缩短差距 meaning in English

close the gap

The only thing chinese retailers need to do when facing with the fierce competition from foreign " big guy " is to study their experiences , adopt their strong points and cast away the weak in order to bridge the gap and crown the retailing industry before being got out of the game
中国的零售业面临沃尔玛之类的零售“巨鄂”的挑战唯一能够做的事情就是以之为鉴、取其长、弃其短，尽快缩短差距，真正做到中国零售业的主宰
2 . after the landscape orientation analysis to the evolution process of henan industrial structure , i think there is a gap between henan and coast provinces in the aspect of industrial structure status and industrial structure benefits . it is very difficult to shorten this gap during a short time because the middle area where henan located is the " blind point " of macro adjustment and controlling of nation
通过对河南省产业结构的演化过程的横向对比分析，我们认为河南省目前的产业结构高度、产业结构效益与沿海发达省份尚有一定的差距，而且由于河南省所处的中部地区目前是国家宏观调控的“盲点”和倾斜政策遗忘的“角落” ，因此要想在短仙内缩短差距困难很人。