2013年英语六级外刊阅读：为何廉价零售如此蓬勃
<p> 就在马德里附近，它有一个全自动化管理的后勤仓库。</p><p> <span word="Robot">Robot</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="stack">stack</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crates">crates</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tetris">Tetris</span>.</p><p> 机械臂把货物像叠俄罗斯方块一样垒起来。</p><p> <span word="Mercadona">Mercadona</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>， <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Zeynep">Zeynep</span> <span word="Ton">Ton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="University">University</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>.</p><p> 梅尔卡多纳在很多方面都是独一无二的，哈佛大学的泽伊内普。托恩说道，他写了一个关于连锁的个案研究。</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> 63，500 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bonuses">bonuses</span>， <span word="work">work</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> 20 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span>.</p><p> 它有63，500名员工都是终身签约包括奖金，按规律时间上班并接受培训，而培训次数可比一般的美国零售商的员工接受的培训要多20次。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>： <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="Mercadona">Mercadona</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="were">were</span> 18% <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="than">than</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span>. <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> 4%.</p><p> 这使得他们生产效率更高：2008年，平均每个梅尔卡多纳员工的销售额比西班牙其他超市的销售额高出18%.而员工流动率一年仅有4%.</p><p> <span word="Employees">Employees</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span>， <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span>， <span word="accuratelyenough">accuratelyenough</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span>.</p><p> 员工们经常会收集购物者的反馈，而他们，准确的说，是指老板们。</p>
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