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Anonymous  +  960549 Tue, 03 Nov 09 09:23 AM
Hello, can someone please explain to me the sentence in bold?

 

Target has made a business of tapping high-end designers like Alexander McQueen to do collections at affordable prices. In turn, they receive exposure that dwarfs their sophisticated audiences.

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Anonymous, 18 days ago
This is my take: Mr. McQueen has a very sophisticated ( i. e., rich people who appreciate the best) but small group of customers.  On the other hand, Target sells to millions of ordinary people who had never heard of Mr. McQueen until Target started doing his collections.  Re: the verb "dwarf," the number of Target customers makes the number of McQueen customers look like a very, very small number. 
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Avangi  +  960689 Tue, 03 Nov 09 01:05 PM
I believe you're correct.


So everyone benefits from the arrangement.
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