In response to 'The program soon expanded to other vendors, including apparel suppliers, who entered their own  trading partnerships with Wal-Mart.', does 'Apparel suppliers began using the program after creating a trade partnership with Wal-mart.' serve as a counterstatement?
The program soon expanded to other vendors, including apparel suppliers, who entered their own  trading partnerships with Wal-Mart.###Apparel suppliers began using the program after creating a trade partnership with Wal-mart.