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According to Business Insider, Ikea US President Lars Petersson is retiring after a 36-year career with the furniture retailer.
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Petersson has served as president and retail country manager of the company's US market since 2015.
自2015年以来，彼得森一直担任该公司在美国市场的总裁兼零售地区经理_[Ry]O7jpa759i);。

He's being replaced by the company's retail manager for the UK and Ireland.
该公司在英国和爱尔兰的零售经理将接替他的职位]g,;BX(!cW。
The takeover is expected to occur on March 1, but Petersson will still remain with the company as a senior advisor until August 2019.
职位接管预计于3月1日进行，但2019年8月之前的这段时间彼得森仍将担任该公司的高级顾问[IN.uiwo.9Bd。

词语解释

1.retail n.零售
例句：These shoes retail at(or for) 80 dollars a pair.
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2.President n.总统；董事长；校长
例句：The President misspoke on that.
在那一点上总统讲错了Z8;VQAWP!5。