Complex sentence: An attempt was made to allow international large format retailers such as Walmart into the country, however it was successfully opposed by small retailers citing job elimination due to increased efficiency, lowered prices due to less losses and lower costs.
Split into simpler sentences: An attempt was made to allow international large format retailers such as Walmart into the country. However, it was successfully opposed by small retailers citing job elimination due to increased efficiency and lowered prices due to fewer losses and lower costs.