Simply doing business with lean retailers in no way confers competitive success.
( ( Simply ( ( doing business ) ( with ( ( lean retailers ) ( in ( no way ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( confers ( competitive success ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (S (VP (ADVP (RB Simply)) (VBG doing) (NP (NN business)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (JJ lean) (NNS retailers)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT no) (NN way))))))) (VP (VBZ confers) (NP (JJ competitive) (NN success))) (. .)))
Doing business with lean retailers is a step in the right direction towards success.
( ( ( Doing business ) ( with ( lean retailers ) ) ) ( ( is ( ( a step ) ( in ( ( the ( right direction ) ) ( towards success ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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