Instructions: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Input: Nevertheless, large-scale retailing came with its own risks. Through their buying power, traditional retailers could dramatically lower the direct costs of procurement and, in the process, usurp the role of wholesalers in the apparel distribution system.
Output:
Through buying power, traditional retailers could dramatically lower the direct costs of procurement and, in the process, usurp the role of wholesalers in the apparel distribution system.