26. All in all, this clearly seems to be a market in which big retailers could profitably apply their gigantic scale, existing infrastructure, and proven skills in the management of product ranges, logistics and marketing intelligence.

【分析】復合句。句子主干為 this clearly seems to be a market。in which 引導定語從句修飾 market;從句中主語為 big retailers，謂語為 could profitably apply，賓語為三個并列成分；their gigantic scale, existing infrastructure 和 proven skills。in the management of...作 proven skills 的后置定語。

27. Big retailers must understand these differences before they can identify the segments of European wholesaling in which their particular abilities might unseat smaller but entrenched competitors.

【分析】多重復合句。句子主干為 Big retailers must understand these differences。before 引導時間狀語從句，其中又包含 which 引導的定語從句修飾 the segments of European wholesaling。

【譯文】大型零售商必須了解這些差異，之后才能夠識別歐洲的批發行業，它們獨特的能力也許會在這一行業中打敗規模較小但牢固占有市場的競爭對手。