The retail giant said the poor financial performance this year has pushed it to begin implementing $400 million in cost-cutting measures.

零售巨头说，今年糟糕的财务表现促使它开始实施4亿美元的成本削减措施。

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With a retail price of $499, the basic iPad 2 is believed to cost around $265 to build.

按照零售价格499美元，基本款ipad2的生产成本价格被认为在265美元左右。

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But they are also deliberately propped up by a tightly regulated retail industry, under which hypermarkets are not allowed to sell below cost.

但是，它们的存在也依赖于受严格控制的零售业的支撑，譬如行业规定：高级百货商店所售商品不得低于成本价。

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This meant that Dell did not have to include the cost of the retail channel in its prices, according to the Harvard Business School case, Matching Dell, that I used to teach.

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Otherwise, margin increase would come from offering an equivalent level of service at a better production-to-retail cost differential.

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Walgreen has joined other retailers to support legislation in Michigan that would force PBMs to get rid of mail's cost advantage by forcing PBMs to offer plans a retail version of any 90-day bargain they offer by mail (see box).

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