competitor
A business that provides similar products or services. The presence of competitors in an industry drives down the price of goods and services because consumers have more alternatives from which to choose if the price of a particular good or service is too high.
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success to the successful
five forces
Bertrand competition
horizontal integration
microenvironment
industry attractiveness
customer value added (CVA)
business scenario
multi-brand strategy
infomediary
customer value added ratio
buying distribution
normal profit
information broker
customs duty
captive market
patent pending
interlocking directorate
decision theory
commercial protection
preemptive pricing
key ratios
differential advantage
cutthroat competition
price fixing
level playing field
differentiation
fair competition
price war
macro environment
distribution network
monopolistic competition
majority fallacy
non-price competition
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administered price
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