Are compressed margins for the investment in new products a bad thing?

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The grocery business has become a highly competitive one with low margins compressed even further due to competition from Wal-Mart and other large format stores that siphon price-conscious shoppers away from traditional grocers.

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Growth rates had come down, margins were compressed and Cisco was facing these issues.

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