A Wumart-Times tie-up would result in little geographic overlap, though Wumart might see a dip in its gross profit margins, which are higher than those of Times.

假如物美商业与时代零售合并，它们的业务将很少有地域上的重叠，不过物美商业的毛利润率可能会小幅下滑。物美商业的毛利润率比时代零售高。

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Demand will be weak, most prices will be falling, and companies will therefore have little pricing power and their profit margins will remain squeezed.

需求将变得疲弱，绝大多数商品价格将会下跌，企业将因此失去定价能力，他们的利润率将仍然受到挤压。

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This allows Little Sheep to charge different prices for prime and ordinary meat, improving its profit margins.

小肥羊有200多种肉可供顾客选择，定价随肉质从一流到普通而不同，这提高了其利润率。

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Meanwhile, despite their faster growth potential, high profit margins and little to no debt, many technology companies are trading at valuations below that of the broader market, he says.

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The result: lower departure fees (the majors typically pay a fee to the regional for agreeing to a flight schedule that maximizes connection traffic pushed to their flights) that have tightened up profit margins for the little guys.

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Oligopolies that generate fat profit margins and leave banks with little incentive to take risk actually suit regulators.

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