié)果是美國(guó)公司對(duì)在亞洲最大的經(jīng)濟(jì)體中國(guó)投資持謹(jǐn)慎態(tài)度。開(kāi)市客進(jìn)軍中國(guó)的另一個(gè)背景則是，許多全球競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手在進(jìn)入中國(guó)以后都陷入困境，并最終決定放棄。今年6月，家樂(lè)福剛剛折價(jià)出售了中國(guó)子公司的80%股份，而德國(guó)批發(fā)商麥德龍也正在尋求出售中國(guó)業(yè)務(wù)。

開(kāi)市客首家中國(guó)門(mén)店開(kāi)業(yè)當(dāng)天，大量人群涌入導(dǎo)致店內(nèi)爆滿(mǎn)，迫使當(dāng)?shù)鼐浇槿搿?/p>

——CNN商業(yè)新聞（@CNNBusiness）2019年8月27日?qǐng)?bào)道

“上海開(kāi)市客只能用‘瘋狂’這個(gè)詞來(lái)形容了。” 一位微博用戶(hù)說(shuō)道，該用戶(hù)看到收銀臺(tái)排隊(duì)要兩個(gè)小時(shí)后放棄了購(gòu)物計(jì)劃。其他一些微博用戶(hù)則分享消息稱(chēng)，開(kāi)車(chē)排隊(duì)進(jìn)停車(chē)場(chǎng)要等三個(gè)小時(shí)，有些人決定步行前往以避開(kāi)交通堵塞。

其他一些照片顯示，店內(nèi)顧客手里抓著一袋袋烤雞，一邊用肘奮力擠開(kāi)其他人。當(dāng)?shù)匦侣剤?bào)道稱(chēng)，開(kāi)市客給某些產(chǎn)品打四折，而包年會(huì)員費(fèi)僅為199元（約合28美元）。在開(kāi)店促銷(xiāo)活動(dòng)中還出售了備受?chē)?guó)民推崇的茅臺(tái)酒和五糧液酒。

在美國(guó)，開(kāi)市客的門(mén)店因?yàn)樘乩势湛偨y(tǒng)對(duì)中國(guó)進(jìn)口產(chǎn)品征收關(guān)稅而陷入困局。在8月27日的購(gòu)物狂潮爆發(fā)后，媒體紛紛致電和在線(xiàn)要求開(kāi)市客發(fā)表評(píng)論，但該公司并未馬上回應(yīng)。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：艾倫

審校：夏林

Costco Wholesale Corp.’s first outlet in China opened on August 27 and was soon overrun with customers willing to fight over discounted products and wait hours to pay for their purchases.

The American retail giant had to suspend operations in its Shanghai store in the afternoon citing “heavy traffic and customer flows”, according to a text message sent by the company to consumers holding its membership card. The message was shared on Weibo, China’s micro-blogging website.

The frenzy at Costco’s store comes at a time when the U.S. and China are locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war that shows no signs of abating and is making American firms wary of investing in the largest Asian economy. Costco is also entering a market where many of its global rivals have struggled and given up. Carrefour SA sold 80% stake in its China unit at a discount in June while German wholesaler Metro AG is looking to sell its operations.

Local police had to step in when massive crowds overwhelmed China’s first Costco store

— CNN Business (@CNNBusiness) August 27, 2019

“There’s no other word to describe Shanghai’s Costco but crazy,” a Weibo user said, who gave up on the shopping plan after seeing two-hour queues at the checkout counters. Other Weibo users shared that they had to wait three hours to enter the parking lot while some decided to walk to the store to avoid the traffic jam.

Other pictures showed customers grabbing packets of roast chicken and elbowing out other shoppers at the store. Local news reports said the retailer offered discounts as deep as 60% on some products and annual membership for just 199 yuan ($28). The sale also includes the nation’s coveted fiery liquor drink from Kweichow Moutai Co. and Wuliangye Yibin Co.

Costco, whose U.S. stores have been financially pinched by President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports, didn’t immediately answer phone calls or an online inquiry seeking comment on August 27’s shopping frenzy.