Over the past six months some of Britain's biggest retailers, 27 Game, Habitat, Jessops and HMV, have closed their doors.Gloria Moss, scholar in management and marketing at Buckinghamshir New University, says that the answer is 28 : women are responsible for 83per cent of all shopping pur- chases, and high streets simply have to 29 this.Dr Moss, who has been researching 30 habits for more than 18 years, says her work shows that many shops are designed by men who don't give enough 31 to women and ignore the fact that they hold the lion's share of buying power.According to her research, women buy 93per cent of all 32 , 92per cent of the holi days and 96per cent of beauty products. Perhaps 33 ,she has found that women buy 60per cent of all new cars and 55per cent of home computers."Retail experts were brought in a little over a year ago to 34 solutions," Dr Moss said. "Not one of these refers to one of the most obvious facts about town shopping: the most of it is done by women." Dr Moss adds that women's shopping 35 are often poles apart from those of men, who tend to dictate retail and local and national government policy.A) simpleB) thoughtC) includingD) surprisinglyE) preferencesF) recommendedG) developmentH) genderI) excludingJ) complicatedK) preciousL) groceriesM) excessivelyN) acknowledgeO) down turn

A ray of hope has broken through the economic depression hanging over the country's high streets, with a leading retail academic believing she has the formula for success: the problem is men and the solution is women.Soaring rents, online shopping and the damages of the economic  26    have left one in nine high-street shops empty. Over the past six months some of Britain's biggest retailers,  27    Game, Habitat, Jessops and HMV, have closed their doors.Gloria Moss, scholar in management and marketing at Buckinghamshir New University, says that the answer is  28   : women are responsible for 83per cent of all shopping pur- chases, and high streets simply have to  29    this.Dr Moss, who has been researching  30    habits for more than 18 years, says her work shows that many shops are designed by men who don't give enough  31    to women and ignore the fact that they hold the lion's share of buying power.According to her research, women buy 93per cent of all  32   , 92per cent of the holi days and 96per cent of beauty products. Perhaps  33   ,she has found that women buy 60per cent of all new cars and 55per cent of home computers."Retail experts were brought in a little over a year ago to  34    solutions," Dr Moss said. "Not one of these refers to one of the most obvious facts about town shopping: the most of it is done by women." Dr Moss adds that women's shopping  35    are often poles apart from those of men, who tend to dictate retail and local and national government policy.A) simpleB) thoughtC) includingD) surprisinglyE) preferencesF) recommendedG) developmentH) genderI) excludingJ) complicatedK) preciousL) groceriesM) excessivelyN) acknowledgeO) down turn