英国特易购计划在中国市场扩张

 　　LONDON - British retail¹ giant Tesco announced Friday that it had signed a Memorandum² of Understanding (MOU) with the China Resources enterprises (CRE) to create a leading multi-format retailer³ in China, indicating a further expansion in China market.

　　Tesco said in a statement "the proposed joint⁴ venture would create a business with sales of some 10 billion pounds ($15.55 billion), in which CRE and Tesco's effective interests are expected to be 80 percent and 20 percent respectively.

　　The joint venture would involve the CRE combining its CR Vanguard business, which currently operates 2,986 stores across China and Hong Kong, with Tesco China's 131 stores and shopping mall business.

　　"The partnership⁵ would bring together CRE's deep understanding of local customers, established nationwide infrastructure⁶ and proven track record as a partner with Tesco's global retail expertise⁷, international sourcing scale and supply chain capabilities,"  Tesco said

　　Both companies confirmed the talks on the joint ventue in stock market statements.

　　Tesco, the biggest supermarket chain in Britain, now operates in 12 countries and regions with 350,000 employees. It entered China market in 2004, mainly operating hypermarkets and shopping malls containing Tesco stores.

1 retail   

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 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

3 retailer   

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。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

6 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

7 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。