Between 1994 and 2008 Walmart increased its net profit from $2.68 billion to $13.8 billion. It was able to do this because the company took market share from rivals, established stores in nine foreign nations that collectively generated $70 billion in sales by 2008, and entered the grocery business.
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profit 英 ['prɒfɪt] 美 ['prɑfɪt] n. 利润;利益 vi. 获利;有益 vt. 有益于 n. (Profit)人名;(法)普罗菲
rival 英 ['raɪvl] 美 ['raɪvl] n. 对手;竞争者 vt. 与…竞争;比得上某人 vi. 竞争 adj. 竞争的 n. (Rival)人名;(英、法、西)里瓦尔 过去式 rivaled或rivalled过去分词 rivaled或rivalled现在分词 rivaling或rivalling