2015考研英语阅读家乐福摇摇欲坠
<p> <span word="SHAREHOLDERS">SHAREHOLDERS</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carrefour">Carrefour</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bewildered">bewildered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oneof">oneof</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="tolift">tolift</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sagging">sagging</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span>-<span word="market">market</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="itsproperty">itsproperty</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Profit">Profit</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>.</p><p> 法国零售商家乐福的股东们，目前必定和那些在他们的大型超市中迷失方向的顾客一样感到迷茫。在过去的两年中，家乐福尝试过多种新策略，试图提升不断下滑的股票价格，例如出售新兴市场业务或剥离部分资产，以求摆脱多余的业务。不过公司的盈利警告依然来得严重而迅速。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merge">merge</span> <span word="Carrefours">Carrefours</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="CompanhiaBrasileira">CompanhiaBrasileira</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Distribui">Distribui</span>??<span word="o">o</span> , <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="evaporated">evaporated</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="afurious">afurious</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Casino">Casino</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="CBD">CBD</span>.</p><p> 最近的令人震惊消息是家乐福计划将公司位于巴西的业务与当地的一个竞争者巴西百货)进行合并。由于巴西百货股份的持有者，家乐福的法国竞争者<span word="Casino">Casino</span>的强烈反对，该笔交易于本周宣告失败。</p><p> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="surprises">surprises</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="Carrefour">Carrefour</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span>: <span word="Bernard">Bernard</span> <span word="Arnault">Arnault</span>, <span word="theboss">theboss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="LVMH">LVMH</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>-<span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Colony">Colony</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="property">property</span>-<span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="Thetwo">Thetwo</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="own">own</span> 14% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carrefours">Carrefours</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="and">and</span> 20% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="avehicle">avehicle</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007 <span word="whenCarrefours">whenCarrefours</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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