梅西公司是美国最大的百货零售集团之一，旗下有100多家百货公司和80多家专卖店，年销售额曾经达到60亿美元。在其发展历程中，举債收购起了决定作用。1986年，梅西公司借款36亿美元收购了数十家连锁商店。1988年，它又花费11亿美元从联合百货公司手中买下了两家百货商店。这样 Messi is one of the largest department store retailers in the United States with more than 100 department stores and more than 80 specialty stores. Annual sales have reached 6 billion U.S. dollars. In its course of development, debt takeover has played a decisive role. In 1986, Messi borrowed 3.6 billion US dollars to acquire dozens of chain stores. In 1988, it spent another billion U.S. dollars to buy two department stores from United Department Stores. such