As the slowdown in consumer spending deepens, Imperial Tobacco and Gallaher are chasing the low end of the market with price cuts and cheaper brands.

随着消费性开支减缓的程度越来越大了，帝国烟草公司和加莱赫烟草公司都在以降价和便宜的品牌来追逐低端市场。

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The threat of price competition has also eased after large mergers such as Imperial Tobacco's purchase of Altadis and Japan Tobacco's acquisition of Gallaher.

在大型的并购活动之后，如帝国烟草公司收购阿塔·迪斯，以及日本烟草公司收购加莱赫，价格竞争的威胁也减轻了。

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The cigarette maker bought RJR Nabisco Inc. 's international businesses, including the Camel and Winston brands, in 1999 and the U. K. 's Gallaher Group in 2007.

1999年，日本烟草公司收购了雷诺纳比斯科公司的国际业务，其中包括骆驼和云丝顿品牌，在2007年，日本烟草公司又收购了英国的加莱赫集团。

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Robert Byrd, a seven-term Democrat, is all but certain to defeat Republican David Gallaher.

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At 12 times 2006 earnings, the bid for Gallaher is priced in line with other large tobacco industry deals.

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In 2001 British tobacco company Gallaher Group bought Austria Tabak, at one time Austria's government-run tobacco monopoly, and decided to shrink the company's museum.

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