或许Ｗａｒｄｓ公司原本该从事房地产业而不是零售业。Ｗａｒｄｓ倒闭后出售旗下的店址，曾在业内引起巨大的关注，甚至盖过了那些老店经营创新的风头。一大帮零售商赶着去投标竞买它的地产，这种哄抢使得这些原本商气不足的店址都获得了乐观的预期。不过，在早些年，如果哪家 Perhaps Wards was originally engaged in real estate rather than retail. The sale of its stores after the collapse of Wards has aroused great concern in the industry, even overshadowing the limelight of the old-fashioned operating innovation. A large group of retailers rushed to bid for their property and the looting led to optimistic expectations of the otherwise underdeveloped stores. However, in earlier years, if any