Layoffs and downsizing were common, but it's also spurred for developers and publishers to become more competitive through acquisitions and mergers.

裁员缩支已经非常普遍，但同时也激励了开发商和发布商通过收购与合并变得更具竞争力。

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"We are reviewing opportunities to expand in China through mergers and acquisitions and buying Times could be one of the options," said a Lotte spokesman.

“我们正评估通过并购在中国扩张的机会，收购时代零售将可能是选择之一，”乐天百货的一位发言人表示。

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Many times GDD happens through mergers and acquisitions: Companies don't instantly relocate and co-locate people or shut down one operation and/or merge them.

很多次GDD通过合并和收购发生：公司不是马上重新部署和共同部署员工或者关闭一项业务并且/或者将他们合并。

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But they may be underestimating the potential for productivity gains in Europe, as the single currency boosts competition and encourages firms to exploit economies of scale through mergers and acquisitions.

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In the long-term, the opportunities lie with companies exhibiting a drive toward increasing efficiency, for example, through mergers and acquisitions.

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