A price war is a pattern in which suppliers respond to one another's price reductions with further cuts. Reciprocal downward reactions distinguish it from one promotion. Profitability can decline while competitors try to divert sales from each other.[1] A price war is not automatically equivalent to unlawful predatory pricing.
Before responding, check whether the competing offer is genuinely comparable and available. Matching it may preserve revenue while eroding contribution per order. Use your own guardrails and consider differentiation in delivery or assortment. More orders do not establish that the pricing conflict is being won economically.
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