Another ambiguous tactic is to offer rebates to customers that reach certain sales targets.

另一种尚存争议的策略是向消费者提供回扣，以此来达到指定的销售指标。

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Rebates provide incentives for retailers to drive sales, as profits are bigger once the target is met.

回扣则通过达到目标销量给予零售商更大的利润，从而激励零售商推动销售。

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Supermarket retailers make money from manufacturers by charging them store entry fees, display fees, promotion fees and annual rebates based on sales volume.

中国的超市零售商在传统上就是通过向供应商收取进店费、陈列费、促销费和年度销售返利来挣钱的。

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That system encouraged the sales force to withhold rebates to clients in order to boost their figures, the informant said.

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The Ford F150 pickup truck did even better with a phenomenal 408, 656 units, albeit with sales bolstered by considerable cash rebates.

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To further boost sales of Aranesp, in 2004 Amgen began tying rebates on another of its big-selling drugs, Neulasta, to purchases of Aranesp.

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