沃尔玛成功收购南非Massmart

时间：2011-06-01 08:30:20

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South African competition authorities have given the go-ahead to US store giant Wal-Mart's $2.4bn (£1.5bn) bid for local retailer2 Massmart.

南非竞争管理机构已经同意美国沃尔玛以24亿美元的价格收购当地零售商Massmart.

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The wholesaler Makro is part of the Massmart chain
It has imposed conditions on the bid, such as a ban on firing workers in the first two years.

It has also said that Wal-Mart must have a programme for developing local suppliers.

Wal-Mart's bid for 51% of Massmart is seen as a test case for major foreign investment in South Africa.

The world's biggest retailer had threatened to withdraw from the deal if targets were placed on buying from local suppliers.

"We're pleased that the competition authorities have recognised the benefits that our investment in Massmart can deliver," Wal-Mart International chief executive Doug McMillon said.

Massmart runs nine wholesale3 and retail1 chains, with 288 stores in 14 African countries.

Unions and three government departments in South Africa have opposed the takeover, fearing that Wal-Mart's global supply chain could squeeze domestic companies.

Unions threatened to boycott5（联合抵制） the retailer if the deal was allowed to go ahead.

Knock-on effect

In addition to the firing freeze, Wal-Mart must also give preference to re-employing 500 staff who were laid off in 2010.

Patrick Craven, spokesman for the trade union umbrella body Cosatu, said: "Our biggest concern remains6 completely unanswered and that is the knock-on effect on jobs in other retailers7 and the manufacturing industry.

"We would have liked to see some conditions on local procurement8（采购，获得） , although of course that ought to apply to all retailers, not just Wal-Mart."

Wal-Mart has also agreed to honour all collective bargaining agreements that are currently in place for the next three years.

It had already agreed not to make any lay-offs for two years and to spend 100m rand ($15m; £9m) in the next three years to help South African suppliers.

The competition tribunal（法庭，裁决） will give the reasons for its decision in the next month.


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1 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
2 retailer QjjzzO     
n.零售商(人)
参考例句：
  • What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
  • The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。
3 wholesale Ig9wL     
n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售
参考例句：
  • The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
  • Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
4 wholesaler 6e9z3h     
n.批发商
参考例句：
  • We're the largest furniture wholesaler in Illinois. 我们是伊利诺伊州最大的家具批发商。 来自辞典例句
  • These are used to create profiles for each wholesaler. 这是他日常的工作或通过与批发商的正式会谈。 来自互联网
5 boycott EW3zC     
n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与
参考例句：
  • We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
  • The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
6 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
7 retailers 08ff8df43efeef1abfd3410ef6661c95     
零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
  • Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
8 procurement 6kzzu9     
n.采购；获得
参考例句：
  • He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
  • More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。

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