但讽刺的是，超市的价格往往比本地零售商的价格还低-一盒麦片的价格可以比超市贵40％。

The irony is that supermarkets are generally cheaper than other local retailers -- a box of Cheerios can be 40 percent more expensive at the bodega or the dokkan than at the megastore.

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由于过度扩张而分散了精力，绝大多的本地零售商在控制成本和提高销量上做得很少——而这是他们要长久生存必不可少的。

Distracted by expansion, most local retailers are doing little to control costs and boost same-store sales-vital for their long-term success.

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这种整合对美国本地银行的影响，看起来似乎比较明朗：他们受到“大块头”的挤压，就像沃尔玛或者Toys“R”Us进入城区，零售商面临的遭遇一样。

The effect of this consolidation on America's local Banks may seem clear: they are squeezed by the big boys, just as retailers are when Wal-Mart or Toys "r" us comes to town.

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