Cynics pointed out that Wal-Mart pays more for employee health cover than weaker or stingier rivals, so any such mandate would raise costs for its competition.

批评派指出沃尔玛比那些较弱小和小气的对手们为员工健康保障支付的更多，因此任何这样的条例都会让提高他的竞争对手的成本。

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Wal-Mart, which has cut down on packaging while refusing to pay for employees’ health care, attracts particular criticism.

沃尔玛，减少包装却拒绝赔付员工的卫生保健费用，尤其受到批评。

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Revenue at Wal-Mart stores open at least a year, a key measurement of any retailer's health, has fallen for six straight quarters.

开张一年以上的沃尔玛商店的收入，是衡量零售商健康的关键标准，已经连续六个月下降。

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Many critics say Wal-Mart fails to pay its workers fairly or provide them with enough health insurance.

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Mr Vasella claims that big buyers, such as Wal-Mart in America and health-care providers in emerging markets, want to be able to buy a full range of patented and generic products from one supplier.

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The world's dominant retailer has been facing a tidal wave of negativity--from community activists trying to keep its stores out of their neighborhoods, to local governments mandating that Wal-Mart supply workers with health insurance, to opportunistic lawyers trying to strike it rich by bringing on endless lawsuits.

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