However, its 2004 acquisition of discount PC maker eMachines gave Gateway entry into the retail sales channel.
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It appears that UMPQ is benefiting with a backdoor bailout given the acquisition of assets at a discount with the takeover of TBHS and loss sharing with the FDIC.
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But the acquisition, he believed, was the only way to prevent Luxottica from being squeezed by discount chains like Wal-Mart--even if it meant competing with his best customers, small opticians then providing 90% of his sales.