Real estate is hugely important to retail Banks as having the right location and the best branch position can make the bank more competitive.

房地产对于零售银行而言至关重要，占据有利的位置，分行选择最佳地点，可以使银行更具竞争力。

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The best example is Bank of America stepping up to buy Merrill Lynch, a firm with a formidable franchise in U. S. retail stock selling.

最佳案例是美国银行(Bank of America)收购美林(Merrill Lynch)，后者在美国零售股票销售市场有着强大实力。

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Indeed, with a nice irony, apart from the post office, the best retail bank in Japan is Citigroup.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

Having the strongest retail presence, Erste Bank looks best placed to diversify, by cashing in on the strong growth in consumer finance, particularly credit cards and mortgages.

ECONOMIST: The advance of Austrian banks

But because the German bank has been schizophrenic about its own strategy, it has not made the best of opportunities in Italian retail or private banking.

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