The retail industry -- e.g., clothing stores, grocers, and hardware shops -- understands the cost of keeping a large inventory.

零售业——例如服装商场、杂货店和五金店——可以理解维持一个庞大的库存所需要的花费。

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Many consumers are shifting their buying to convenience stores too, retail analyst say, prompting grocers including Walmart and Carrefour to try new, smaller formats for their stores in big cities.

零售业分析师表示，许多消费者也开始转到便利店去购物，促使沃尔玛和家乐福等厂家开始在大城市尝试新的小型门店。

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Safeway, fourth among the U.K.'s retail grocers, would be a tempting target for any of the top three--if only to keep the properties out of a competitor's hands.

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