The domestic book industry has seen a wave of consolidation in recent years.

The late 1990s saw a new wave of consolidation in the financial services sector.

Despite a wave of consolidation in the late 1990's, America still has an estimated 8,000 banks.

And the deal continues the wave of consolidation that has been sweeping through the $450 billion food industry.

There are several reasons for the great wireless consolidation wave that wasn't.

The retail industry has been marked by a wave of consolidation in the last two years.

That set off a wave of consolidation and reshaped the industry.

The banking industry has already undergone a wave of consolidation in the last few years.

The deal is yet another in the wave of consolidation that has swept through the banking industry this year.

The merger would be the latest in a wave of consolidation among law firms.